Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals
Final
Recap
ST. LOUIS -- Alec Burleson drove in three runs, Andre Pallante threw 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Texas Rangers 5-3 on Wednesday night. The Cardinals improved to 26-3 when leading after seven innings and got back to .500 at home, while the Rangers saw their five-game win streak end. Pallante (6-4) allowed three hits and struck out five. After reliever JoJo Romero gave up a two-run triple to Joc Pederson in the seventh, Ryne Stanek followed with 1 2/3 scoreless innings and Riley O'Brien worked the ninth for his 15th save.
Team stats
6Hits11
0Home runs0
4Walks3
8Strikeouts8
1Stolen bases3
144Pitches thrown146
8Pitching strikeouts8
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle HigashiokaC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nicky Lopez2B-SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ezequiel DuranSS-LF-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Burger1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alejandro OsunaLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joc PedersonDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Evan CarterCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin FoscuePH-2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon NimmoRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Jung3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cody FreemanPH-2B-LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael HelmanPH-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis CurveloP | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal QuantrillP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Robby AhlstromP | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MacKenzie GoreP | 4.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |