The Padres bats jumped out early, with five runs in the first two innings. That proved to not be enough on the night, as the St. Louis Cardinals jumped back with six runs total in the fifth and sixth innings to win 6-5.
Starters Randy Wolf and Todd Wellemeyer were ineffective in their outings, both giving up all of the other teams runs.
Edgar Gonzalez had a big three run homer with two outs in the second that at the time put the Padres up 5-0. Gonzalez had two hits and two runs in the game.
Albert Pujols had a 3-4 game with four RBI’s in the game. Rick Ankiel had the RBI that proved to be the difference when he drove in Pujols after he had hit a three run double in the sixth.