San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals

38-35, 19-16 Away

Final

40-32, 21-17 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
F. Tatis Jr.RF	3-5	0	0	2	.284
S. TaylorLF	1-4	2	0	0	.343
J. MerrillCF	3-5	1	1	2	.213
M. Machado3B	1-3	1	0	1	.177
G. SheetsDH	1-4	0	0	0	.225
X. BogaertsSS	2-4	0	0	1	.226
T. France1B	0-5	0	0	0	.245
W. Wagner2B	1-3	1	0	0	.278
S. Song2B	1-1	1	0	0	.196
R. DuranC	1-4	0	0	0	.159

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
B. Rodriguez	1.0	1	0	0	1	17-12	2.10
G. Canning	4.1	4	1	3	2	77-47	6.64
K. Hart	1.2	0	0	0	1	11-8	4.43
J. Adam	1.0	0	0	0	0	12-7	1.71
A. Morejon	1.0	1	0	0	0	12-8	3.89

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Busch Stadium

2:15 AM, 18 June 2026

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 29,859

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - James Jean
First Base Umpire - Chris Segal
Second Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Third Base Umpire - Nic Lentz

Tatis and Merrill combine for 4 RBIs as the Padres beat the Cardinals 6-1

— Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill each drove in two runs and finished with three hits as the San Diego Padres avoided a series sweep with a 6-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.

Jun 18, 2026, 05:28 am - AP


SD
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	6	14	0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1

G. Canning1-5

4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

K. Leahy5-4

6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		SD	STL
1st	Machado hit sacrifice fly to right, Taylor scored.	1	0
4th	Bogaerts singled to right, Machado scored.	2	0
5th	Tatis Jr. doubled to center, Wagner scored.	3	0
5th	Burleson singled to right, Church scored, Herrera to second.	3	1
9th	Tatis Jr. singled to right, Song scored, Tatis Jr. out stretching at second. San Diego Padres challenged call on the field was upheld	4	1
9th	Merrill homered to right (423 feet), Taylor scored. challenged call on the field was upheld	6	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Padres
0
Cardinals
3

Game 1

16/6

Padres
2
Cardinals
3

Game 2

17/6

Padres
6
Cardinals
1

Game 3

18/6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	52	29	.642	-	W3
San Diego	42	37	.532	9	W3
Arizona	41	39	.513	10.5	W2
San Francisco	33	46	.418	18	W2
Colorado	32	49	.395	20	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	49	29	.628	-	W4
St. Louis	42	36	.538	7	L2
Chicago	43	37	.538	7	W3
Pittsburgh	40	40	.500	10	W1
Cincinnati	37	42	.468	12.5	L3

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San Diego Padres @ St. Louis Cardinals

Win Probability

Game Information

Tatis and Merrill combine for 4 RBIs as the Padres beat the Cardinals 6-1

G. Canning1-5

K. Leahy5-4

Scoring Summary

Inning

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