ST. LOUIS — The Padres started and finished strong on their longest road trip of the season. They concluded the 10-game, three-city trip Sunday with a 9-2 victory over the Cardinals built mostly in the first four innings.

San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado had some choice words for former Padre Jon Jay after his scuffle with the St. Louis Cardinals assistant coach on Saturday.

The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres are in the fight for the final National League wild- card slot. They are facing each other seven times in a span of 11 days.

While the Cardinals pitchers worked around 11 hits to keep the Padres scoreless, the Cardinals' lineup pushed across three runs on five hits, a pair of walks, and a hit

The San Diego Padres won their final game of a four-game set against the Wild Card-hopeful St. Louis Cardinals, 9-2. Manny Machado had a 4-for-5 day with three

The Padres scored their final run in the ninth on a double by JOhnson, sacrifice bunt by Martín Maldonado and a grounder by Fernando Tatis Jr. that shortstop Masyn Winn bobbled before throwing to first base for the out.

Making his first start since his spot in the five-man rotation was solidified earlier this week, McGreevy was hit for a career-high seven runs in a 9-2 loss.

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