The Dylan Cease who is staying was a little better than the one who was going. The Padres’ offense sputtered a bit but got one big hit and then a couple more. Their augmented bullpen did its job almost as prescribed and eventually to the end.

Masyn Winn hit a tiebreaking two-run double, and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped San Diego’s six-game win streak with an 8-5 victory over the Padres. St.

Vasquez’s final line was four-plus innings with five runs allowed on eight hits with three strikeouts and no walks.