Manny Machado delivers a 10th-inning walk-off for San Diego Padres
Manny Machado hit a sacrifice fly that scored Ramón Laureano in the 10th, and the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on May 10, 2026. Walker Buehler allowed 2 runs over 6 innings.
By Gamebook Baseball Desk
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The San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on May 10, 2026. Manny Machado hit a sacrifice fly that scored Ramón Laureano in the 10th, with nobody out, and Ramón Laureano scored the winning run.
The road to extra innings
The game was tied 0-0 when Jordan Walker hit a two-run home run in the 4th, putting the Cardinals ahead 2-0.
The San Diego Padres put runs on the board in 2 of their 10 innings at bat. The biggest was a 2-run 9th. The staff worked 10 innings and kept the St. Louis Cardinals scoreless in 9 of them. The San Diego Padres finished with 3 runs and a 1-run margin.
The first turn for the San Diego Padres
The Padres trailed 2-0 when Nick Castellanos hit a two-run home run in the 9th, tying the game at 2-2.
Padres' bats
Manny Machado collected 0 hits across 4 at-bats with 1 RBI. Nick Castellanos went 1-for-2 with 1 run, 1 home run, and 2 RBIs. Xander Bogaerts finished 2-for-4 with 1 run and 1 double. Jackson Merrill had 1 hit in 2 at-bats with 3 walks. The San Diego Padres got 4 hits from 3 batters. They also drew 7 walks. 2 hits went for extra bases.
Machado finished the game batting .191 for the season, with 6 home runs, 20 RBIs and a .647 OPS. Cardinals hitter Jordan Walker collected 1 hit across 4 at-bats with 1 run, 1 home run, and 2 RBIs.
Padres' pitchers
Over 6 innings, Walker Buehler used 89 pitches, allowing 3 hits and 2 runs, striking out 2. 5 pitchers combined for the San Diego Padres' 10 innings on 144 pitches, allowing 3 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts.
Cardinals starter Kyle Leahy worked 5 innings on 95 pitches, allowing 2 hits and no runs, walking 4 and striking out 5.
The standings
Through May 10, 2026, the San Diego Padres stood 24-16, 1st in the division. The Padres ranked 3rd in the league with a .600 winning percentage.
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