St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres, June 16, 2026

PadresSD
2-3
Final
CardinalsSTL

June 16, 2026, 7:45 PM ET | Busch Stadium

Last 5 Form

San Diego Padres

2-3

Last 5
L 3-7
@ BAL
W 9-3
@ BAL
W 5-2
@ BAL
L 0-3
@ STL
L 2-3
@ STL

St. Louis Cardinals

3-2

Last 5
L 8-9
@ MIN
W 9-6
@ MIN
L 4-5
@ MIN
W 3-0
vs SD
W 3-2
vs SD

Starting Pitchers

San Diego Padres

Michael King headshot
Michael King
Recorded starter

St. Louis Cardinals

Andre Pallante headshot
Andre Pallante
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jun 16, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
San Diego Padres37-35.514#3#58.5
St. Louis Cardinals40-31.563#2#14.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

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

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.

San Diego Padres

Hitters

Rodolfo Durán headshot
Rodolfo Durán

3 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Samad Taylor headshot
Samad Taylor

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Jackson Merrill headshot
Jackson Merrill

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Wandy Peralta headshot
Wandy Peralta

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Walker Buehler headshot
Walker Buehler

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.80 ERA

Randy Vásquez headshot
Randy Vásquez

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.60 ERA

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Alec Burleson headshot
Alec Burleson

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Blaze Jordan headshot
Blaze Jordan

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Iván Herrera headshot
Iván Herrera

4 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May

9.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andre Pallante headshot
Andre Pallante

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 2.57 ERA

Michael McGreevy headshot
Michael McGreevy

6.0 IP, 2 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Andre Pallante headshot
Andre Pallante
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Michael King headshot
Michael King
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick
Lars Nootbaar headshot
Lars Nootbaar
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Diego Padres 2: SD 4 hits, STL 8 hits; SD 0 errors, STL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
San Diego Padres000011000240
St. Louis Cardinals02001000x380

Box Score

Batting

4 players led San Diego Padres with 1 hit each.

San Diego Padres batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Fernando Tatis Jr.2B4110000
Jackson MerrillCF4011010
Manny Machado3B3000120
Jase BowenPR0000000
Xander BogaertsSS4000010
Gavin SheetsLF3000010
Samad TaylorRF3110000
Ty France1B3011000
Will WagnerDH3000010
Rodolfo DuránC3000020
Totals30242180

JJ Wetherholt led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
JJ Wetherholt2B4030100
Iván HerreraC3100000
Alec Burleson1B5010000
Jordan WalkerRF4000010
Lars NootbaarLF2111110
Masyn WinnSS3010100
Jimmy CrooksDH3000110
Blaze Jordan3B4111000
Nathan ChurchCF3011100
Totals31383530

Pitching

Michael King went 4.1 innings for San Diego Padres (1 SO, 3 ER); Andre Pallante went 7.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (6 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
San Diego Padres
Michael King4.1533310
Yuki Matsui1.1100110
Ron Marinaccio1.1100110
Wandy Peralta1.0100000
St. Louis Cardinals
Andre Pallante7.0422060
Ryne Stanek1.0000020
Riley O'Brien1.0000100
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

  • B2

    Double Blaze Jordan doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Gavin Sheets. Lars Nootbaar scores. SD 0, STL 1

  • B2

    Single Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Samad Taylor. Blaze Jordan scores. SD 0, STL 2

  • T5

    Single 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. SD 1, STL 2

  • B5

    Sac Fly Lars Nootbaar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Iván Herrera scores. SD 1, STL 3

  • T6

    Double Jackson Merrill doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. SD 2, STL 3

Play-by-Play

All 70 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

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

  • T9

    Walk Manny Machado walks. SD 2, STL 3

  • T9

    Flyout Jackson Merrill flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. SD 2, STL 3

  • T9

    Groundout Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 2, STL 3

  • B8

    Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out sharply, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. SD 2, STL 3

  • B8

    Pop Out Iván Herrera pops out to third baseman Manny Machado in foul territory. SD 2, STL 3

  • B8

    Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 2, STL 3

  • B8

    Groundout Nathan Church grounds out, pitcher Wandy Peralta to first baseman Ty France. SD 2, STL 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Rodolfo Durán strikes out swinging. SD 2, STL 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Will Wagner strikes out swinging. SD 2, STL 3

