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May 7, 2026 · NL West

St. Louis Cardinals vs San Diego Padres

May 7, 2026Petco ParkPartly Cloudy 64°F · 7 mph, L To R
AWAY
St. Louis Cardinals
22-15
2
vs
HOME
San Diego Padres
22-15
1

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Xander Bogaerts Xander Bogaerts singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Manny Machado scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd. STL 0, SD 1
T4 Alec Burleson Alec Burleson homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. STL 1, SD 1
T7 Masyn Winn Masyn Winn triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Nick Castellanos. Jordan Walker scores. STL 2, SD 1

Box score

  123456789 R
STL 000100100 2
SD 100000000 1

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Cardinals AWAY 2

Matthew Liberatore started for Cardinals, leaving with the game tied 1–1.

workload · innings pitched
  • Matthew Liberatore Starter 6.0 81 1 6 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Liberatore threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 76% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 27 33% 1 3 6 12 5
    Changeup 18 22% 1 4 2 7 4
    Curveball 16 20% 3 2 4 7 0
    Slider 15 19% 4 1 6 3 1
    Sinker 3 4% 0 0 3 0 0
    Cutter 2 2% 0 0 0 0 2
  • George Soriano Setup 1.0 12 0 1 HLD
  • JoJo Romero Setup 1.0 7 0 1 HLD
  • Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 10 0 1 SV
Padres HOME 1

Michael King started for Padres, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Bradgley Rodriguez took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Michael King Starter 6.0 86 1 6
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael King threw
    CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 62% 4.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Changeup 24 28% 8 0 2 7 7
    Sinker 23 27% 4 9 1 7 2
    Sweeper 23 27% 4 3 2 13 1
    Four-Seam Fastball 15 17% 1 1 6 4 3
    Slider 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
  • Bradgley Rodriguez Middle 1.0 17 1 2 L
  • Wandy Peralta Middle 1.0 14 0 0
  • Jason Adam Setup 1.0 23 0 0

Where the game turned

1 run Top 7th · off Rodriguez
  • Winn 3B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
JJ Wetherholt 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .236 .355 .421 .776
Iván Herrera DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .242 .402 .409 .811
Alec Burleson 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .270 .350 .461 .811 HR (6)
Jordan Walker RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .309 .383 .588 .971 2 2B
Nolan Gorman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 .221 .290 .377 .667
Masyn Winn SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .264 .343 .372 .715 3B
Nathan Church LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .274 .419 .693
Pedro Pagés C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .267 .361 .628
Victor Scott II CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .194 .255 .247 .502
HOME · SD
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Jackson Merrill CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .230 .296 .374 .670
Miguel Andujar DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .305 .333 .484 .817
Manny Machado 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .202 .313 .355 .668
Fernando Tatis Jr. 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 .252 .318 .304 .622
Xander Bogaerts SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .277 .356 .454 .810
Ramón Laureano LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .230 .308 .413 .721
Ty France 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .311 .534 .845
Nick Castellanos RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .183 .224 .282 .506
Rodolfo Durán C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Pitching lines

AWAY · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Matthew Liberatore 6.0 3 1 1 3 6 0 81 4.07 W
George Soriano 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.31 HLD
JoJo Romero 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.50 HLD
Riley O'Brien 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.00 SV
HOME · SD
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Michael King 6.0 1 1 1 2 6 1 86 2.76
Bradgley Rodriguez 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 17 1.93 L
Wandy Peralta 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 3.18
Jason Adam 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 1.64

Manager comparison

AWAY · STL
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.2 R
HOME · SD
Craig Stammen
Lineup 1.5 R Bunts 0.6 R IBBs 0.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · STL
5-5 W2 -6 run diff
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HOME · SD
5-5 W1 +6 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with STL listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.