San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Jun 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

M. Kingwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

A. Pallantesave: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. O'Brien

Game Recap

ST. LOUIS -- So a Rookie of the Year candidate, the National League’s third-ranked on-base threat, a reigning Silver Slugger Award recipient and the potential NL MVP walk into the clubhouse… That’s not the setup for a corny joke. It’s how Cardinals manager Oli Marmol starts his lineup card....

Scoring Summary

SDSTL

2
Blaze Jordan doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Gavin Sheets. Lars Nootbaar scores. [1 run]
01
2
Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Samad Taylor. Blaze Jordan scores. [1 run]
02
5
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 Ivan Herrera to shortstop Masyn Winn. [1 run] [3 outs]
12
5
Lars Nootbaar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Ivan Herrera scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
13
6
Jackson Merrill doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. [1 run]
23

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Fernando Tatis Jr.2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	.278
2Jackson MerrillCF	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	.205
3Manny Machado3B	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	.175
Jase BowenPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120
4Xander BogaertsSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	.222
5Gavin SheetsLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.225
6Samad TaylorRF	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	.355
7Ty France1B	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	.254
8Will WagnerDH	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.267
9Rodolfo DuranC	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.150
TOTAL	4	30	2	2	8	1	2	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Michael KingRHP	4.1	5	3	3	1	3	93	3.60
Yuki MatsuiLHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	23	1.64
Ron MarinaccioRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	22	3.82
Wandy PeraltaLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13	2.06
TOTAL	7.3	8	3	3	3	5	151	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.259
2Ivan HerreraC	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	.261
3Alec Burleson1B	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.285
4Jordan WalkerRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.292
5Lars NootbaarLF	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	.270
6Masyn WinnSS	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.233
7Jimmy CrooksDH	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.194
8Blaze Jordan3B	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.316
9Nathan ChurchCF	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.256

TOTAL	8	31	3	3	3	5	0	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Andre PallanteRHP	7.0	4	2	2	6	0	0	92	3.76
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	5.22
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	3.73

TOTAL	9.0	4	2	2	8	1	0	124	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSDSTL

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Fernando Tatis Jr. flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Jackson Merrill grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Manny Machado grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to pitcher Michael King.
00
GROUNDOUT — Ivan Herrera grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder Gavin Sheets. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Jordan Walker grounds out sharply, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

2Runs3

4Hits8

0Errors0

.133Batting Avg.258

30At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In3

1Walks5

1Stolen Bases1

8Strikeouts3

2Left on Base12

5Total Bases9

Game Details

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 7:45 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 29,604 (65.1%)

weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: STL -114

over/under: 8