The Cardinals made franchise history they haven't achieved in 82 years following their shutout win over the Padres on Friday.

The Padres’ only saving grace in their current position is they began the second half in a better spot than they did last year, when they were just one game over .500. These Padres were 52-44 before splitting their first six games after the break, at the Nationals and Marlins, and then dropping the first two games in St. Louis.

Cardinals catcher Wilson Contreras was hit on the arm by a 93.7 mph fastball from Padres starter Nick Pivetta. Contreras immediately began shouting at Pivetta,

Can’t put this one on the offense. Seven runs will win a game almost 90% of the time in the major leagues. A sweaty Thursday night did not work out that way for the Padres, as their offense found some potency but their pitchers threw too many pitches that found the seats and the Cardinals outlasted them,

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Padres’ 3-0 loss to Cardinals is a rarity in many ways; Nick Pivetta has thoughts on Willson Contreras and baseball having gone ‘soft’