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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Dustin May celebrates after the team defeated the San Diego Padres in a baseball game, Monday, June 15, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo\/Joe Puetz)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

ST. LOUIS \u2014 Dustin May took a perfect game into the seventh inning before finishing a one-hitter<\/a> as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 on Monday night.<\/p>

Read more Tigers\u2019 Colt Keith rediscovers power stroke with 3-homer game in Houston<\/a><\/p>\n

Jimmy Crooks had a two-run double and Alec Burleson added an RBI double for the Cardinals, who won for the eighth time in 11 games.<\/p>\n

May (5-6) struck out nine and walked one. He threw 69 of his 101 pitches for strikes during his first complete game in 71 major league starts.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old right-hander didn\u2019t allow a baserunner until he walked Fernando Tatis Jr. to begin the seventh. Manny Machado singled one out later, putting runners at the corners, but Gold Glove shortstop Masyn Winn turned a nifty double play<\/a> on Gavin Sheets\u2019 grounder up the middle to keep it 3-0.<\/p>\n

May struck out the side in the sixth and eighth. He became the first Cardinals starter to get an out in the eighth inning this year and the first to go the distance since Sonny Gray threw a one-hitter against the Guardians on June 27 last season.<\/p>\n

It was the ninth complete game and sixth individual shutout in the majors this season.<\/p>\n

Center fielder Jackson Merrill robbed Burleson<\/a> of a home run against Lucas Giolito leading off the fourth. Giolito retired eight in a row before Lars Nootbaar and Winn had two-out singles. Crooks followed with a double to left-center for a 2-0 lead.<\/p>

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Iv\u00e1n Herrera walked with two outs in the fifth and advanced on a wild pitch before scoring on Burleson\u2019s double.<\/p>\n

Giolito (2-2) allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings of relief after opener Wandy Peralta pitched a scoreless first. Kyle Hart gave up one hit over two innings.<\/p>\n

Hart was recalled from Triple-A El Paso when the Padres placed closer Mason Miller on the bereavement list. Miller, who leads the majors with 19 saves, will miss the series.<\/p>\n

Padres manager Craig Stammen served a one-game suspension<\/a> after Major League Baseball ruled that reliever Ron Marinaccio intentionally hit Baltimore\u2019s Gunnar Henderson with a pitch on Saturday. Marinaccio received a three-game suspension, but he appealed and remains eligible to pitch.<\/p>\n

Padres RHP Michael King (4-5, 3.46 ERA) starts Tuesday opposite Cardinals RHP Andre Pallante (7-4, 3.88).<\/p>

Read more Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes 1st MLB player to hit for cycle this season<\/a><\/p>\n

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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