>>Cardinals Fall To Padres
(St. Louis, MO) — The Cardinals managed just four hits during a 4-1 loss to the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium. Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth to drive in the Cardinals’ only run. Adam Wainwright was charged with his tenth loss despite giving up just one run in six innings.
The Cardinals had an opportunity to blow the game open but stranded the bases loaded in the fourth inning when Andrew Knizer and Jordan Walker both struck out after San Diego starter Blake Snell had walked two to load the bases.
St. Louis remains in last place in the NL Central at 56-and-76. Zack Thompson starts for the Cards against San Diego tonight.
>>Nootbaar, Helsley Returning Soon
(St. Louis, MO) — The Cardinals might be getting a pair of star players back on the roster by the end of this week. Reliever Ryan Helsley is expected to be activated from the 15-day injured list tomorrow, while outfielder Lars Nootbaar will begin a rehab stint and could be back by Friday. Helsley is dealing with right forearm tightness, and Nootbaar hasn’t played since August 16th after fouling a ball of his groin. Helsley is 3-and-4 with seven saves and a 3.24 ERA in 22 games this season. Nootbaar is hitting .283 with 12 home runs and 39 RBI in 90 appearances.
