Merrill went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a second RBI and a walk in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Twins.
Merrill had gone 0-for-4 over his previous three games, accumulating nine strikeouts in that span. He put an end to the slump with his 20th homer of the season, going deep in the second inning. Merrill was limited to 16 long balls in 115 regular-season contests last year. The outfielder is batting .241 with a .704 OPS, 65 RBI, 66 runs scored, 24 steals, 20 doubles and two triples over 127 games this year.