Cardinals 2-1 Padres (May 7, 2026) Final Score

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MLB

St. Louis CardinalsSTL

2–1

Final

San Diego PadresSD

Petco Park

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 9 of 17

San Diego PadresLeads 8 of 17

Batting

4.83Runs per game4.50
0.240Batting average0.233
0.325On-base percentage0.305
0.398Slugging percentage0.386
0.723OPS0.691
1.22Home runs per game1.00
8.03Hits per game7.72
44Home runs36
28Stolen bases36

Pitching

4.54ERA4.21
1.43WHIP1.26
6.90Strikeouts per nine8.80
3.79Walks per nine3.34
4.56Runs allowed per game4.17
0.263Opponent batting average0.239
249Pitching strikeouts314
11Quality starts7
13Saves13

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (SD)	Total	STL ML	SD ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+139	-169
FFanDuel	-1.5	8	+144	-172
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+135	-160
CCaesars	-1.5	8	+140	-165
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+144	-159
BBetRivers	-1.5	8	+140	-175
BBetus	-1.5	8	+139	-156
BBovada	-1.5	8	+136	-162
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+135	-165
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+136	-150
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+139	-164

Game Information

Petco Park

Stadium

May 7, 2026

10:00 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

STL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	9th	24th
SD	13th	14th

Matchup

STLSD

21-15Record22-14
58.3%Win %61.1%
10-10Home record11-8
11-5Road record11-6
7-3Last 104-6
-1Streak2
-1Run diff+7
5-1Division10-5
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
STL	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Team Stats

STLStatSD

2Runs1
5Hits4
0Errors0
1Home runs0
2RBI1
0Stolen bases0
8K (bat)9
9K (pit)8
3BB (pit)5

Player Stats

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	1	0	1	0
Pedro PagesC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	2	0	0	0
Nathan ChurchLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan HerreraC	3	0	0	0	0	1
Nolan Gorman3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Alec Burleson1B	3	1	1	1	1	1
Victor Scott IICF	3	0	1	0	0	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	2	0	0	0	0	2

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Matthew LiberatoreSP	6.0	3	1	1	3	6
JoJo RomeroRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Riley O'BrienRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
George SorianoRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

SD — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Miguel Andujar3B	4	0	1	0	0
Ty France1B	3	0	0	0	0
Manny Machado3B	3	1	0	0	1
Rodolfo DuranC	3	0	0	0	0
Jackson MerrillCF	3	0	0	0	1
Xander BogaertsSS	3	0	1	1	0
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF	3	0	2	0	0
Nick CastellanosRF	3	0	0	0	0
Ramon LaureanoLF	2	0	0	0	1

SD — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael KingSP	6.0	1	1	1	2	6
Jason AdamRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
Wandy PeraltaRP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
Bradgley RodriguezRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	2

Scoring Summary

74 events · 3 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Burleson walked.
0-0
Top
Walker popped out to second.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Merrill grounded out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Andujar struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Machado walked.
0-0
Bottom
Tatis Jr. singled to left, Machado to second.
0-0
Bottom
Bogaerts singled to right, Machado scored, Tatis Jr. to third.
0-1
Bottom
Bogaerts picked off first.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Gorman struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Winn flied out to center.
0-1
Top
Church fouled out to third.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Ramón Laureano challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Ramón Laureano called out on strikes.
0-1
Bottom
France struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Castellanos flied out to center.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Pagés struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Scott II struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Wetherholt lined out to right.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Durán flied out to right.
0-1
Bottom
Merrill walked.
0-1
Bottom
Andujar grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Merrill out at second.
0-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Burleson homered to right (378 feet).
1-1
Top
Walker flied out to right.
1-1
Top
Gorman struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Machado grounded out to third.
1-1
Bottom
Tatis Jr. struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Bogaerts grounded out to pitcher.
1-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Winn grounded out to shortstop.
1-1
Top
Church grounded out to pitcher.
1-1
Top
Pagés grounded out to third.
1-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Laureano walked.
1-1
Bottom
France grounded into double play, second to first, Laureano out at second.
1-1
Bottom
Castellanos struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Scott II grounded out to second.
1-1
Top
Wetherholt walked.
1-1
Top
Herrera grounded out to pitcher, Wetherholt to second.
1-1
Top
Burleson flied out to left.
1-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Durán flied out to center.
1-1
Bottom
Merrill struck out swinging.
1-1
Bottom
Andujar singled to center.
1-1
Bottom
Machado grounded out to third.
1-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Rodriguez relieved King
1-1
Top
Walker doubled to left.
1-1
Top
Gorman struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Winn tripled to right, Walker scored.
2-1
Top
Church struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Pagés grounded out to second.
2-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Soriano relieved Liberatore
2-1
Bottom
Tatis Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop.
2-1
Bottom
Padres challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Fernando Tatis Jr. caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Pedro Pagés to second baseman JJ Wetherholt.
2-1
Bottom
Bogaerts struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Laureano grounded out to first.
2-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Peralta relieved Rodriguez
2-1
Top
Scott II reached on infield single to shortstop.
2-1
Top
Padres challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Victor Scott II caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Rodolfo Durán to shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
2-1
Top
Wetherholt walked.
2-1
Top
Herrera walked, Wetherholt to second.
2-1
Top
Burleson grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Herrera out at second.
2-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Romero relieved Soriano
2-1
Bottom
France grounded out to shortstop.
2-1
Bottom
Pedro Pagés challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nick Castellanos called out on strikes.
2-1
Bottom
Durán grounded out to second.
2-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Adam relieved Peralta
2-1
Top
Walker doubled to center.
2-1
Top
Gorman walked.
2-1
Top
Winn bunted into fielder's choice to first, Gorman to second, Walker out at third.
2-1
Top
Church flied out to left.
2-1
Top
Pagés flied out to center.
2-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
O'Brien relieved Romero
2-1
Bottom
Merrill grounded out to second.
2-1
Bottom
Andujar struck out swinging.
2-1
Bottom
Machado grounded out to shortstop.
2-1

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