San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals
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Pallante throws 7 strong innings as Cardinals beat Padres 3-2
Pallante (8-4) struck out six while giving up two runs on four hits, and Riley O’Brien earned his 18th save.
Lars Nootbaar opened the second inning with a walk before he scored on Jordan's first double of the season. Church singled and Jordan gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead.
Nootbaar capped the Cardinal's scoring with a sacrifice fly to center field in the fifth to put the Cardinals up 3-1.
JJ Wetherholt finished 3 for 4 with a walk for St. Louis — tying a season-high in hits for the fourth time this season. Wetherholt became the second rookie this season with 65+ hits and 10+ home runs.
Michael King (4-6) took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Ty France hit an RBI single in the fifth that scored a run before being thrown out at second while trying to leg out a double. Jackson Merrill had a one-run double in the sixth that scored Fernando Tatis Jr. but that was it for the Padres to cap a four-hit night.
The Cardinals became the fifth National League team to reach 40 wins this season.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Bowen ran for Machado |
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9th Inning | Machado walked. |
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9th Inning | Merrill flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Tatis Jr. grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | O'Brien relieved Stanek |
Statistics
 SD |
 STL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 16 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 3 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 1 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 30 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 2 | Runners Left On Base | 19 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 6 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 124 | Pitches | 151 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 31 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 0.2 | Runs Created | 4.8 |
| .133 | Batting Average | .258 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .167 | Slugging Percentage | .290 |
| .100 | Secondary Average | .226 |
| .161 | On Base Percentage | .385 |
| .328 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .675 |
| 2.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.4 |
| 15.0 | Batter Rating | 23.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 4.00 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.87 |
| .033 | Isolated Power | .032 |
| 0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.67 |
| .032 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .128 |
| -.033 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.032 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 64.0 | MLB Rating | 77.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 29,604 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/lad.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 62 | 36 | .633 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ari.png" class="logo-micro">Arizona | 50 | 48 | .510 | 12 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sd.png" class="logo-micro">San Diego | 48 | 50 | .490 | 14 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sf.png" class="logo-micro">San Francisco | 42 | 56 | .429 | 20 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/col.png" class="logo-micro">Colorado | 40 | 60 | .400 | 23 | W1 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 61 | 37 | .622 | - | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 55 | 43 | .561 | 6 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 51 | 46 | .526 | 9.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 51 | 48 | .515 | 10.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 44 | 53 | .454 | 16.5 | L1 |