The Cardinals faced three former/current All-Star pitchers each of the last three games and (predictably) lost all three, scoring one run against the combo of Aaron Nola, Zack Wheeler, and Blake Snell. Tonight, they got Seth Lugo.
Could that mean a break for this stagnant Cardinals offense? Read on — or just look at the title — to find out.
Here are tonight’s lineups for the Padres and Cardinals:
Padres:
- Ha-Seong Kim, 2B
- Juan Soto, LF
- Manny Machado, DH
- Fernando Tatis, RF
- Xander Bogaerts, SS
- Garrett Cooper, 1B
- Luis Campusano, C
- Matthew Batten, 3B
- Jose Azocar, CF
Seth Lugo - SP
And the Cardinals:
- Richie Palacios, CF
- Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
- Nolan Gorman, 2B
- Nolan Arenado, 3B
- Willson Contreras, C
- Alec Burleson, DH
- Tyler O’Neill, LF
- Jordan Walker, RF
- Masyn Winn, SS
Zack Thompson - SP
Thompson wasn’t efficient and fell into a lot of deep counts in this one, surpassing 90 pitches in the fourth inning and causing Oli Marmol to lean on Casey Lawrence for nearly four full innings of long relief.