Tatis redeems himself, getting the Padres back in the win column

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 09: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres reacts after hitting an RBI single during the fifth inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Petco Park on May 09, 2026 in San Diego, California.

(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) | Getty Images The San Diego Padres really needed a win. They’d take it any way that they could get it, eking out a 4-2 win over the St.

Louis Cardinals after failing to score a single run in 21 consecutive innings until Ty France’s fifth inning home run. It was all the runs that they would need, with starter Randy Vásquez pitching five solid innings of one-run ball and Jeremiah Estrada, Jason Adam and Mason Miller each pitching scoreless appearances in relief. However, Adrian Morejon did allow a run in 2/3 of an inning in the top of the eighth.

Miller regained the MLB lead in saves by pitching his 12th of the season. He was briefly tied for the lead with Cards closer Riley O’Brien and Cade Smith of the Cleveland Guardians. Miller pitched a four-out save for just the second time this season, and struggled with command in the ninth inning, issuing back-to-back walks to the first two batters.