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The San Diego Padres missed a golden opportunity to win a road series Sunday afternoon, falling 4-2 to the Washington Nationals in the rubber match at Nationals Park.

Jackson Merrill did everything he could, finishing 3-for-4 and sparking the Padres’ only rally of the afternoon, but San Diego managed just six hits and went 1-for-3 with runners in scoring position.

Griffin Canning actually gave the Padres a chance, allowing three runs in five innings, but solo homers by Luis Garcia Jr. and James Wood accounted for all of Washington’s damage against the right-hander.

The game completely turned in the seventh inning.

The Padres finally broke through against Zack Littell as Xander Bogaerts walked, Merrill dropped down a bunt single, and Ty France ripped an RBI double. Nick Castellanos followed with a sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 3-2 and put the tying run 90 feet away.

But San Diego couldn’t deliver the knockout punch.

The inning ended with Song caught stealing after beating the throw but oversliding second base.

Washington immediately answered in the bottom half with a run-scoring double by Andres Chaparro to reclaim momentum and extend the lead to 4-2.

Then, in a bizarre twist, Jackson Merrill suffered the same fate in the ninth inning, beating a steal attempt but oversliding second base during a strike-him-out, throw-him-out double play.

The Padres fall to 32-26 and lose a winnable series in Washington despite another outstanding day from Merrill.

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