The Padres won Sunday against the Cardinals, 9-2 to earn a split of their four-game series. Manny Machado picked up four of San Diego’s 16 hits on the afternoon. The Padres have rallied to pull to within four games of the Dodgers in the National League West.

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The San Diego Padres lost their second consecutive game against the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0. The benches cleared in the bottom of the second inning after start

The drama unfolded in the ninth inning of the Padres’ recent game against the Dodgers, when Tatis was hit on the hand by a pitch — his third time being plunked by Los Angeles this season.

In his 10 games in July, Robert has had 33 at-bats with 12 hits, eight runs scored, one double, two home runs, eight RBIs, three stolen bases, five walks, and six strikeouts. He also had a .364 batting average and 1.023 OPS in July.

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The Padres found themselves in a familiar place Sunday after a 2-1 loss to the Phillies. They had not gained ground. They had not lost any.

Its Thursday, July 24 and the Padres (55-47) are in St. Louis to open a series against the Cardinals (52-51). Yu Darvish is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Sonny Gray for St. Louis.