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St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres

MLBMay 9, 2026Petco Park

CardinalsSt. LouisSTL23-16

Cardinals 2, Padres 4

Final
PadresSan DiegoSDWon23-16
Score by inning
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STL000100010271
SD00003001–450

W Randy VásquezL Dustin MaySV Mason Miller

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Ty France.
  2.  Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill.
  3.  Alec Burleson strikes out swinging.
  4.  Jordan Walker strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Jackson Merrill flies out to center fielder Nathan Church.
  2.  Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Manny Machado flies out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker.

Top 2nd

  1.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
  2.  Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nathan Church singles on a line drive to left fielder Ramón Laureano.
  4.  Thomas Saggese lines out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Gavin Sheets lines out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker.
  2.  Xander Bogaerts reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Masyn Winn.
  3.  Ramón Laureano walks.
  4.  Ty France grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Ramón Laureano out at 2nd. Ty France out at 1st.SD 51%

Top 3rd

  1.  Pedro Pagés called out on strikes.
  2.  JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Sung-Mun Song.
  3.  Iván Herrera flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd.
  4.  Alec Burleson pops out to third baseman Manny Machado.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Sung-Mun Song flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church.
  2.  Freddy Fermin grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Jackson Merrill lines out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt.

Top 4th

  1.  Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill.STL 55%
  2.  Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Jordan Walker to 2nd.STL 62%
  3.  Masyn Winn grounds into a double play, third baseman Manny Machado to second baseman Sung-Mun Song to first baseman Ty France. Jordan Walker to 3rd. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd. Masyn Winn out at 1st.SD 52%
  4.  Nathan Church doubles (5) on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Jordan Walker scores.STL 61%
  5.  Thomas Saggese lines out to left fielder Ramón Laureano.

Bot 4th

  1.  Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  2.  Manny Machado strikes out swinging. Manny Machado to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Dustin May.
  3.  Gavin Sheets strikes out swinging.
  4.  Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging.

Top 5th

  1.  Pedro Pagés pops out to third baseman Manny Machado.
  2.  JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Ramón Laureano.
  3.  Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.

Bot 5th

  1.  Ramón Laureano flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker in foul territory.
  2.  Ty France homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.SD 54%
  3.  Sung-Mun Song walks.
  4.  Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Sung-Mun Song to 2nd.SD 63%
  5.  Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging.
  6.  Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Sung-Mun Song scores. Freddy Fermin scores.SD 81%
  7.  Manny Machado strikes out swinging.

Top 6th

  1.  Alec Burleson grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Jeremiah Estrada.
  2.  Jordan Walker flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.
  3.  Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Gavin Sheets flies out to left fielder Thomas Saggese.
  2.  Xander Bogaerts grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Ramón Laureano strikes out swinging.

Top 7th

  1.  Masyn Winn lines out sharply to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
  2.  Nathan Church grounds out, second baseman Sung-Mun Song to first baseman Ty France.
  3.  Thomas Saggese grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.

Bot 7th

  1.  Ty France strikes out swinging. Ty France to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Justin Bruihl.
  2.  Sung-Mun Song grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  3.  Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to left fielder Thomas Saggese.
  4.  Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  José Fermín strikes out swinging.
  2.  JJ Wetherholt hit by pitch.
  3.  Iván Herrera doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Ramón Laureano. JJ Wetherholt scores.SD 67%
  4.  Alec Burleson grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.SD 75%
  5.  Jordan Walker grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France.

Bot 8th

  1.  Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging.
  2.  Manny Machado homers (6) on a line drive to left center field.SD 91%
  3.  Gavin Sheets grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson.
  4.  Xander Bogaerts grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

Top 9th

  1.  Freddy Fermin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nolan Gorman walks.SD 84%
  2.  Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.SD 90%
  3.  Nathan Church walks. Nolan Gorman to 2nd.SD 83%
  4.  Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging.SD 91%
  5.  Yohel Pozo strikes out swinging. Nolan Gorman to 3rd. Nathan Church to 2nd. Yohel Pozo to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Mason Miller.SD 86%
  6.  JJ Wetherholt called out on strikes.SD 95%

Top 4th

  1.  STL 1, SD 0Nathan Church doubles (5) on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Jordan Walker scores.STL 61%

Bot 5th

  1.  STL 1, SD 1Ty France homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.SD 54%
  2.  STL 1, SD 3Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Sung-Mun Song scores. Freddy Fermin scores.SD 81%

Top 8th

  1.  STL 2, SD 3Iván Herrera doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Ramón Laureano. JJ Wetherholt scores.SD 67%

Bot 8th

  1.  STL 2, SD 4Manny Machado homers (6) on a line drive to left center field.SD 91%

Win probability

Bot 5th · Biggest swing #1 · STL 1–3 SD

Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Sung-Mun Song scores. Freddy Fermin scores.

See it in the scoring summary
SD 81%SD +22 pts

Game leaders

CardinalsSt. Louis

PadresSan Diego

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
JJ Wetherholt 2B4110001.235
Iván Herrera DH4021001.270
Victor Scott II DH0000000.188
Alec Burleson 1B4000001.267
Jordan Walker RF4110001.301
Nolan Gorman 3B3010012.225
Masyn Winn SS4000002.258
Nathan Church CF3021010.259
Thomas Saggese LF4000001.158
Pedro Pagés C2000001.212
José Fermín PH1000001.250
Yohel Pozo C1000001.111
Totals342720212

2B: Herrera, Church.RBI: Herrera, Church.SB: Wetherholt.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Dustin May L6.033227974.85
Justin Bruihl1.010002155.00
Matt Svanson1.011101169.61

Video

11:35Condensed Game: STL@SD - 5/9/26MLB video
3:23Fernando Tatis Jr. drives in two in Padres' 4-2 win1:05Mason Miller strikes out four in 9th1:54Randy Vásquez Ks six against Cardinals1:54Dustin May fans seven against Padres
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