The San Diego Padres<\/a> avoided elimination as they rallied from a 6-2 deficit to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> 11-9 on Thursday night. The beginning of the game felt eerily similar to Game One for the Padres, but their bats came to life in the sixth inning, and they didn’t slow down.<\/p>\n A key reason for the Cardinals win in Game One was their quick start at the plate. They repeated this in Game Two by scoring four runs in the first two innings. As a result, they chased Padres starter Zach Davies<\/a><\/strong> from the game after the second inning. This could have a huge impact for San Diego in Game Three, due to their bullpen having to pitch 13 2\/3 innings between the first two games.<\/p>\n Catcher Yadier Molina<\/a><\/strong> got things going in the first inning with a two-out, two-strike single to right field to give his team a 1-0 lead. In the second inning, St. Louis got an RBI single from center fielder Harrison Bader<\/a><\/strong> and a two-run homer from second baseman Kolten Wong<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The @Cardinals<\/a> have come out swingin’. #Postseason<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/D0yleMt3bt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) October 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nCardinals Strike First (Again)<\/h3>\n
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