SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit his 17th home run of the season to help the San Diego Padres beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night. Merrill hit a 421-foot solo shot off Astros starter Peter Lambert in the third. Michael King (7-8) pitched six innings for the Padres and struck out six. He gave up three hits, an earned run and walked one. Houston’s Taylor Trammell hit a solo shot, seventh of the year, with two out in the second.