It was a tight, tense affair in St. Louis but San Diego prevailed 2-1 to take their NLDS from the Cardinals and move on to face the Columbus Lightning in the NLCS. 30-year-old rookie Joerlin De Los Santos (named Series MVP) figured in both the runs, doubling and scoring on a Mario Martez single in the 3rd, and in the 4th after a pair of Cardinal errors put two on base (including a Brandon Marsh dropped fly ball), his infield hit scored what proved to be the winning run. The Padre bullpen was great, going the final 3 2/3 innings with only one hit and no walks allowed.