Game Summary

Padres put up 4 early runs against McGreevy, capped by long Merrill HR. As he finds his footing, the Cardinals find their offense. Powered by Pages impressive 3-run HR, plus an RBI double by Winn puts eight runs on the Padres. Three good bullpen innings seals the deal, 8-5.

Pre-Game Notes

I love Petco Park. Sold out crowd tonight. Right behind home plate, row 16 PCL section.

Mathews pitched well last night at AAA.

Nootbar activated for tonight.

Fermin down.

Line-up (and roster) machinations

McGreevy on the mound for the Cardinals. Vasquez for Padres.

Nootbar in right tonight!

The Game Summary

A night game, so will just hit the summary parts with observations and not so much the score card annotations.

The Padres put up runs in the first three innings. A combination

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