{"id":659995,"date":"2026-05-10T10:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T10:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/659995\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T10:21:08","slug":"cardinals-bring-2-1-series-advantage-over-padres-into-game-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/659995\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinals bring 2-1 series advantage over Padres into game 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> (23-16, second in the NL Central) vs. San Diego Padres<\/a> (23-16, second in the NL West)<\/p>\n

San Diego; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Kyle Leahy<\/a> (4-3, 4.93 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Padres: Walker Buehler<\/a> (2-2, 5.64 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Padres -136, Cardinals +115; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals meet the San Diego Padres leading the series 2-1.<\/p>\n

San Diego has a 23-16 record overall and a 12-10 record in home games. The Padres are 14-4 in games when they did not allow a home run.<\/p>\n

St. Louis has a 13-6 record on the road and a 23-16 record overall. The Cardinals are 10-5 in games when they did not give up a home run.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Sunday for the fourth time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Xander Bogaerts<\/a> has two doubles and seven home runs for the Padres. Ty France<\/a> is 10 for 34 with a double, two triples, three home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jordan Walker<\/a> has eight doubles and 10 home runs while hitting .301 for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson<\/a> is 11 for 40 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 4-6, .184 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored by seven runs<\/p>\n

Cardinals: 7-3, .244 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Padres: Joe Musgrove<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Campusano<\/a>: 10-Day IL (toe), Jake Cronenworth: 7-Day IL (concussion), German Marquez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jhony Brito<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bryan Hoeing<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Pivetta: 15-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Cardinals: Matt Pushard: 15-Day IL (knee), Ramon Urias<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Lars Nootbaar<\/a>: 60-Day IL (heels)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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