San Diego PadresvsSt. Louis Cardinals
SD 2/STL 3
Things to say
Cardinals edged the Padres 3-2 at Busch Stadium.
01
opener
Cards squeaked one out, 3-2 over San Diego. Tight all night at Busch. Padres couldn't push the tying run across when it mattered.
02
key player
Whoever was on the bump for St. Louis got into his stuff early — two runs over the middle innings and the bullpen slammed the door.
03
hot take
Padres lineup is a mess right now. Heart of the order can't buy a hit with runners in scoring position.
04
deep cut
Cards are quietly nine games over .500. Nobody's talking about them and that's exactly how they like it.
05
exit
Yeah, getaway day tomorrow — curious how San Diego responds before the series flips.
The recap
Cardinals edged the Padres 3-2 at Busch in a tight one that came down to the last few innings. San Diego hung around all night but never could push across the runs to flip it, and St.
Louis squeezed just enough out of the heart of the order to take it. The bullpen slammed the door late, which is exactly what you want when you're nursing a one-run lead at home.
Cards move to 40-31 and the Padres drop to 37-35, still scrapping to stay above water.