The Padres host the Dodgers on Friday night. Star centerfielder Jackson Merrill will once again not be in the lineup for the Padres.

Star outfielder Jackson Merrill remains out of the Padres' starting lineup, but there is no word on a potential injured list stint, according to San Diego Union-Tribune's Jeff Sanders.

The San Diego Padres took the series over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, winning three of four games despite playing the entire set without star centerfielder Jackson Merrill. The 22-year-old exited Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers early with a bone bruise in his left ankle, after initially tweaking it a couple of games prior.

The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres in the three-game series at Dodger Stadium. Yu Darvish gave up four runs in the first inning, and the Padres were left clawing back and did so, tying the game up at four in the eighth inning. However, Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts then hit a go-ahead home run that clinched the series.

Merrill (ankle) is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Friday. Merrill will ride the bench for a fifth consecutive game while working through a left ankle contusion that he suffered this past Sunday against the Dodgers.

An injury timeline for San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill is revealed shortly after being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The San Diego Padres got back on the winning back on Tuesday, beating the San Francisco Giants 5-1. San Diego got a fantastic start from Nick Pivetta who allow

Merrill rolled his left ankle on Friday at Dodger Stadium, played Saturday and was pulled from Sunday’s game after two strikeouts. X-rays were negative, but Merrill has not started since, was not in the clubhouse during media availability before Thursday’s game and was not seen on the field for pre-game activity.