San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals, May 9, 2026

CardinalsSTL
2-4
Final
PadresSD

May 9, 2026, 7:15 PM ET | Petco Park

Last 5 Form

St. Louis Cardinals

2-2-1

Last 5
T 0-0
vs MIL
L 2-6
vs MIL
W 2-1
@ SD
W 6-0
@ SD
L 2-4
@ SD

San Diego Padres

3-2

Last 5
W 10-5
@ SF
W 5-1
@ SF
L 1-2
vs STL
L 0-6
vs STL
W 4-2
vs STL

Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May
Recorded starter

San Diego Padres

Randy Vásquez headshot
Randy Vásquez
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 9, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
St. Louis Cardinals23-16.590#2#13.5
San Diego Padres23-16.590#2#21.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
St. Louis CardinalsSan Diego Padres
.691
OPS
.717
167
HR
183
720
Runs
722
4.26
ERA
3.99
1.36
WHIP
1.29
1278
Strikeouts by pitchers
1315

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Alec Burleson headshot
Alec Burleson

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Iván Herrera headshot
Iván Herrera

7 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

JJ Wetherholt headshot
JJ Wetherholt

2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Michael McGreevy headshot
Michael McGreevy

6.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Matthew Liberatore headshot
Matthew Liberatore

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.50 ERA

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 3.00 ERA

San Diego Padres

Hitters

Xander Bogaerts headshot
Xander Bogaerts

4 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Ty France headshot
Ty France

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Jackson Merrill headshot
Jackson Merrill

5 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jason Adam headshot
Jason Adam

3.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Michael King headshot
Michael King

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.50 ERA

Matt Waldron headshot
Matt Waldron

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.80 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Randy Vásquez headshot
Randy Vásquez
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick
Manny Machado headshot
Manny Machado
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick

Line Score

San Diego Padres 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2: STL 7 hits, SD 5 hits; STL 1 error, SD 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
St. Louis Cardinals000100010271
San Diego Padres00003001x450

Box Score

Batting

Iván Herrera and Nathan Church led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
JJ Wetherholt2B4110010
Iván HerreraDH4021010
Victor Scott IIPR/DH0000000
Alec Burleson1B4000010
Jordan WalkerRF4110010
Nolan Gorman3B3010120
Masyn WinnSS4000020
Nathan ChurchCF3021100
Thomas SaggeseLF4000010
Pedro PagésC2000010
José FermínPH1000010
Yohel PozoC1000010
Totals342722120

Freddy Fermin led San Diego Padres with 2 hits.

San Diego Padres batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jackson MerrillCF4000020
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF4012020
Manny Machado3B4111021
Gavin SheetsDH4000010
Xander BogaertsSS4000010
Ramón LaureanoLF2000110
Ty France1B3111011
Sung-Mun Song2B2100100
Freddy FerminC3120000
Totals304542102

Pitching

Dustin May went 6.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (7 SO, 2 ER); Randy Vásquez went 5.0 innings for San Diego Padres (6 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
St. Louis Cardinals
Dustin May6.0332271
Justin Bruihl1.0100020
Matt Svanson1.0111011
San Diego Padres
Randy Vásquez5.0611060
Jeremiah Estrada1.0000010
Jason Adam1.0000000
Adrian Morejon0.2111010
Mason Miller1.1000240
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T4

    Double Nathan Church doubles (5) on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Jordan Walker scores. STL 1, SD 0

  • B5

    Home Run Ty France homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. STL 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Sung-Mun Song scores. Freddy Fermin scores. STL 1, SD 3

  • T8

    Double Iván Herrera doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Ramón Laureano. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 2, SD 3

  • B8

    Home Run Manny Machado homers (6) on a line drive to left center field. STL 2, SD 4

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout JJ Wetherholt called out on strikes. STL 2, SD 4

  • T9

    Strikeout Yohel Pozo strikes out swinging. Nolan Gorman to 3rd. Nathan Church to 2nd. Yohel Pozo to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Mason Miller. STL 2, SD 4

  • T9

    Strikeout Thomas Saggese strikes out swinging. STL 2, SD 4

  • T9

    Walk Nathan Church walks. Nolan Gorman to 2nd. STL 2, SD 4

  • T9

    Strikeout Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. STL 2, SD 4

  • T9

    Walk Freddy Fermin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nolan Gorman walks. STL 2, SD 4

  • B8

    Groundout Xander Bogaerts grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 2, SD 4

