ST. LOUIS CARDINALS NEWS

Andre Pallante - Snags win Pallante (4-1) allowed a hit in a scoreless inning and earned the win Wednesday over the Padres.

Impact Pallante erased the hit with a double play, keeping the Cardinals within a run of the Padres in the ninth inning. Tommy Edman then delivered a walk-off two-run home run. This was just the fifth scoreless outing in 12 appearances in August for Pallante, who has still held onto a somewhat high-leverage role despite his lackluster recent performance. The right-hander has a 5.13 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 39:24 K:BB with 11 holds and five blown saves over 54.1 innings this season. With Ryan Helsley (forearm) nearing a return, Pallante could soon find himself in more of a middle-relief role.

AUGUST 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tommy Edman's clutch series shows why Cardinals are counting on him for 2024 The Cardinals will make plenty of changes this offseason, but expect Edman to stick: "He's extremely important to the core of our group."

AUGUST 31, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Miles Mikolas - Guts out quality start Mikolas did not factor into the decision Wednesday, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings against the Padres. He struck out two.

Impact The Padres got an early jump on Mikolas, scoring three runs in the first two innings, before the veteran right-hander settled in to blank San Diego over his final four frames, allowing just two more hits. It's the first quality start for Mikolas since Aug. 8 -- he struggled to an 8.47 ERA over his previous three outings (17 innings). Overall, he's 6-10 with a 4.66 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 112:33 K:BB across 29 starts (164.1 innings) this season. Mikolas will be looking for his first win since July 17 in his next outing, currently lined up as a tough road matchup in Atlanta.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tommy Edman plays hero again as Cardinals top Padres Tommy Edman hit a game-ending two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to push to the St.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Tommy Edman plays hero again as Cardinals top Padres Tommy Edman hit a game-ending two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to push to the St.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Jordan Walker - Four hits, homer in win Walker went 4-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer in Wednesday's victory over San Diego.

Impact Walker got St. Louis on the board in the fourth inning, tying the game 3-3 with a three-run, 431-foot shot off Rich Hill. The rookie outfielder would log three more hits in the contest, winding up a triple shy of a cycle. Following an 0-for-8 stretch, Walker's now gone 7-for-10 with four RBI over his last three games. Overall, he's batting .267 with 12 homers, 39 RBI, 34 runs scored and a .766 OPS through 352 plate appearances this season.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tommy Edman - Three steals, homer in win Edman went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and three stolen bases in Wednesday's 5-4 victory over San Diego.

Impact After swiping three bags earlier in the contest, Edman played the hero in the ninth inning with a two-run, two-out walk-off homer off Josh Hader. The home run was Edman's 12th of the year, leaving him one shy of his career high set last season. He'd been slumping at the plate coming into Wednesday's contest, going just 4-for-23 (.174) in his previous six games. Overall, Edman's slash line sits at .241/.300/.413with 57 runs scored and 41 RBI across 417 plate appearances, while he improved to 20-for-22 in stolen base attempts on the campaign.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Edman's 2nd straight walk-off hit off Hader gives Cardinals 5-4 win

Tommy Edman hit a two-run homer off Josh Hader for his second walk-off hit in two days off the All-Star closer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat San Diego 5-4

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tommy Edman delivers another walk-off win as the Cardinals beat the Padres 5-4 Tommy Edman's walk-off home run gave the Cardinals the series win over the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • STLTODAY.COM