  • T8

    Groundout Ty France grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 2, STL 3

  • B7

    Groundout Blaze Jordan grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. SD 2, STL 3

  • B7

    Walk Jimmy Crooks walks. Masyn Winn to 2nd. SD 2, STL 3

  • B7

    Single Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 2, STL 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Lars Nootbaar called out on strikes. SD 2, STL 3

  • B7

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

  • T7

    Groundout Samad Taylor grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 2, STL 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Gavin Sheets called out on strikes. SD 2, STL 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Xander Bogaerts challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Xander Bogaerts called out on strikes. SD 2, STL 3

  • B6

    Lineout Alec Burleson lines out sharply to first baseman Ty France. SD 2, STL 3

  • B6

    Hit By Pitch Iván Herrera hit by pitch. SD 2, STL 3

  • B6

    Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 2, STL 3

  • B6

    Lineout Nathan Church lines out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 2, STL 3

  • B6

    Pop Out Blaze Jordan pops out to first baseman Ty France in foul territory. SD 2, STL 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Manny Machado strikes out swinging. SD 2, STL 3

  • T6

    Double Jackson Merrill doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. SD 2, STL 3

  • T6

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. SD 1, STL 3

  • T6

    Flyout Rodolfo Durán flies out to shortstop Masyn Winn. SD 1, STL 3

  • T6

    Groundout Will Wagner grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 1, STL 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. SD 1, STL 3

  • B5

    Walk Masyn Winn walks. Alec Burleson to 2nd. SD 1, STL 3

  • B5

    Sac Fly Lars Nootbaar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Iván Herrera scores. SD 1, STL 3

  • B5

    Flyout Jordan Walker flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Iván Herrera to 3rd. SD 1, STL 2

  • B5

    Single Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Iván Herrera to 2nd. SD 1, STL 2

  • B5

    Hit By Pitch Iván Herrera hit by pitch. SD 1, STL 2

  • T5

    Single 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. SD 1, STL 2

  • T5

    Single 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. SD 0, STL 2

  • T5

    Groundout Gavin Sheets grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 0, STL 2

  • T5

    Groundout Xander Bogaerts grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 0, STL 2

  • B4

    Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. SD 0, STL 2

  • B4

    Walk Nathan Church walks. SD 0, STL 2

  • B4

    Lineout Blaze Jordan lines out to third baseman Manny Machado. SD 0, STL 2

  • B4

    Groundout Jimmy Crooks grounds out sharply, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. SD 0, STL 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Manny Machado called out on strikes. SD 0, STL 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging. SD 0, STL 2

  • T4

    Groundout Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out sharply to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 0, STL 2

  • B3

    Lineout Masyn Winn lines out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 0, STL 2

  • B3

    Single Lars Nootbaar singles on a ground ball to second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 0, STL 2

  • B3

    Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. SD 0, STL 2

  • B3

    Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. SD 0, STL 2

  • T3

    Strikeout Rodolfo Durán called out on strikes. SD 0, STL 2

  • T3

    Groundout Will Wagner grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 0, STL 2

  • T3

    Groundout Ty France grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 0, STL 2

  • B2

    Flyout Iván Herrera flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 0, STL 2

  • B2

    Walk JJ Wetherholt walks. Nathan Church to 2nd. SD 0, STL 2

  • B2

    Single Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Samad Taylor. Blaze Jordan scores. SD 0, STL 2

  • B2

    Double Blaze Jordan doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Gavin Sheets. Lars Nootbaar scores. SD 0, STL 1

  • B2

    Groundout Jimmy Crooks grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd. SD 0, STL 0

  • B2

    Flyout Masyn Winn flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 0, STL 0

  • B2

    Walk Lars Nootbaar walks. SD 0, STL 0

  • T2

    Groundout Samad Taylor grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 0, STL 0

  • T2

    Groundout Gavin Sheets grounds out softly, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 0, STL 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Xander Bogaerts pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory. SD 0, STL 0

  • B1

    Groundout Jordan Walker grounds out sharply, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. SD 0, STL 0

  • B1

    Flyout Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder Gavin Sheets. SD 0, STL 0

  • B1

    Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. SD 0, STL 0

  • B1

    Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to pitcher Michael King. SD 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Groundout Manny Machado grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jackson Merrill grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. SD 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Flyout Fernando Tatis Jr. flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. SD 0, STL 0