The Padres take on the Cardinals, with Nick Pivetta & Miles Mikolas getting the starts. Analysis centers on their recent performances.

It took just one inning to spark the St. Louis Cardinals to a decisive victory against San Diego and out of their recent doldrums at the plate.

Its Thursday, July 24 and the Padres (55-47) are in St. Louis to open a series against the Cardinals (52-51). Yu Darvish is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Sonny Gray for St. Louis.

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin isn't focused on the number 10. That's the magic number for the Padres, and any combination of 10 San Diego wins and/or Milwaukee Brewers losses will clinch a ...

Jay, a member of two World Series teams and five consecutive playoff clubs for the Cardinals, was 16 for his first 60 (.267) before Thursday night with the Padres, where he has been their leadoff man.

The unpredictability of day-to-day MLB action brings some great opportunity to back underdogs in MLB betting. The Saturday MLB schedule features some intriguing options, including the Yankees, who are slight +109 underdogs to the Phillies in a standalone afternoon matchup at 1:05 p.

What transpires this weekend could potentially shape a wild-card race that is all but sure to come down to the final day of the season.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Jaime Garcia pitched seven strong innings May 21 in the cardinals' 4-3 win over San Diego. (Photo by Chris Lee / clee@post ...