Among all their potential attributes, the Cardinals felt they always could count on their defense. That was true until the seventh inning Friday night when two throwing miscues led to two San Diego runs as the Padres stretched their lead to 3-0 in the third and decisive game in the National League wild-card series at Petco Park
Trailing 1-0 entering the inning as eight different pitchers held the Cardinals scoreless, the Cardinals had poor throws by both Gold Glove second baseman Kolten Wong and by third baseman Tommy Edman.
The Padres had only one hit in the inning, a leadoff single by Jake Cronenworth off Alex Reyes.