The St. Louis Cardinals opened their home series against San Diego with a 3-0 victory over the Padres on Monday night at Busch Stadium. Dustin May delivered the strongest performance of his Cardinals tenure, taking a perfect game into the seventh inning before completing a one-hit shutout with nine strikeouts. The outing marked May’s first career complete game and shutout.
St. Louis received all the run support it needed from Jimmy Crooks, who drove in two runs with a double in the fourth inning, while Alec Burleson added an RBI double in the fifth. The Cardinals improved to 39-31 on the season and have now won eight of their last eleven games.
The series continues tonight at Busch Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Central. Andre Pallante is expected to start for St. Louis, while San Diego is set to send right-hander Michael King to the mound. The series finale is Wednesday afternoon at 1:15 before the Cardinals travel to Kansas City for a four-game weekend series against the Royals beginning Thursday night.
In All-Star news, fan voting remains open through June 25. Nine Cardinals are featured on the 2026 ballot, including Alec Burleson, Jordan Walker, Masyn Winn, Iván Herrera, and J.J. Wetherholt. The complete All-Star rosters will be announced on July 4, with the game scheduled for July 14 in Philadelphia.