  • B8

    Groundout Gavin Sheets grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 2, SD 4

  • B8

    Home Run Manny Machado homers (6) on a line drive to left center field. STL 2, SD 4

  • B8

    Strikeout Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging. STL 2, SD 3

  • T8

    Groundout Jordan Walker grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. STL 2, SD 3

  • T8

    Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. STL 2, SD 3

  • T8

    Double Iván Herrera doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Ramón Laureano. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 2, SD 3

  • T8

    Hit By Pitch JJ Wetherholt hit by pitch. STL 1, SD 3

  • T8

    Strikeout José Fermín strikes out swinging. STL 1, SD 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging. STL 1, SD 3

  • B7

    Single Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to left fielder Thomas Saggese. STL 1, SD 3

  • B7

    Groundout Sung-Mun Song grounds out, third baseman Nolan Gorman to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, SD 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Ty France strikes out swinging. Ty France to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Justin Bruihl. STL 1, SD 3

  • T7

    Groundout Thomas Saggese grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. STL 1, SD 3

  • T7

    Groundout Nathan Church grounds out, second baseman Sung-Mun Song to first baseman Ty France. STL 1, SD 3

  • T7

    Lineout Masyn Winn lines out sharply to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. STL 1, SD 3

  • B6

    Strikeout Ramón Laureano strikes out swinging. STL 1, SD 3

  • B6

    Groundout Xander Bogaerts grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, SD 3

  • B6

    Flyout Gavin Sheets flies out to left fielder Thomas Saggese. STL 1, SD 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. STL 1, SD 3

  • T6

    Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. STL 1, SD 3

  • T6

    Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Jeremiah Estrada. STL 1, SD 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Manny Machado strikes out swinging. STL 1, SD 3

  • B5

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Sung-Mun Song scores. Freddy Fermin scores. STL 1, SD 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging. STL 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Single Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Sung-Mun Song to 2nd. STL 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Walk Sung-Mun Song walks. STL 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Home Run Ty France homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. STL 1, SD 1

  • B5

    Flyout Ramón Laureano flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker in foul territory. STL 1, SD 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. STL 1, SD 0

  • T5

    Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Ramón Laureano. STL 1, SD 0

  • T5

    Pop Out Pedro Pagés pops out to third baseman Manny Machado. STL 1, SD 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging. STL 1, SD 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Gavin Sheets strikes out swinging. STL 1, SD 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Manny Machado strikes out swinging. Manny Machado to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Dustin May. STL 1, SD 0

  • B4

    Groundout Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, SD 0

  • T4

    Lineout Thomas Saggese lines out to left fielder Ramón Laureano. STL 1, SD 0

  • T4

    Double Nathan Church doubles (5) on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Jordan Walker scores. STL 1, SD 0

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Masyn Winn grounds into a double play, third baseman Manny Machado to second baseman Sung-Mun Song to first baseman Ty France. Jordan Walker to 3rd. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd. Masyn Winn out at 1st. STL 0, SD 0

  • T4

    Single Nolan Gorman singles on a line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. Jordan Walker to 2nd. STL 0, SD 0

  • T4

    Single Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. STL 0, SD 0

  • B3

    Lineout Jackson Merrill lines out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. STL 0, SD 0

  • B3

    Groundout Freddy Fermin grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, SD 0

  • B3

    Flyout Sung-Mun Song flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 0, SD 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Alec Burleson pops out to third baseman Manny Machado. STL 0, SD 0

  • T3

    Flyout Iván Herrera flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. STL 0, SD 0

  • T3

    Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Sung-Mun Song. STL 0, SD 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Pedro Pagés called out on strikes. STL 0, SD 0

  • B2

    Grounded Into DP Ty France grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Ramón Laureano out at 2nd. Ty France out at 1st. STL 0, SD 0

  • B2

    Walk Ramón Laureano walks. STL 0, SD 0

  • B2

    Field Error Xander Bogaerts reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Masyn Winn. STL 0, SD 0

  • B2

    Lineout Gavin Sheets lines out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 0, SD 0

  • T2

    Lineout Thomas Saggese lines out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. STL 0, SD 0

  • T2

    Single Nathan Church singles on a line drive to left fielder Ramón Laureano. STL 0, SD 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. STL 0, SD 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. STL 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Flyout Manny Machado flies out sharply to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. STL 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Flyout Jackson Merrill flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. STL 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. STL 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Single Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. STL 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Ty France. STL 0, SD 0