Cardinals hold off Padres 3-2.

Final · MLB · Tue Jun 16, 6:45 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Michael King (SD) vs Andre Pallante (STL)
TV: TBS/HBO MAX, TBS (out-of-market only)
Where: Busch Stadium

Cardinals hold off Padres 3-2. Cardinals took the lead for good in the 2nd.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	4	0
STL	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	X	3	8	0

Win: Andre Pallante. Loss: Michael King. Save: Riley O'Brien.

By the numbers: Hits SD 4, STL 8; Errors SD 0, STL 0; Left on base SD 2, STL 19.

Team stats

	SD	STL
Hits	4	8
Errors	0	0
Left on base	2	19
Home runs	0	0
Walks	1	5
Strikeouts	8	3

Box score

San Diego Padres

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Tatis Jr. 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Merrill CF	4	0	1	1	0	1
Machado, M 3B	3	0	0	0	1	2
Bowen PR	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bogaerts SS	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sheets LF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Taylor, S RF	3	1	1	0	0	0
France, T 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0
Wagner DH	3	0	0	0	0	1
Durán C	3	0	0	0	0	2
Totals	30	2	4	2	1	8

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
King, M (L)	4.1	5	3	3	3	1	93
Matsui	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	23
Marinaccio	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	22
Peralta, W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13
Totals	8.0	8	3	3	5	3	151

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Wetherholt 2B	4	0	3	0	1	0
Herrera C	3	1	0	0	0	0
Burleson 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0
Walker, J RF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nootbaar LF	2	1	1	1	1	1
Winn SS	3	0	1	0	1	0
Crooks DH	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jordan 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0
Church CF	3	0	1	1	1	0
Totals	31	3	8	3	5	3

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Pallante (W)	7.0	4	2	2	0	6	92
Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	19
O'Brien (S)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	13
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	1	8	124

Play-by-play

Top 1st 3

1 out SD Fernando Tatis Jr. flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
2 out SD Jackson Merrill grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
3 out SD Manny Machado grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bottom 1st 4

0 out STL JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to pitcher Michael King.
1 out STL Iván Herrera grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.
2 out STL Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder Gavin Sheets.
3 out STL Jordan Walker grounds out sharply, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France.

Top 2nd 3

1 out SD Xander Bogaerts pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory.
2 out SD Gavin Sheets grounds out softly, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
3 out SD Samad Taylor grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bottom 2nd 7

0 out STL Lars Nootbaar walks.
1 out STL Masyn Winn flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
2 out STL Jimmy Crooks grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.
2 out STL Blaze Jordan doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Gavin Sheets. Lars Nootbaar scores. SD 0, STL 1
2 out STL Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Samad Taylor. Blaze Jordan scores. SD 0, STL 2
2 out STL JJ Wetherholt walks. Nathan Church to 2nd.
3 out STL Iván Herrera flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

Top 3rd 3

1 out SD Ty France grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
2 out SD Will Wagner grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
3 out SD Rodolfo Durán called out on strikes.

Bottom 3rd 4

1 out STL Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France.
2 out STL Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.
2 out STL Lars Nootbaar singles on a ground ball to second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr.
3 out STL Masyn Winn lines out to center fielder Jackson Merrill.

Top 4th 3

1 out SD Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out sharply to first baseman Alec Burleson.
2 out SD Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging.
3 out SD Manny Machado called out on strikes.

Bottom 4th 4

1 out STL Jimmy Crooks grounds out sharply, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.
2 out STL Blaze Jordan lines out to third baseman Manny Machado.
2 out STL Nathan Church walks.
3 out STL JJ Wetherholt grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France.

Top 5th 4

1 out SD Xander Bogaerts grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
2 out SD Gavin Sheets grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
2 out SD Cardinals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Samad Taylor singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn, deflected by pitcher Andre Pallante.
3 out SD Ty France singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Samad Taylor scores. Ty France out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Nathan Church to catcher Iván Herrera to shortstop Masyn Winn. SD 1, STL 2

Bottom 5th 6

0 out STL Iván Herrera hit by pitch.
0 out STL Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Iván Herrera to 2nd.
1 out STL Jordan Walker flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Iván Herrera to 3rd.
2 out STL Lars Nootbaar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Iván Herrera scores. SD 1, STL 3
2 out STL Masyn Winn walks. Alec Burleson to 2nd.
3 out STL Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging.

Top 6th 5

1 out SD Will Wagner grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson.
2 out SD Rodolfo Durán flies out to shortstop Masyn Winn.
2 out SD Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
2 out SD Jackson Merrill doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. SD 2, STL 3
3 out SD Manny Machado strikes out swinging.

Bottom 6th 5

1 out STL Blaze Jordan pops out to first baseman Ty France in foul territory.
2 out STL Nathan Church lines out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
2 out STL JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
2 out STL Iván Herrera hit by pitch.
3 out STL Alec Burleson lines out sharply to first baseman Ty France.

Top 7th 3

1 out SD Xander Bogaerts challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Xander Bogaerts called out on strikes.
2 out SD Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Gavin Sheets called out on strikes.
3 out SD Samad Taylor grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Bottom 7th 5

1 out STL Jordan Walker grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.
2 out STL Lars Nootbaar called out on strikes.
2 out STL Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
2 out STL Jimmy Crooks walks. Masyn Winn to 2nd.
3 out STL Blaze Jordan grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France.

Top 8th 3

1 out SD Ty France grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson.
2 out SD Will Wagner strikes out swinging.
3 out SD Rodolfo Durán strikes out swinging.

Bottom 8th 4

1 out STL Nathan Church grounds out, pitcher Wandy Peralta to first baseman Ty France.
1 out STL JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
2 out STL Iván Herrera pops out to third baseman Manny Machado in foul territory.
3 out STL Alec Burleson grounds out sharply, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France.

Top 9th 4

1 out SD Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
2 out SD Jackson Merrill flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
2 out SD Manny Machado walks.
3 out SD Xander Bogaerts grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.