The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres are in the fight for the final National League wild- card slot. They are facing ...

Manny Machado hit two homers and drove in three runs for the San Diego Padres, who beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night to extend their season-high winning streak to eight games.

NOTES: The Padres improved to 24-9 against the NL Central. … The Cardinals recalled five players from Triple-A Memphis, a day after that team was swept in the PCL playoffs. … ...

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take on the St. Louis Cardinals after Luis Arraez had four hits against the Cardinals on Wednesday. St. Louis is 35-32 at home and 66-67 overall.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres are looking to keep their three-game win streak alive when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals. St. Louis is 65-67 overall and 34-32 in home games.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres start a three-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. San Diego went 82-80 overall and 44-37 at home a season ago.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the San Diego Padres to begin a four-game series. St. Louis has a 65-65 record overall and a 34-30 record in home games.

The Padres have been without Joe Musgrove all season and are currently without Michael King. To make matters worse, Dylan Cease has struggled, going 3-7 with a 4.53 ERA in 17 starts.

So, that's a good start to my career with this rivalry.” There’s plenty of historical rivalries in MLB. There’s the Red Sox -Yankees, Dodgers-Giants and Cardinals-Cubs to name a few. While bitterness ...