The Cardinal received five-plus scoreless innings from Miles Mikolas in a 3-0 shutout of the Padres on Friday night at Busch Stadium.

The Padres have dropped three consecutive games, losing two straight and the series to the Marlins, then the opener to the Cardinals. St. Louis won 9-7 as Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan hit three-run homers in a six-run second inning to pull ahead.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Nick Pivetta (10-2, 2.81 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 127 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (5-7, 5.20 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 69 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres look to end their three-game losing streak with a win against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Padres fans are severely worried for Yu Darvish after the veteran made another disastrous start, this time in a 9-7 loss vs. the Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals are trying to regain traction in the National League wild-card race after enduring a lengthy slide.

St. Louis Cardinals first base Willson Contreras (40) gets into an altercation with San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta (27)during the second inning at a MLB game against the San