Brenden Schaeffer discusses the St. Louis Cardinals winning 9-7 over the Padres Thursday.

Willson Contreras and Brendan Donovan were two of the offensive heroes as the Cards finally packed a punch at the plate in the early portion of a game--a rarity on their recent road trip.

Would a big weekend against the Padres alter the team's plans for the trade deadline?

We discuss, plus hear from Donovan on how the Cardinals got to the dessert table on Thursday night.Follow this feed for daily Cardinals coverage all year long.