Who's hot
Cardinals: They clinched their 14th consecutive winning month, the longest for the club since a 16-month run from 1942-1944.
Sidney Ponson: Undefeated (4-0) this season for the Cardinals.
Who's not
Brian Giles. Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina caught him flat-footed off first base to end the game.
Albert Pujols: Game's most feared hitter goes 0-for-4.
By the numbers
156 Saves for Jason Isringhausen as a Cardinal, four shy of franchise leader Lee Smith.
0-for-6 Padres' performance with runners in scoring position.
5-3 Padres' record in one-run decisions at Petco Park.
– TOM KRASOVIC
