San Diego Padres (56-49, second in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (54-52, fourth in the NL Central) St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Stephen Kolek (3-5, 4.28 ERA, 1.32 WHIP,

Randy Vásquez and Mike Shildt’s Four Horsemen rode to the rescue. On a surprisingly (somewhat) pleasant July evening at Busch Stadium, the San Diego Padres got a much-needed victory the same way they got their only other victory this week.

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

Despite being three games over .500 and in the mix for a wild card spot in the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals are looking to take advantage of the number of contending teams seeking bullpen help prior to the trade deadline.

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.

San Diego Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller has made it clear he wants to acquire more offense before the trade deadline.

Padres fans are severely worried for Yu Darvish after the veteran made another disastrous start, this time in a 9-7 loss vs. the Cardinals.

Hit batter, error, walks, misplays are costly; Padres will have to win next two games to avoid losing record on road trip