San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill is out of the Padres lineup against the Giants on Monday after suffering an apparent left ankle injury in Sunday's series finale against the Dodgers.

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Jackson Merrill slugged his ninth home run of the season in the eighth inning to put the finishing touches on the Giants (59-61) defeat. San Diego improved to 68-52 and pulled into a tie with the Dodgers for first place in the NL West.

Yet, the Giants have drawn nearly 2.3 million fans this year, ranking seventh in baseball as of Aug. 18. Over 35,000 people attended last Wednesday’s 11-1 loss to the San Diego Padres, and history shows that Giants fans will keep coming, even if Ramos apparently has no time for them.

Nick Pivetta allowed one run in 6 2/3 innings and Ramón Laureano had three of the Padres’ 14 hits as San Diego completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with an 11-1 rout.

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