SD 2, STL 3 | Jun 16, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, June 16, 2026•Busch Stadium•77°F, Partly Cloudy

Padres

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Andre Pallante

LOSS

Michael King

SAVE

Riley O'Brien

The Cardinals edged the Padres 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★JJ Wetherholt3-for-4, 0 RBI

⚾Andre Pallante7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K

Key Moment

Bot 2: Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Samad Taylor. Blaze Jordan scores.

Weather: 77°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 11:45 PM UTCT: 2:43Att: 29,604Venue: Busch Stadium

Ump Audit

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92.0%C

12 missed calls

+11.1% STL

+1.33 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinSD Win

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

Game 823045 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

San Diego Padres

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Fernando Tatis Jr.2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.278/.344/.344	100.9	.330	.394
Jackson MerrillCF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.205/.272/.342	106.5	.262	.362
Jase BowenPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120/.154/.120	-	-	-
Xander BogaertsSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.222/.301/.339	102.7	.092	.083
Gavin SheetsLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.225/.314/.445	104	.208	.189
Samad TaylorRF	3	1	1	0	0	0	.355/.412/.484	86.9	.112	.104
Ty France1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	.254/.304/.449	99.2	.435	.422
Will WagnerDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.267/.450/.333	92.4	.215	.200
Rodolfo DuránC	3	0	0	0	0	2	.150/.292/.425	94.7	.340	.314
Bench
Manny Machado3B	3	0	0	0	1	2	.175/.255/.354	96.9	.397	.357
Michael KingP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	30	2	4	2	1	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Merrill

TB:5

RBI:Merrill; France

SB:Taylor

Team LOB:2

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	0	3	0	1	0	.259/.362/.402	103	.492

Pitching

San Diego Padres

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael KingL	4.1	5	3	3	3	1	93-59	89.5	3.60
Yuki Matsui	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	23-14	88.7	1.64
Ron Marinaccio	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	22-12	88.5	3.82
Wandy Peralta	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13-8	93.9	2.06
Totals	8.0	8	3	3	5	3	151-93	-	-

HBP:Herrera (by King); Herrera (by Marinaccio)

Inherited runners-scored:Matsui 2-1; Marinaccio 1-0

Pitches-strikes:King 93-59; Matsui 23-14; Marinaccio 22-12; Peralta 13-8

Groundouts-flyouts:King 6-6; Matsui 0-3; Marinaccio 2-1; Peralta 2-1

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andre PallanteW	7.0	4	2	2	0	6	0	92-65	89.7	3.76

Game Notes

📺

T5Replay review: Cardinals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Samad Taylor singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn, deflected by pitcher Andre Pallante.

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T7Replay review: Xander Bogaerts challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Xander Bogaerts called out on strikes.

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T7Replay review: Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Gavin Sheets called out on strikes.

Bot 2 • STL

0-1

Blaze Jordan doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Gavin Sheets. Lars Nootbaar scores.

EV: 106.1 mph192 ftLA: 8°

0-2

Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Samad Taylor. Blaze Jordan scores.

EV: 79.7 mph240 ftLA: 22°

Top 5 • SD

1-2

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 Iván Herrera to shortstop Masyn Winn.

EV: 99.2 mph235 ftLA: 13°

Bot 5 • STL

1-3

Lars Nootbaar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Iván Herrera scores.

EV: 96.6 mph295 ftLA: 47°

Top 6 • SD

2-3

Jackson Merrill doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores.

EV: 106.5 mph402 ftLA: 19°

Bench
Andre PallanteP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryne StanekP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Riley O'BrienP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-