Cardinals Improve MLB-Best Road Record After Key Throw by Pedro Pagés
The Cardinals improved to 12-5 away from Busch Stadium for MLB's best road winning percentage after beating the Padres 2-1 on Thursday night.
Roundtable Sports writer John Denton discusses the Cardinals' 2-1 win over the Padres on Thursday night. In a crisp, two-hour, 25-minute pitching duel where the smallest of details made the biggest of differences, catcher Pedro Pagés had arguably the play of the game in yet another narrow road victory for the St. Louis Cardinals.
With the Cardinals nursing a one-run lead in the seventh inning, Pagés made a perfect throw to second base to nail Fernando Tatis for his MLB-leading ninth caught stealing of the season. Pagés’ play, combined with stellar starting from Matthew Liberatore and another strong closing effort from Riley O’Brien allowed the Cardinals to beat the Padres 2-1 at San Diego’s Petco Park. The Cardinals improved to 12-5 away from Busch Stadium, giving them MLB’s best winning percentage (.
706) on the road this season. The Cards also won their eighth one-run game, which is tied for the most in the big leagues in 2026. Burly blast ties it up!
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