=== San Diego Padres Team Report - September 8 === (My Sportsbook) - The Padres dropped a 4-2 decision to the St. Louis Cardinals at PETCO Park on Tuesday night. San Diego will tangle with the Cardinals in the last of their three-game set today. Veteran lefthander David Wells will take the hill for San Diego this afternoon. Wells is unbeaten (3-0) over his past five starts, including a no- decision against Colorado last Friday. The southpaw gave up nine hits and five runs -- four earned -- over five innings, while fanning two and not walking anyone. Wells has gone to the mound three times against the Cardinals in his career, going 2-1 with a 2.63 ERA. Wells has not posted a victory at PETCO Park since July 4, when he held the Royals to four hits over six shutout innings. San Diego starter Jake Peavy (11-5) suffered the loss last night after allowing four runs -- three earned -- on eight hits with eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Peavy is now winless (0-2) in three career starts against the Cardinals. Phil Nevin belted a home run for the Padres, who remained 2 1/2 games behind the Cubs for the top spot in the NL wild card race. No San Diego hitter managed more than one hit in the contest. The Padres are just 35-36 at home this season, while St. Louis is 45-22 on the road. St. Louis has dominated this series, going 27-5 versus San Diego since the start of the 2000 season. |
