San Diego Padres vs St. Louis Cardinals Match Player Stats On Aug 27, 2024

Jake Cronenworth drove in the decisive run to lift the visiting San Diego Padres past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 on Tuesday night.

Manny Machado hit a home run as the Padres won for the fourth time in five games. Luis Arraez went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run.

Padres starter Dylan Cease allowed four runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked four. Yuki Matsui (4-2) got the victory and Tanner Scott claimed his 20th save.

Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer for the Cardinals, who lost for the third time in four games.

Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas allowed four runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked one. Reliever John King (3-3) took the loss.

In the Cardinals' first inning, Masyn Winn hit a single, went to third on Alec Burleson's double and scored on a wild pitch. Burleson later scored on Luken Baker's sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead.

The Padres surged ahead 4-2 in the second inning.

Machado hit his homer to start the comeback. Jackson Merrill hit a double, David Peralta followed with a single, then Luis Campusano hit an RBI single, Mason McCoy hit a run-scoring groundout and Arraez hit an RBI single.

The Cardinals loaded the bases in the second and third innings, but Cease escaped both jams unscathed.

St. Louis took a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning. Brendan Donovan singled, took second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Lars Nootbaar's single.

Bryan Hoeing relieved Cease and allowed Goldschmidt's two-run homer.

The Padres regained the lead, 6-5, in the seventh inning. McCoy walked, Arraez hit a single, then San Diego executed a double steal to set up Jurickson Profar's sacrifice fly.

Cronenworth followed with his go-ahead RBI single.

The Padres made it 7-5 in the ninth inning when McCoy doubled, advanced on a flyout and scored on a wild pitch.

--Field Level Media