Donovan and Contreras hit 3-run HRs in 2nd inning, Cardinals beat Padres
9-7
[July 25, 2025]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras hit three-run
homers in the second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San
Diego Padres 9-7 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Willson had with four RBIs and Donovan finished with three hits. Iván
Herrera had three hits and two RBIs, including a solo homer in the
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St. Louis Cardinals Brendan Donovan (33), Masyn Winn and Jordan Walker,
right, celebrate a victory over the San Diego Padres in a baseball game
Thursday, July 24, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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Sonny Gray (10-4) gave up seven runs — six
earned — on 11 hits with five strikeouts in five innings. Ryan
Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth for his 20th save.
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado each had three hits for San
Diego. Tatis led off the third with a home run and Machado added
a two-run shot that made it 7-5.
Contreras drove in Donovan with a two-out double off San Diego
Starter Yu Darvish (0-3) in the first.
Victor Scott II drew a leadoff walk, stole second base and move
to third on a groundout and scored on Iván Herrera's single to
make it 8-5 in the fourth.
Gavin Sheets had an RBI groundout and Xander Bogaerts scored
when Bryce Johnson reached on a throwing error in the fifth.
Key moment
Jordan Walker singled and moved to second when Scott drew a
two-out walk before Donovan cleared the bases. Herrera singled
and Alec Burleson doubled before Contreras homered to make it
7-2 in the second.
Key stat
The Cardinals are 173-87 at home against San Diego. Their .665
win percentage is the third- best by one home team against any
visitor in MLB history, with a minimum of 100 games, according
to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Up next
San Diego's Nick Pivetta (10-2, 2.81 ERA) was scheduled to start
Friday against Miles Mikolas (5-7, 5.20).
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