St. Louis Cardinals edges San Diego Padres 2-1
Game Summary
St. Louis Cardinals squeaked out a narrow win over San Diego Padres, 2-1. Tension ran high from start to finish in this one-run thriller.
A classic pitchers' duel: 17 combined strikeouts between the two staffs.
Key Players
Alec Burleson led St. Louis Cardinals's offense, going 1-for-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI. St. Louis Cardinals reliever George Soriano threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and picked up a hold.
Xander Bogaerts led San Diego Padres's offense, going 1-for-3, 1 RBI. San Diego Padres reliever Wandy Peralta threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Pitching Report
St. Louis Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 3 BB (81 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 1.00 reflects dominant strikeout stuff. The bullpen (3 pitchers) was scoreless over 3.0 IP with 3 K — a flawless relief effort.
San Diego Padres starter Michael King: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 2 BB (86 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 1.00 reflects dominant strikeout stuff. Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 K (ERA 3.00).
Hitting Analysis
St. Louis Cardinals: 5 H, 2 RBI (team AVG 0.167). 4 extra-base hits (1 HR) — impressive power display. Drew 5 walks, boosting on-base production.
Multi-hit games: Jordan Walker (2-for-4).
San Diego Padres: 4 H, 1 RBI (team AVG 0.148).
Multi-hit games: Fernando Tatis Jr. (2-for-3).