SCOUTING REPORT • The Cardinals under manager Mike Matheny have only a 6-9 record at Petco Park. He is in his sixth season at the helm.
• Carlos Martinez and former Cardinals farmhand Luis Perdomo, both fireballers from the Dominican Republic, on Monday will reprise their Aug. 24 duel in St. Louis in which Martinez allowed one earned run in seven innings and Perdomo two in six. Both received a no-decision in a 4-3 Padres win.
• San Diego, after taking the last three games in a series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has a 38-32 record at home this season despite being 13 games under .