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ST. LOUIS -- Yadier Molina thought Carlos Martinez was done early.It turned out a nosebleed that halted Wednesdays day-night doubleheader opener for about 12 minutes in the second inning was just a minor issue. The St. Louis Cardinals right-hander was even better once the bleeding stopped.It actually really helped me stay focused after the fact, Martinez said through an interpreter after working seven dominant innings in a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres. I was trying to stay in the game, and my mind in the game where it should be.Martinez said he also dealt with the issue last season and awoke with a nosebleed on Wednesday. The pitcher assured manager Mike Matheny he was fine, and trainers staunched the flow with cotton balls and petroleum jelly while Martinez sat on the field near the mound.We were going to sit there and plug it until he pitched, there wasnt another option, Matheny said.Only 11,191 fans were in the seats for the opener, rescheduled from a rainout on Tuesday night. Paid attendance was 40,184.When I came out early I was like `Wow, what happened here? Molina said.Matt Holliday, Jedd Gyorko and Molina homered off Colin Rea (5-4). Gyorko is 10 for 17 against his old team with three homers and seven RBI. He has homered against the Padres four straight games.Ive said the same thing for three or four games, Gyorko said. I dont really have an explanation for it.San Diego opened with Travis Janikowskis double and Ryan Schimpfs two-run homer but had just two more hits off Martinez (9-6). After play resumed, he retired 11 of his next 12 batters.Padres manager Andy Green ventured onto the field during the delay but not to try to hurry anybody.I want the same courtesy afforded to my pitcher if he was going through that out there and give him some time, Green said. Now if it keeps happening repetitively, weve got to do something about it.Aledmys Diaz had two hits and has reached safely in 23 consecutive games, longest by a rookie this season. He is 13 for 19 against San Diego with a homer and four RBI.Seung Hwan Oh earned his third save in four chances.Rea had been 2-0 with a 3.68 ERA in his previous four starts. He allowed four runs in six innings in his first outing in two weeks.I think the biggest thing was maybe nibbling a little bit too much, Rea said. I made a lot of mistakes and they took advantage of them.HOMER HAPPYSan Diego has homered in 17 consecutive games, extending a franchise record. 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Perth will be sweating on scans to key pair Diego Castro and Josh Risdon over the next 48 hours after the pair picked up injuries in Thursdays A-League loss to Central Coast.Castro lasted just 16 minutes before limping off with a hamstring strain, while Risdon didnt even make it onto the park in Gosford after picking up a quad issue in the warm-up.Coach Kenny Lowe said scans will determine how long, if at all, either player will be out for.Well know more in the next couple of days. Well just ice it now and see how it goes, he said.After picking up a strong win against defending champions Adelaide last-start, Perth struggled against a Mariners line-up that ran them ragged from start to finish.Lowe refused to use the early setbacks of losing Castro and Risdon as an excuse for a poor performance, and admitted Central Coast deserved the full three points.I thought we came out a bit sluggish, but youve still got to cope with those things, he said.ddddddddddddWe had a great chance early on to go one up that we didnt quite take, but I thought we huffed and puffed, to be truthful. We had a couple of little half chances. I thought there was nothing in the game but at the end of the day, I think they deserved it.Lowe conceded the only bright points were the extended minutes handed to Shane Lowry and Adam Taggart after recently returning from respective hip and calf injuries.Lowry deputised at left back, while Taggart came on for Castro.Its good we get Shane back, we get 90 minutes into him... both of them have got through the game, so out of the dark clouds is a summer cloud, Lowe said.Lowes men have now won just one of their past five games, but can remain in fourth spot upon completion of the round or drop to fifth depending on other results. ' ' '