Machado, Merrill power Padres past Red Sox for series win at Fenway
Apr 5, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; San Diego Padres third baseman Manny MacHado (13) celebrates his three run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images A back-and-forth contest on a rainy Easter Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park ended with the Padres securing their first series win of the season. Most importantly, however, the stars finally starred in the rubber game of the three-game set.
San Diego's offense, which had mightily struggled to start the campaign up until today, rallied to score eight runs after right-hander Walker Buehler lasted only 2 2/3 innings after surrendering four in the third inning. After the Padres answered with three runs off lefty Ranger Suárez in the fourth, it was Manny Machado's first homer of the year, a thunderous three-run blast that eclipsed Boston's Green Monster that put the Brown and Gold ahead 6-4 in the fifth. After a Sox rally to tie the ballgame in the seventh, Jackson Merrill smacked an opposite field solo shot to put the Friars ahead once more.
Manny Machado homers to a Padres fan on the Green Monster 😤 pic. twitter. com/4CZ3lzca0p — MLB (@MLB) April 5, 2026 "Just try to keep the energy going.
I feel like we just needed a little jump start. A great series win here. Let's take it to Pittsburgh, face some tough arms, and let's get after it.
Just want to keep that energy up," Merrill said postgame. Merrill, 22, has enjoyed early success against the Red Sox in his career, now hitting at a . 303 clip with two doubles, three home runs, and seven RBIs in nine games against them.