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Willson Contreras’ 420-foot blast launches Cardinals’ comeback to take series vs. Padres

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SAN DIEGO — The style of baseball the Cardinals planned to play and profess they felt close to playing despite the result in Los Angeles caught up with them just a little further south. Production from the middle of the order, speed from the youngsters, quality starts from the older pitchers, and the right dash of clever baserunning would all merge to give a resolute bullpen a lead to protect.

Kyle Gibson spins early lead into sterling, 7-inning gem to lift Cardinals over Padres

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DERRICK GOOLD St. Louis Post-Dispatch SAN DIEGO — Before he could leave the visiting manager’s office at Dodger Stadium for the final time this past weekend, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol turned an answer about the offense into a telling comment about his team’s oh-so-early start to the season.