The San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals battled in the first game of their four-game set. The Padres needed a win as they lost

Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras hit three-run homers in the second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 9-7 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series. Willson had with four RBIs and Donovan finished with three hits.

The 19 members of San Diego’s 2025 Draft class are officially Padres. The team announced on Thursday that it has signed its entire 19-player Draft class -- plus 11 non-drafted free agents. Left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft headlined that class at No.

The San Diego Padres face the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a 4-game set at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Thursday.

Cardinals hit three home runs, including a pair of three-run homers off Yu Darvish in the second inning, to win high-scoring series opener

Ever since they joined MLB as an expansion team in 1969, the San Diego Padres have struggled when they have visited the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Padres first. Fernando Tatis singles to left field. Luis Arraez doubles. Fernando Tatis scores. Manny Machado strikes out swinging. Jackson Merrill singles to right field. Luis Arraez scores.

Seen as one of the finest pitchers on the San Diego Padres, Dylan Cease has not lived up to expectations this season. The 29-year-old has a 3-10 record with an underwhelming 4.

Following a six-run inning powered by three-run homers from Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras, the Cardinals bullpen combined to keep the Padres scoreless for four innings in a 9-7 win.

Jesús Sánchez hit a two-run homer and 2022 NL Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara pitched seven innings with four strikeouts as the Marlins beat the Padres 3-2.