SAN DIEGO - Tyler Lyons scrolled through his phone, scanning all the text messages congratulating the left-hander on his winning major league debut. His teammates were quite appreciative, too. Lyons pitched seven solid innings on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garcia for the season, and the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday night. "It was everything I could ask for," said Lyons, who also got his first major league hit on a single in the sixth. "I pitched well, I got a hit and we won the ballgame. It doesnt get much better than that." Lyons, who was promoted from Triple-A Memphis after Garcia went on the disabled list, used an effective sinker to limit the Padres to one run and four hits. The 25-year-old Lyons was a ninth-round draft pick in 2010 out of Oklahoma State. The Cardinals announced before that game that Garcia will have season-ending shoulder surgery this week. The lefty went 5-2 with a 3.58 ERA in nine starts this year, helping St. Louis bolt to the majors best record at 30-16. Yadier Molina had four hits and Carlos Beltran finished with three as the Cardinals took two of three from the Padres. Lyons continued a positive trend this season for St. Louis, which has used six rookie starting pitchers already. Lyons is the second lefty to get a win in his major league debut in the last nine days. The other is John Gast, who beat the New York Mets on May 14. "Its been of great benefit to get solid outings out of some young pitchers," manager Mike Matheny said. "These guys have come into some tough situations and performed admirably. "Were proud of how the guys are going about their business despite instances that could be described as adversity. They play hard every day and they put a lot of faith in each other and the next man up." While Lyons pitched well, San Diego rookie Burch Smith failed to record an out in the second inning for the second time in three major league starts. He was optioned to Triple-A Tucson after the game. The right-hander struggled with his command, walking three before he was lifted with no outs in the second. Tim Stauffer came in and got Matt Holliday to hit into a double play, but Matt Carpenter scored to give the Cardinals a 4-0 lead. Smith allowed five hits and has given up 15 runs and 16 hits in just 7 1-3 innings. The Padres will make a corresponding roster move on Friday at Arizona. "Burch has excellent stuff, but at times it looked as though he was trying too hard," manager Bud Black said. "He struggled against major league hitters but, in the long run, this guys going to be fine." Holliday had an RBI triple in the first that was confirmed by a video review. The ball landed just below the yellow border in right field, but it came down from a difficult angle that prompted Matheny to question whether it was a home run. Holliday scored on Allen Craigs single, and Daniel Descalso added a run-scoring double. Molina singled in a run in the fifth but that was the only blemish for Stauffer, who allowed eight hits and struck out seven in 5 2-3 innings. Stauffer kept San Diego in the game, but the offence never got going. Rookie Jedd Gyorko got the Padres on the board with a towering home run to centre field in the seventh. Gyorkos drive went 438 feet and is the longest at Petco Park this season. He has the three longest Padres home runs this season. Alexi Amarista added a two-run single in the ninth for San Diego. NOTES: Cardinals pitcher Jake Westbook, on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation, cut his bullpen session short after experiencing pain in his injured elbow. 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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook registered the first 50-point triple-double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?in 1975, leading the Thunder to a 113-110 win in overtime over the Suns?on Friday night and a 2-0 start.Westbrooks final line: 51 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists -- the third-highest point total ever in a triple-double.It was good, Steven Adams said. Standard.Westbrook scored 39 of his 51 points in the second half and overtime, including 23 in the third quarter. He gave the Thunder the lead for good in overtime with 7.6 seconds remaining on a layup -- his career-high 44th shot attempt. After sinking two free throws to seal it in the closing seconds, Westbrook reached the historic 50-point, triple-double plateau.Westbrook didnt seem all that impressed with the feat, saying he hadnt reflected much on it.[Im] hungry, Ill tell you that much, he said.Westbrook played 45 minutes against the Suns. He displayed relentless spirit and energy throughout, sparking the Thunder from a 15-point deficit at the end of the first quarter.Youve got to want to win, Westbrook said of taking on that level of workload. Its pretty simple. If you want to win, you dont think about being tired. Being tired is a mind thing. Its in your mind. Youve got to go out and compete at a high level and leave it on the floor.Westbrook had a number of chances to put the game away in regulation, missing a handful of shots in the final few minutes. But in overtime, he put his head down and attacked the basket for the winning bucket.I shouldve attacked the first time, Westbrook said.Of Westbrooks 10 assists, only two came in the fourth quarter and overtime. He set up?Andre Roberson?for a 3 with 2:40 left in the fourth to put the Thunder up 102-98, and Roberson benefited from another Westbrook assist on a cut with 2:46 left in overtime to put Oklahoma City up by two.Tonight, I think I shouldve [trusted teammates] a lot more, honestly, Westbrook said. Throughout the game, Ive got to find ways to not just trust them but get them the ball where they can score the basketball. We missed some easy shots as well, but at the same time, Ive got to do a better job of finding open guys, getting them more shots, but we came out with the win tonight and we can figure that out for the next game.ddddddddddddCoach Billy Donovan said he wasnt bothered by Westbrooks 44 shot attempts, saying he thought his All-Star point guard took what the defense gave him.His heart, his competitiveness, his will to win, I never want to take that from him or ever get in the way of him feeling like he cant play with that fire or passion, Donovan said. Thats who he is. But everything, hes in timeouts telling guys to be ready, If they pull across, Im going to find you. Hes doing that. Hes talking about that. When the balls in his hands, hes got to make those decisions, and tonight was a night, in my opinion, they were willing to live with him taking those shots.Hes one of the best players in the world, and I have all the confidence in the world that he can make those shots when hes open, and I want him taking those shots.Westbrooks teammates didnt appear to take any issue with the number of shots he took.Not being here, you hear a lot about him. You hear a lot of rumors. You hear a lot of things, said Victor Oladipo, who was the only other Thunder player in double figures with 21 points. But sitting by him and working with him every day, and building a friendship with him every day, you realize what type of man he truly is. And this dude right here wants to win more than anyone in the world.And hell do anything to do that. The misconception of what he used to be or what he is, is false. This is coming from me; I was with him for two months straight in the summer time. Just looking in his eyes and talking to him, you see how smart he is, what type of basketball player he is. Hell do anything to win.Westbrook just missed a triple-double in the Thunders opening game Wednesday, a win against the Philadelphia 76ers in which he had 32 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Last season, he had the most triple-doubles (18) since Magic Johnson in 1983. ' ' '