San Diego Padres superstar Manny Machado rips into a St. Louis Cardinals coach, benches clear once again, and some major trade deadline updates are given.

Just when Mike Shildt and the San Diego Padres needed it most, the best players on the team stepped up in a big way. Following back-to-back days of benches clearing in St. Louis between the Cardinals and Padres, cooler heads prevailed on Sunday.

Preview the July 27 matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Michael McGreevy and the Cardinals wrap up a fiery four-game home series vs. the Padres with Sunday's 1:15 p.m. start at Busch Stadium.

The Padres have dropped three consecutive games, losing two straight and the series to the Marlins, then the opener to the Cardinals. St. Louis won 9-7 as Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan hit three-run homers in a six-run second inning to pull ahead.

Randy Vásquez and Mike Shildt’s Four Horsemen rode to the rescue. On a surprisingly (somewhat) pleasant July evening at Busch Stadium, the San Diego Padres got a much-needed victory the same way they got their only other victory this week.

The Cardinals made franchise history they haven't achieved in 82 years following their shutout win over the Padres on Friday.

Matthew Liberatore returns to the mound for the first time in 2 weeks as the Cardinals face the Padres at 6:15 p.m. Saturday to continue a four-game series at Busch.