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San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals Odds, Picks and Predictions
MISSOURI, UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – The Cardinals secured a 9-7 win over the Padres with 5 home runs and multiple key hits, including Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras, boosting their regular season record.
- On Thursday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 8-7, opening their four-game series.
- Struggling on the road, the Padres lost two of three in Miami while the Cardinals dropped two of three in Coors Field.
- Multiple solo homers punctuated the game: Tatis hit his 17th off Gray, Machado his 19th, and Donovan his ninth off Darvish.
- The Cardinals seized early series momentum in their first 2025 matchup after winning the 2024 series 4-3.
- At 7:45 p.m. ET Thursday, Yu Darvish will face Sonny Gray in Game 2 at Busch Stadium.
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SAN LUIS, Missouri, USA (AP) — Brendan Donovan and Venezuelan Willson Contreras connected three-run home runs in the second inning and the Cardinals of San Luis beat the San Diego Fathers on Friday 9-7 in the first duel of a series to four. Willson pushed four runs and Donovan ended up with three hits. Panamanian Ivan Herrera had three hits and two runs driven, including a solo home run in the sixth inning. Sonny Gray (10-4) allowed seven races …
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Cardinals ride second-inning explosion to win over Padres
Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras hit three-run homers to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting San Diego Padres 9-7 Thursday.
Padres outslugged in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — Can’t put this one on the offense. Seven runs will win a game almost 90% of the time in the major leagues. A sweaty Thursday night did not work out that way for the Padres, as their offense found some potency but their pitchers threw too many pitches that found the seats and the Cardinals outlasted them 9-7 on an oppressively hot Midwestern night. The Padres went up 2-0 in the first and were down 7-2 in the second. They never got all…
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