San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Jul 24, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
SD	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	13	0	8
STL	1	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	-	9	12	1	6

loss:

Y. Darvishwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

S. Graysave: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. Helsley

Game Recap

ST. LOUIS -- If Wednesday’s shutout loss in Colorado was a particularly acute source of frustration for the Cardinals, they were able to work through some of those frustrations with Thursday night’s offensive explosion. St. Louis slugged its way to a 9-7 victory in the opening game of a four-game...

Scoring Summary

SDSTL

1
Luis Arraez doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. [1 run]
10
1
Jackson Merrill singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Luis Arraez scores. [1 run]
20
1
Willson Contreras doubles (27) on a line drive to left fielder Bryce Johnson. Brendan Donovan scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd. [1 run]
21
2
Brendan Donovan homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. Jordan Walker scores. Victor Scott II scores. [3 runs]
24
2
Willson Contreras homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores. [3 runs]
27
3
Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
37
3
Manny Machado homers (19) on a line drive to center field. Luis Arraez scores. [2 runs]
57
4
Ivan Herrera singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Victor Scott II scores. [1 run]
58
5
Gavin Sheets grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jackson Merrill scores. Xander Bogaerts to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
68
5
Bryce Johnson reaches on a throwing error by first baseman Willson Contreras. Xander Bogaerts scores. [1 run]
78
6
Ivan Herrera homers (9) on a line drive to center field. [1 run]
79

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RF	3	5	2	1	1	0	1	0	.266
2Luis Arraez1B	2	4	2	1	0	1	0	2	.288
3Manny Machado3B	3	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	.289
4Jackson MerrillCF	2	5	1	1	2	0	0	3	.262
5Xander BogaertsSS	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	4	.267
6Gavin SheetsDH	1	5	0	1	2	0	0	3	.253
7Jake Cronenworth2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.236
8Bryce JohnsonLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.290
9Martin MaldonadoC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.193
Jose IglesiasPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Elias DiazC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196
TOTAL	13	41	7	6	12	1	2	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Yu DarvishRHP	3.1	8	8	8	3	2	2	69	9.18
Yuki MatsuiLHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	26	4.89
Wandy PeraltaLHP	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	1	21	3.47
Jeremiah EstradaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	2.74
Kyle HartLHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	18	5.29
TOTAL	8.0	12	9	9	6	5	3	147	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brendan Donovan2B	3	5	2	3	0	0	1	1	.296
2Ivan HerreraDH	3	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	.315
3Alec BurlesonLF	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	4	.289
Garrett HampsonLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164
4Willson Contreras1B	2	3	1	4	1	1	1	0	.262
5Nolan Arenado3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.241
6Masyn WinnSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.266
7Jordan WalkerRF	1	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	.227
8Pedro PagesC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.204
9Victor Scott IICF	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	3	.232

TOTAL	12	34	9	9	6	5	3	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Sonny GrayRHP	5.0	11	7	6	5	0	2	84	4.33
Riley O'BrienRHP	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	13	1.82
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.2	0	0	0	4	0	0	22	2.18
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2.41
Ryan HelsleyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	3.09
TOTAL	9.0	13	7	6	12	1	2	143	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSDSTL

TOP 1
SINGLE — Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Alec Burleson.
00
DOUBLE — Luis Arraez doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Manny Machado strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Jackson Merrill singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Luis Arraez scores. [1 run]
20
STRIKEOUT — Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Gavin Sheets grounds out softly, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Willson Contreras. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Brendan Donovan singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.
20
STRIKEOUT — Ivan Herrera called out on strikes. [1 out]
20
FLYOUT — Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder Bryce Johnson. [2 outs]
20
DOUBLE — Willson Contreras doubles (27) on a line drive to left fielder Bryce Johnson. Brendan Donovan scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd. [1 run]
21
LINEOUT — Nolan Arenado lines out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. [3 outs]
21

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Team Stats

STL

7Runs9

13Hits12

0Errors1

.317Batting Avg.353

41At Bats34

5Extra-base Hits5

2Home Runs3

6Runs-Batted-In9

1Walks5

0Stolen Bases1

12Strikeouts6

8Left on Base6

22Total Bases23

Game Details

Thursday, July 24, 2025 · 7:45 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 30,601 (67.3%)

weather: 93 degrees, clear