Major League Baseball
St. Louis Cardinals
5
San Diego Padres
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| SD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
— Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer off Yu Darvish in the sixth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Tuesday night to win the first two of a three-game series.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | L 1-3 | MLB |
| 10/6/26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | W 4-3 | MLB |
| 10/4/26 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L 3-4 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | L 2-3 | MLB |
| 9/30/26 | vs Chicago Cubs | W 4-1 | MLB |
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Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Herrera hit sacrifice fly to center, Goldschmidt scored, Contreras to third.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to third, Donovan scored on fielding error by catcher Campusano, Contreras to second, Goldschmidt to third.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Automatic Ball - PitchTimerViolation-Pitcher 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Contreras homered to right center (420 feet), Donovan scored.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Wade doubled to right, Campusano scored.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Winn hit sacrifice fly to left, Scott II scored.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Campusano singled to center, Profar scored.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
End of the 9th inning
Bogaerts popped out to first.
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Ryan Helsley pitches to Xander Bogaerts
Merrill struck out swinging.
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Ryan Helsley pitches to Jackson Merrill
Wade struck out swinging.
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Ryan Helsley pitches to Tyler Wade
Campusano singled to right.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
Ryan Helsley pitches to Luis Campusano
Helsley relieved Kittredge
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th inning
Donovan struck out looking.
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Pedro Avila pitches to Brendan Donovan
Winn sacrificed to first, Siani to second.
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 518 events.
STL wins series 2-1
Xander Bogaerts2B2
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF23
Jake Cronenworth1B9
Manny MachadoDH13
Ha-Seong KimSS7
Jurickson ProfarLF17
Luis CampusanoC12
Tyler Wade3B14
Jackson MerrillCF3
Brendan DonovanLF33
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Willson ContrerasC40
Nolan Arenado3B28
Alec BurlesonDH41
Jordan WalkerRF18
Victor Scott IICF11
Michael SianiRF83
Masyn WinnSS0
Ivan HerreraDH48
Nolan Gorman2B16
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