Padres first. Fernando Tatis singles to left field. Luis Arraez doubles. Fernando Tatis scores. Manny Machado strikes out swinging. Jackson Merrill singles to right field. Luis Arraez scores.

Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras hit three-run homers in the second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San ...

Brendan Donovan y el venezolano Willson Contreras conectaron jonrones de tres carreras en la segunda entrada y los Cardenales ...

Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras hit three-run homers to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting San Diego Padres 9-7 Thursday.

Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras hit three-run homers in the second inning Thursday night and the St. Louis Cardinals ...

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the San Diego Padres on Thursday to start a four-game series. St. Louis has a 52-51 record overall and a 29-20 record at home. Cardinals hitters are batting a ...

Following a six-run inning powered by three-run homers from Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras, the Cardinals bullpen ...

The San Diego Padres are walking a familiar tightrope: expensive, top-heavy, and barely clinging to a playoff spot, but all the while still too talented and too close to fold.

The Padres play the Cardinals, Friday at 4:15 p.m. Yu Darvish allowed eight runs in his fourth start of the season and that ...