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San Diego received several terrific starts from its deep rotation against St. Louis, including masterpieces from Clay Hensley and Chris Young, to win the season series over the Cards, 4-2. Chris Carpenter and Jeff Suppan -- the top two Redbirds starters -- struggled against San Diego.
May 26: Padres 7, Cardinals 1
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Hensley (eight innings) shut down the Cardinals offense. Suppan, hit by a sickness that wracked most of the team, permitted seven runs in six innings.
May 27: Cardinals 4, Padres 3
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In a wild finish, Yadier Molina picked Brian Giles off first base with two on and two outs in the ninth, giving Jason Isringhausen his 16th save in 18 chances.
May 28: Padres 10, Cardinals 8
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The Redbirds took a 6-2 lead into the bottom of the fifth off Jake Peavy, but the Padres responded with eight runs off Mark Mulder and Brad Thompson.
Sept. 25: Padres 6, Cardinals 5
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San Diego roughed up Suppan for five early runs and scored one off Brad Thompson in the seventh. Jim Edmonds hit a three-run homer in his return from post-concussion syndrome.
Sept. 26: Padres 7, Cardinals 5
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Trailing Carpenter and the Cardinals, 5-2, the Padres scored four in the seventh off the Redbirds ace, cutting the Cardinals' NL Central lead to 1 1/2 games.
Sept. 27: Cardinals 4, Padres 2
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Facing their eighth straight defeat, the Cardinals turned to Albert Pujols in the bottom of the eighth. El Hombre delivered a three-run homer off Cla Meredith, turning a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 victory.
Conor Nicholl is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
