Castellanos hits tying homer in 9th and Machado delivers in 10th as
Padres rally past Cardinals 3-2
[May 11, 2026]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a tying, two-run homer with two
outs in the ninth inning and Manny Machado delivered a sacrifice fly in
the 10th to rally the San Diego Padres past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2
on Sunday.
Walker Buehler pitched six solid innings for the Padres, who earned a
split of the four-game series and pulled into a tie with the rival Los
Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West. |
San Diego Padres' Nick Castellanos, right, celebrates his two-run home
run with teammate Xander Bogaerts (2) during the ninth inning of a
baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, May 10, 2026, in
San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) |
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Jordan Walker launched a two-run homer for St. Louis in the
fourth. Kyle Leahy allowed only two hits in five shutout
innings.
Xander Bogaerts singled against Cardinals closer Riley O'Brien
leading off the ninth. O’Brien struck out the next two batters
and got ahead 0-2 on Castellanos, who then worked the count full
and drove the ninth pitch he saw, a 98 mph sinker, to left field
for his second home run in his first season with San Diego.
Adrian Morejon (3-1) retired pinch-hitter José Fermín on a popup
with two on to end the top of the 10th.
In the bottom half, the Padres loaded the bases against Gordon
Graceffo (2-1) on an intentional walk to Jackson Merrill and a
free pass to Fernando Tatis Jr. that moved automatic runner
Ramón Laureano to third.
St. Louis brought in Fermín from left field to form a five-man
infield, and Machado hit a 299-foot fly to right. Laureano
scored with a headfirst slide ahead of Walker’s one-hop throw.
Up next
Cardinals: RHP Andre Pallante (3-3, 4.34 ERA) starts
Tuesday’s series opener against the Athletics.
Padres: RHP Matt Waldron (1-1, 7.71) pitches Tuesday against the
Milwaukee Brewers.
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