Tyler O'Neill - Dealing with more knee soreness O'Neill is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Padres due to knee discomfort, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Impact O'Neill has dealt with the knee issue off and on for the bulk of August. He is unavailable off the bench Wednesday, although it's unclear at this point whether his absence might extend into the weekend. Richie Palacios is in left field Wednesday.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Helsley - Eyeing Friday return Helsley (forearm) is on track to be activated from the 60-day injured list Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact Helsley had initially hoped to return Wednesday, but the Cardinals will hold off until rosters expand to make the move. The reliever has had multiple starts and stops as he works his way back from a right forearm strain, but his return is now imminent. It's possible Helsley works his way back into closing situations, although it probably wouldn't happen right away considering he's been sidelined since early June. JoJo Romero has been the primary closer for the Cards of late, with Giovanny Gallegos also in the mix.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tyler O'Neill - Taking seat Wednesday O'Neill is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Padres, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact It looks to be a routine day off for the hulking outfielder. With O'Neill getting a breather, Richie Palacios will patrol left field for the Cardinals.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Alec Burleson - Out against lefty Burleson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Impact He'll join fellow left-handed hitter Nolan Gorman on the bench with the Padres bringing southpaw Rich Hill to the bump in the series finale. Burleson could soon see his opportunities to play against right-handed pitching take a hit, too, as the Cardinals could get Lars Nootbaar (groin) back from the 10-day injured list as soon as this weekend.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nolan Gorman - Sits against lefty Gorman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Padres, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Impact With the Cardinals and Padres getting together for a day game after a night game and with southpaw Rich Hill on the bump for San Diego, the lefty-hitting Gorman will get a day off. Gorman is sitting for the first time since he returned Friday from the 10-day injured list. He went 1-for-12 with two walks and 10 strikeouts in his first four games back in action.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Dylan Carlson - Ramping up activities Carlson has upped his activity level recently after receiving a cortisone injection in his injured left ankle last week, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Impact Carlson is also coming back from an oblique strain, but a sprained ankle which he originally suffered back in May is the bigger concern at this point. Surgery on the ankle has not been ruled out, but the outfielder is still holding out hope for a late-season return. "We've been ramping up activity a little bit as far as just being able to do some basic movements, general activity, some squatting, different things like that, put some more strain on the body and see how it reacts," Carlson said.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Batten leads Padres against the Cardinals following 4-hit game

The San Diego Padres play the St. Louis Cardinals after Mat Batten had four hits on Tuesday in a 6-5 loss to the Cardinals

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

JoJo Romero - Collects fourth win Romero (4-1) earned the extra-inning win Tuesday over the Padres, allowing two hits while striking out three and walking none over two scoreless innings.

Impact Romero kept the game tied at 5-5 in the ninth and 10th innings before Tommy Edman's walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th. In August, Romero has gone more than one inning in six of his 10 appearances, allowing four runs over 14.1 frames with a 20:1 K:BB. He's earned a high-leverage role as the Cardinals' top left-handed reliever. Romero has a 3.34 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 40:9 K:BB, three saves and three holds over 35 innings this season.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cardinals vs. Padres Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 30

Preview the August 30 matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • DATA SKRIVE

Zack Thompson - Goes four innings in no-decision Thompson did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks over four innings against San Diego. He struck out three.

Impact Thompson's final line certainly could've been worse, as he was charged with just two earned runs despite allowing nine Padres to reach base over four innings. The 25-year-old southpaw hasn't allowed more than two earned runs through five starts since rejoining St. Louis' rotation, though he's yet to pitch more than five innings. Overall, he's 3-5 with a 3.92 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 47:18 K:BB across 39 innings this season. Thompson's currently in line for a tough road matchup with Atlanta in his next start.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Willson Contreras - Powers Cardinals in win Contreras went 2-for-4 with two homers, three RBI and a third run scored in Tuesday's victory over the Padres.

Impact Contreras cut the Cardinals' deficit to 4-3 with a solo homer off Seth Lugo in the sixth inning before tying the game in the eighth with a two-run blast off of Robert Suarez. The 31-year-old Contreras had gone 13 games without a homer prior to Tuesday's contest, batting just .186 (8-for-43) in that span. Overall, he's slashing .253/.348/.436 with 15 homers, 54 RBI, 46 runs scored and six stolen bases through 442 at-bats this season.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Willson Contreras homers twice as Cards top Padres in 10 Willson Contreras hit two homers, drove in three runs and scored three times as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the visiting San Diego Padres...

AUGUST 30, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Contreras homers twice to help Cardinals knock off Padres 6-5 in 10 innings

Willson Contreras homered twice, pinch-hitter Tommy Edman singled in the deciding run in the 10th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Tuesday night...

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Willson Contreras powers Cardinals back from brink, sets up a walk-off winner vs. Padres ST. LOUIS — Willson Contreras muscled the Cardinals out of their deep freeze and back into the game by creating more runs on his own than th...

AUGUST 30, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Richie Palacios - Batting leadoff Tuesday Palacios is starting in center field and batting leadoff Tuesday against the Padres.

Impact This is the first career leadoff opportunity for Palacios, who has posted an impressive .304/.333/.522 slash line in 24 plate appearances since the Cardinals called him up from Triple-A Memphis on Aug. 17. Tommy Edman is getting the day off.

AUGUST 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tommy Edman - Gets breather Tuesday Edman is not in the lineup Tuesday versus the Padres.

Impact Edman will grab a day of mental and physical rest after going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the Cardinals' loss to San Diego on Monday. Nolan Gorman is covering second base and batting third Tuesday as Richie Palacios patrols center field and hits leadoff. Masyn Winn will start at shortstop and bat ninth.

AUGUST 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE