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Padres vs Cardinals
6:45 PM CT - June 15, 2026
Busch Stadium - St. Louis, MO
Watch: Padres - Padres.TV/Cardinals - Cardinals.TV
Listen: Padres - KWFN 97.3, XEMO 860/Cardinals - KMOX 1120 AM,104.1 FM

This will be the 527th matchup of the Padres and Cardinals. The Cardinals lead the all time series with a record of 307-219.

The St. Louis Cardinals open a three-game series at home against the San Diego Padres on Monday.

San Diego is 37-33 overall and 18-14 in road games. The Padres have a 23-1 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

St. Louis has gone 19-16 in home games and 38-31 overall. The Cardinals have a 31-6 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

This is the fifth meeting of the teams this season; they split a 4 game series in San Diego earlier this year.

LAST 10 GAMES

Padres: 5-5, .227 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored by two runs

Cardinals: 7-3, .282 batting average, 4.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs

Taking 2 of 3 secures the tie breaker.

Media outlets were reporting Giolito as the starter but the team just posted Wandy Peralta so it is likely a bullpen game. It is amazing how a major league team can have no clue who is going to start their games.

Lovely evening weather for baseball, both for tarps-on and tarps-off types.

I will go on the record and say I would prefer a win.