After the Padres took down the Phillies on Saturday, Jackson Merrill broke down what went right for him in his huge game.

Jackson Merrill broke out of a slump with two home runs off All-Star Zack Wheeler as the Padres won their second straight game against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Manny Machado's sacrifice fly snapped a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday as the San Diego Padres clinched a series win over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies with a 5-4 decision.

The Phillies have been very good in 2025, but consistency has been an issue. Over the course of a long season, losing streaks and bad stretches will happen to even the best of teams, but a lot of Philadelphia’s problems are issues that were prevalent last year as well.

The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the few teams in Major League Baseball with true World Series aspirations. With MLB’s trade deadline just a few weeks away, their biggest need remains the back end of the bullpen.