Jackson Merrill will sit a sixth straight day, pushing Gavin Sheets into lineup in left field as Ramón Laureano starts in center again as the Padres face the Dodgers on Saturday.

First pitch is at 5:40 p.m. on Padres.TV and FS1.

Merrill has not played since he exited Sunday after two strikeouts at Dodger Stadium. He rolled his ankle on Aug. 15 and played the next day but had not even progressed to baseball activity when Padres manager Mike Shildt addressed the media Saturday afternoon.

“Nothing new really,” Shildt said. “Came in. … His gait and his walk is better, but as far as the mobility and explosiveness, we’re still exploring it, and we’ll know a little bit more later today, but nothing dramatically has changed.

“But he is feeling a little better.”

Injured list stints can

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