St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dustin May threw a one-hit, complete-game shutout Monday night as St. Louis beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 in MLB play at Busch Stadium, according to ESPN's scoreboard, summary and video listing.
ESPN's box score credited May with nine innings, one hit, one walk and nine strikeouts on 101 pitches, 69 for strikes. The result moved through as a final on the ESPN scoreboard for gameId 401815770.
May Loses No-Hit Bid In The Seventh
May carried the shutout himself. ESPN's video feed listed Manny Machado breaking up the no-hit bid in the seventh inning, and the box score shows Machado as the only San Diego batter with a hit.
San Diego's listed batting order went 1-for-27 with one walk and nine strikeouts. Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill, Gavin Sheets, Xander Bogaerts, Will Wagner, Ty France, Sung-Mun Song and Rodolfo Duran were held hitless.
Crooks And Burleson Supply The Runs
The Cardinals did not need much offense. ESPN's play-by-play credited Jimmy Crooks with a fourth-inning double to center that scored Masyn Winn and Lars Nootbaar for a 2-0 lead.
Alec Burleson added a fifth-inning double to right, scoring Ivan Herrera and stretching the lead to 3-0. Jordan Walker, Nootbaar and Winn each had two hits for St. Louis in the box score.
Lucas Giolito took the loss for San Diego after allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks across five innings. Wandy Peralta and Kyle Hart kept the final three innings scoreless, but May had already taken most of the game out of their hands.
Cardinals Get A Clean Result In Two Hours
The game lasted 2:08 with an attendance of 26,973, according to ESPN's game information. That pace matched the shape of the night: one pitcher working quickly, one lineup rarely reaching base, and a three-run lead that never needed padding.
For St. Louis, the value is simple: a 3-0 MLB win over a National League opponent without using the bullpen. For San Diego, the box score is harsher than the margin. One hit in nine innings leaves almost no room for interpretation.