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Matthew Liberatore (2-1) yielded three hits and three walks over
six innings with six strikeouts for St. Louis. His bullpen gave
up one hit while facing the minimum nine batters, with Riley
O’Brien pitching the ninth for his 11th save in 13
opportunities.
After starter Michael King pitched six innings of one-hit ball
for San Diego, Walker led off the seventh against rookie
Bradgley Rodriguez (0-2) with a double off the wall. Walker
scored when Nick Castellanos tried and failed to make a diving
catch on Winn’s tailing fly to right field.
Xander Bogaerts drove in a run in the first inning for the
Padres, who opened a four-game series with their sixth loss in
their last eight home games. San Diego has dropped six of nine
overall.
King issued two walks and struck out six, but Burleson pulled a
changeup out to right in the fourth.
Manny Machado drew a two-out walk and eventually scored on
Bogaerts' check-swing single in the first.
Padres catcher Rodolfo Durán made his major league debut after
spending parts of 12 seasons in the minors, going 0 for 3.
The 28-year-old Durán ripped a 380-foot drive in the sixth with
a 107.9 mph exit velocity, but Victor Scott II caught it in deep
center field. Durán then threw out Scott in the eighth when he
tried to steal second.
Up next
Griffin Canning (0-0, 1.80 ERA) makes his second start for the
Padres after a solid five-inning debut. The Cards counter with
Michael McGreevy (2-2, 2.52), who grew up an hour north of Petco
Park in San Clemente, California.
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