Dustin May’s Great Start, Bad Ending as Padres Beat Cardinals 4-2
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 09: Dustin May #3 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches during the first inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on May 09, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M.
Haffey/Getty Images) | Getty Images Dustin May had a great start to the game not allowing a hit to the San Diego Padres until the bottom of the 5th inning, but that’s when the wheels came off the no-hit wagon. The Padres would eventually outslug the Cardinals 4-2 Saturday night. The bats of both the St.
Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres were quiet until the top of the 4th inning when Jordan Walker and Nolan Gorman hit back-to-back singles. After Masyn Winn hit into a double play, Nathan Church belted a gap double to left center to score Walker and give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Dustin May ’s strong start did not end well.
He didn’t allow a hit until the bottom of the 5th inning, but that first hit left the park as Ty France tied the game with his solo blast. May then walked the next batter Song. Fermin singled moving Song up to second base.
Two batters later, Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a bloop single that scored both runners giving the Padres a 3-1 lead. Dustin May did give the Cardinals a quality start by definition as he completed 6 innings allowing only 3 hits, but only 2 earned runs as Fermin had advanced to second on a passed ball against Pedro Pagés .