One player that has come out of nowhere to contribute is David Morgan, and he is poised to make an impact coming out of the bullpen. The right-hander has spent four seasons in the Friars’ farm system. Morgan struck out 143 batters (10.5 K9) and walked 43 of them (3.1 BB9) in his minor league career.

Masyn Winn drove in two runs, Willson Contreras had two hits and scored twice and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Friday night.

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Following three individually successful years with the Tigers, catcher Jake Bold will try to take his talents to the big leagues after signing with the San Diego Padres.

Padres first. Fernando Tatis walks. Luis Arraez singles to right field. Fernando Tatis to third. Manny Machado doubles to center field. Luis Arraez scores. Fernando Tatis scores. Throwing error

A year later, the Padres find themselves in slightly better standing. They are 55-49, one game ahead of their 54-50 record last July 24. They are also entering dangerous territory. The wins and losses tell a story of year-over-year improvement. The recent trend lines do not.

Ever since they joined MLB as an expansion team in 1969, the San Diego Padres have struggled when they have visited the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

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