Jackson Merrill knocked in four runs and Gavin Sheets homered to spark a four-run seventh that allowed the San Diego Padres to rally for a 7-4 win over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

Merrill managed to knock in more than half of San Diego's seven runs despite reaching base just once on a single. He plated the Padres' first two runs with the first-inning hit, brought another runner home with a third-inning groundout and finished his day with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.