Cardinals @ Padres · May 9, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Sat, May 9, 2026

Petco Park Regular Season

St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals 2

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DAY game

4 San Diego Padres Padres

Away starter

Dustin May

Home starter

Randy Vásquez

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The last Padre with a 4-K frame before Miller? His manager

SAN DIEGO – The Padres’ Mason Miller was dealing, and unfortunately, it wasn’t one, two, three strikes and you’re out. Instead, there were scratchy moments in the final stages of the Padres’ 4-2 win over the Cardinals on Saturday at Petco Park. Miller notched his 12th save to lead the

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Fernando Tatis Jr. drives in two in Padres' 4-2 win00:03:23

Fernando Tatis Jr. brings in two runs and Mason Miller strikes out four in the Padres' 4-2 win over the Cardinals

Condensed Game: STL@SD - 5/9/2600:11:35

Condensed Game: Nathan Church and the Cardinals take on Manny Machado and the Padres on May 9, 2026

Manny Machado's 200th Padres home run (6)00:00:22

Manny Machado homers to left-center field for his 200th career with the Padres to give the team a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the 8th inning

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