Streaking Cardinals Beat Padres 4-2
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Chris Carpenter pitched seven innings of six-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals got first-inning homers by Larry Walker and Scott Rolen in beating the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
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Putting some starch back into their playoff bid, the Padres crafted their best outing in some time last night. Ramon Vazquez, starting for the injured Mark Loretta, provided three hits, and
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Mike Cameron's bases-loaded single broke open a scoreless game in the seventh inning Thursday and sent the San Diego Padres to 4-2 victory that knocked the Cincinnati Reds farther back in the playoff chase.
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Albert Pujols belted his major-league  leading 43rd homer and Jim Edmonds followed with a two-run shot  as the St Louis Cardinals eased to a 7-2 win over the San Diego  Padres in National League action Thursday.
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Jerome Williams pitched seven strong innings in his first start in two months and the San Francisco Giants jumped back into a tie for the wild-card lead by beating the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Thursday night.
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Albert Pujols's go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning lifts St. Louis to a 4-2 victory over San Diego, ending the Cardinals' seven game skid.
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Stephen Drew homered to help the Arizona Diamondbacks overcome a horrendous third inning and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 Saturday night to take a two-game lead in the NL West over San Diego.
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Albert Pujols hit his first home run in 10 games to help the St. Louis Cardinals end their second eight-game losing streak of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
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Trevor Hoffman earned his 477th career save to pull within one of tying Lee Smith's all-time record and Mike Cameron hit a two-run triple for the San Diego Padres, who beat Arizona 3-1 Thursday night to keep their slim lead atop the NL West.
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Jerome Williams pitched seven solid innings in his first start in two months to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Padres 4-1 in San Diego on Thursday.
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Adrian Gonzalez&#039;s second home run of the game, a three-run shot in San Diego&#039;s four-run seventh inning, led the Padres to an 8-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.
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A little offense went a long way with David Wells on the mound. The Boomer pitched shutout ball for the first time this year, holding Florida to five hits in 6 2-3 innings and leading the San Diego Padres over the Florida Marlins 4-2 Monday night.
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The San Diego Padres moved above the Arizona Diamondbacks at the top of the National League West with a 3-1 home victory over their division rivals on Wednesday.
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Ryan Klesko singled in the go-ahead run with none out in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres beat St. Louis 7-3 Monday night to keep alive their slim playoff hopes and end the Cardinals' nine-game winning streak.
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SAN DIEGO David Wells led San Diego past St. Louis this afternoon 10-to-5. He pitched seven strong innings and even drove in two runs as the Padres bolstered their wild card chances.
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The San Diego Padres lost a home run and a nasty argument during a combative 11th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. What they didn't lose was a game they appeared to have little chance of winning until the ninth inning. Mike Cameron hit a go-ahead homer in the 11th inning after tying it with a run-scoring double in the ninth, and the Padres overcame a disputed call taking away a home run in a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
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Jim Edmonds and Albert Pujols had two hits and an RBI each and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Saturday night, snapping Tim Hudson's nine-game winning streak.