Michael McGreevy, who survived a shaky start, turned over a 6-4 lead to the bullpen in the seventh inning and Kyle Leahy and JoJo Romero combined to record the final nine outs and complete the win over the Padres in San Diego.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1. San Diego has a 61-50 record overall and a 35-19 record in home games. The Padres have gone 33-11 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The Padres gave up an early lead, something they don’t do very often, in an 8-5 loss to the Cardinals, snapping their 6-game winning streak.