Snell brilliant for 7, Padres beat Pujols, Cardinals 1-0 September 22 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink SAN DIEGO (AP) Blake Snell held St. Louis hitle s until Albert Pujols beat the shift for a single with two outs in the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leading Cardinals 1-0 on Wednesday night. Snell (8-9 Liam Hendriks Jersey ) allowed two hits in seven innings on 117 pitches and struck out 13 to tie his career high. The left-hander's brilliant effort carried the Padres to their fifth straight win and extended the rotation's scorele s streak to 27 2/3 innings. The Padres have shut out the Cardinals in the first two games of the Oakland Athletics Jersey three-game series, keeping Pujols at 698 career homers.San Diego stayed 1 1/2 games ahead of Philadelphia for the NLs second wild-card spot.The left-handed Snell had shut down Pujols and the Cardinals into the seventh, retiring the slugger twice and i suing just two walks. But with the Padres shifting the right-handed Pujols, the 42-year-old slugger drove a ball through the wide-open right side of the infield for an easy hit on a 3-1 pitch, Snell's Reggie Jackson Jersey 107th of the game. Juan Yepez followed with a single before Snell struck out Paul DeJong to tie his career-high of 13.Josh Hader pitched a perfect ninth for his 34th save. The Padres took a 1-0 lead when Austin Nola singled in Kim Ha-seong with two outs in the second against Miles Mikolas. Josh Bell was thrown out earlier in the inning trying to score on a grounder to shortstop. Mikolas (11-13) allowed an unearned run on three hits in six innings, struck out six and walked two.SOTO'S WALKSSan Diego's Juan Soto walked leading off the Sonny Gray Jersey eighth, becoming the first player since 1906 to walk 500 times before turning 24.UP NEXTCardinals RHP Jack Flaherty (0-1, 5.09 ERA) and Padres RHP Joe Musgrove (10-7, 3.16) are scheduled to start in the series finale Thursday afternoon. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic St. Louis Cardinals Blake Snell National League Major League Baseball San Diego Padres Miles Mikolas Paul DeJong Josh Hader Juan Soto Austin Nola Josh Bell Santiago Casilla Jersey Jack Flaherty Joe Musgrove Blake Snell Albert Pujols San Diego Padres St. Louis Cardinals share Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 18 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 54 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 54 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ducks bring Dave Henderson Jersey losing streak into game against the Hurricanes The Anaheim Ducks aim to end their six-game losing streak when they play the Carolina Hurricanes 55 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Blackhawks face the Metropolitan Division-leading Devils The Chicago Blackhawks face the top-ranked team in the Metropolitan Division, the New Jersey Devils 55 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS