Cardinals 5, Padres 4

Padres. Brendan Donovan drilled a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning for St. Louis, which snapped a three-game skid. Lars Nootbaar also went deep in the victory. Jack Flaherty gave up three runs, two earned, in six innings for his first win. Giovanny Gallegos posted his 14th save. The 88-and-63 Cardinals remain seven-and-a-half games ahead of the Brewers in the NL Central. Jose Quintana starts for St. Louis against the Dodgers tonight.

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