Overview
- Miles Mikolas scattered seven hits over five scoreless innings without issuing a walk as he earned his second win since May
- Relievers Steven Matz, Phil Maton and JoJo Romero blanked San Diego before Ryan Helsley secured his 21st save
- Willson Contreras was hit by a Nick Pivetta pitch in the second inning, triggering warnings for both teams before Yohel Pozo’s groundout produced the first run
- The Padres collected 11 hits but stranded nine runners, suffering their fourth straight defeat and slipping in the wild-card standings
- St. Louis leads the series 2-0 and will send Matthew Liberatore to the mound Saturday against Randy Vásquez in an effort to complete the sweep