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The St. Louis Cardinals return home on Monday night to host the San Diego Padres, and they're hoping to forget about what has been a rough week-and-a-half stretch. The Cardinals have won just two of their last 10 games and seen their lead in the Central shrink to a half game.
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They can start to turn things around against the 16-26 Padres. Jaime Garcia (3-2, 3.68 ERA) is scheduled to start for St. Louis, and the Padres will be sending Clayton Richard (2-5, 4.94) to the mound.
Game 1 Date & Time: Monday, May 21, 7:15 p.m. CT
TV: Fox Sports Midwest
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