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Cardinals Give up Just One Hit in Shutout Win over Padres
Michael McGreevy struck out a career-high nine and St. Louis scored all six runs in the fifth for a one-hit shutout, officials said.
On Friday, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Diego Padres 6-0 at Petco Park, with pitcher Michael McGreevy recording a career-high nine strikeouts over six shutout innings.
JJ Wetherholt broke the game open in the fifth inning with a Little League grand slam after outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. committed a three-base fielding error, giving St. Louis a 4-0 lead.
Padres starter Griffin Canning surrendered six runs over 4 1/3 innings after returning from an Achilles injury sustained last June; relievers Gordon Graceffo and Ryne Stanek retired the final 16 batters.
Both teams entered Friday with identical 22-15 records, but the loss marked San Diego's seventh defeat in 10 games while St. Louis extended its road winning streak to six.
Saturday's matchup features Cardinals right-handed pitcher Dusty May against Padres right-hander Randy Vasquez, who holds a 3-1 record and 3.20 ERA.