STL 2, SD 1 | May 7, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, May 8, 2026•Petco Park•64°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

Padres

Final

WIN

Matthew Liberatore

LOSS

Bradgley Rodriguez

SAVE

Riley O'Brien

The Cardinals edged the Padres 2-1 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 7: Masyn Winn triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Nick Castellanos. Jordan Walker scores.

Weather: 64°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 2:10 AM UTCT: 2:25Att: 44,966Venue: Petco Park

Ump Audit

Alex Tosi

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91.9%C

10 missed calls

+16.4% SD

+0.27 runs SD

Win Probability

SD WinSTL Win

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

Game 823306 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	2	0	0	0	2	0	.236/.355/.421	102.4	.480	.563
Iván HerreraDH	3	0	0	0	1	2	.242/.402/.409	104.6	.241	.217
Alec Burleson1B	3	1	1	1	1	0	.270/.350/.461	111.2	.441	.738
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.309/.383/.588	115.6	.227	.237
Nolan Gorman3B	3	0	0	0	1	3	.221/.290/.377	111.3	-	-
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	1	1	0	0	.264/.343/.372	86	.167	.160
Nathan ChurchLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.238/.274/.419	103.8	.087	.079
Pedro PagésC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.217/.267/.361	95	.033	.033
Victor Scott IICF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.194/.255/.247	92.5	.156	.145
Bench
Matthew LiberatoreP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
George SorianoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	30	2	5	2	5	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Burleson (4th off King, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Walker 2

3B:Winn

TB:12

RBI:Burleson; Winn

CS:II

GIDP:Burleson

Team LOB:6

San Diego Padres

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jackson MerrillCF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.230/.296/.374	93	.105

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreW	6.0	3	1	1	3	6	81-52	89.1	4.07
George SorianoH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12-7	91.2	3.31
JoJo RomeroH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	7-7	88.3	3.50
Riley O'BrienS	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10-8	93.8	2.00
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	3	9	110-74	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Liberatore 81-52; Soriano 12-7; Romero 7-7; O'Brien 10-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Liberatore 6-3; Soriano 1-0; Romero 2-0; O'Brien 2-0

San Diego Padres

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael King	6.0	1	1	1	2	6	1	86-54	87.9	2.76

Game Notes

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B1Replay review: 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.

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B2Replay review: Ramón Laureano challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Ramón Laureano called out on strikes.

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B8Replay review: Pedro Pagés challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nick Castellanos called out on strikes.

Bench
Michael KingP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bradgley RodriguezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wandy PeraltaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jason AdamP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-