Lamet (7-7) took the loss despite holding the Cardinals to two runs on three hits and four walks with eight strikeouts over six innings Wednesday.
Lamet cruised through six shutout innings, but a leadoff single followed by a two-run home run in the seventh ended his night after 101 pitches. The flamethrowing rookie owns a 1-3 record over his last five starts despite posting a 2.73 ERA and 11.5 K/9 over that span. While the Padres' futile offense has failed to reward Lamet with the wins he deserves, his solid ratios have been enough to place him back on the fantasy map after an inconsistent start to the season. The 25-year-old will look to continue lowering his 4.32 ERA in his next start against the Twins on Wednesday.