Donovan and Contreras hit 3-run HRs in 2nd inning, Cardinals beat Padres 9-7

— Brendan Donovan and Willson Contreras hit three-run homers in the second inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 9-7 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Jul 24, 2025, 11:06 pm - AP
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STL
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S. Gray
win

S. Gray10-4

5.0 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 0 BB
Y. Darvish
loss

Y. Darvish0-3

3.1 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
R. Helsley
save

R. Helsley20

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

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1stArraez doubled to right, Tatis Jr. scored.10
1stMerrill singled to right, Arraez scored.20
1stContreras doubled to left, Donovan scored, Contreras to third.21
2ndDonovan homered to right (385 feet), Walker scored and Scott II scored.24
2ndContreras homered to left center (415 feet), Herrera scored and Burleson scored.27
3rdTatis Jr. homered to right center (402 feet).37
3rdMachado homered to center (408 feet), Arraez scored.57
4thHerrera singled to center, Scott II scored.58
5thSheets grounded out to shortstop, Merrill scored, Bogaerts to third.68
5thBogaerts scored on error, Johnson safe at first on throwing error by first baseman Contreras.78
6thHerrera homered to center (412 feet).79
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