Multiple things were off." With the Cardinals leading 2-1, manager Mike Matheny pulled Miller after his second walk of the inning, with two outs. Denorfia greeted Fernando Salas with an RBI single.

The benches cleared in a Cardinals-Padres game for the second straight night Saturday as St. Louis’ Willson Contreras and San Diego’s Manny Machado each got hit twice by pitches.

SAN DIEGO (AP) Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer off Yu Darvish in the sixth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Tuesday night to win the first two of a three ...

After benches and bullpens cleared during the previous two games in St. Louis, the Cardinals will host the Padres in the finale of a four-game series. St. Louis won 9-7 Thursday and 3-0 Friday, then the Padres prevailed 3-1 Saturday night. Cardinals slugger Willson Contreras and Padres star Manny Machado each got hit twice by pitches.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals lead 2-1 in a four-game series with the San Diego Padres. St. Louis has a 31-21 record at home and a 54-52 record overall. The Cardinals have gone 41-9 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Kyle Higashioka caught two baserunners stealing and homered in the same inning to help Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Wednesday and avoid a three-game ...

Expert recap and game analysis of the San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB game from September 21, 2022 on ESPN.