St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres

May 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

B. Rodriguezwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

M. Liberatoresave: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. O'Brien

Game Recap

SAN DIEGO -- The Cardinals came into a loud, sold-out Petco Park to open a four-game series and didn’t flinch against a Padres team that feeds off the nightly fun vibe at the downtown ballpark. The Cardinals got timely hitting to back Matthew Liberatore, who outdueled Michael King through six...

Scoring Summary

STLSD

1
Xander Bogaerts singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Manny Machado scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd. [1 run]
01
4
Alec Burleson homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
11
7
Masyn Winn triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Nick Castellanos. Jordan Walker scores. [1 run]
21

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.236
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.242
3Alec Burleson1B	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	3	.270
4Jordan WalkerRF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.309
5Nolan Gorman3B	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	1	.221
6Masyn WinnSS	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.264
7Nathan ChurchLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.238
8Pedro PagesC	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.217
9Victor Scott IICF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.194
TOTAL	5	30	2	2	8	5	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	6.0	3	1	1	6	3	81	4.07
George SorianoRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	12	3.31
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	7	3.50
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	10	2.00
TOTAL	9.0	4	1	1	9	3	110	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jackson MerrillCF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	.230
2Miguel AndujarDH	1	4	0	0	2	0	1	.305
3Manny Machado3B	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	.202
4Fernando Tatis Jr.2B	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	.252
5Xander BogaertsSS	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	.277
6Ramon LaureanoLF	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	.230
7Ty France1B	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.276
8Nick CastellanosRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.183
9Rodolfo DuranC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	4	27	1	1	9	3	3	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael KingRHP	6.0	1	1	1	6	2	1	86	2.76
Bradgley RodriguezRHP	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	17	1.93
Wandy PeraltaLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	14	3.18
Jason AdamRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	1.64
TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	8	5	1	140	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLSD

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Ivan Herrera strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Alec Burleson walks.
00
POP OUT — Jordan Walker pops out to second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Jackson Merrill grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Miguel Andujar strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Manny Machado walks.
00
SINGLE — Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nathan Church. Manny Machado to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Xander Bogaerts singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Manny Machado scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd. [1 run]
01
PICKOFF 1B — Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: pitcher Matthew Liberatore picks off Xander Bogaerts at 1st on throw to first baseman Alec Burleson. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

STL

2Runs1

5Hits4

0Errors0

.167Batting Avg.148

30At Bats27

4Extra-base Hits0

1Home Runs0

2Runs-Batted-In1

5Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts9

6Left on Base2

12Total Bases4

Game Details

Thursday, May 7, 2026 · 10:10 PM

Petco Park · San Diego, CA

attendance: 44,966 (111.8%)

weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: SD -169

over/under: 8