San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals — MLB Box Score, Tuesday, June 16, 2026
SDSan Diego Padres
37-35
FINAL
2
·3
STLSt. Louis Cardinals
40-31
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · Busch Stadium · 29,604 · 2:43
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| STL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching Decisions
San Diego Padres
Losing Pitcher: L
Scoring Summary
Blaze Jordan doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Gavin Sheets. Lars Nootbaar scores.
0-1Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Samad Taylor. Blaze Jordan scores.
0-2Ty France singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Samad Taylor scores. Ty France out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Nathan Church to catcher Iván Herrera to shortstop Masyn Winn.
1-2Lars Nootbaar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Iván Herrera scores.
1-3Jackson Merrill doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores.
2-3Key Stats
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About this game
On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the San Diego Padres traveled to face the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Attendance was reported at 29,604.
The St. Louis Cardinals took the win, 3–2, over the San Diego Padres. Andre Pallante led all scorers with W (winning pitcher). Full quarter-by-quarter scoring and team stats are above.
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