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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1781680" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/rookie-andre-pallante-zeroes-in-vs-nationals-asserts-place-in-cardinals-pitching-plans/article_02125071-286e-535c-9dff-9f7e71ded9a3.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a></p><p>WASHINGTON — By the time he readied to face the middle of the Nationals order for the third time and Juan Soto shuffled and stretched in the batter’s box, Cardinals rookie Andre Pallante had already established his fastball. They had seen the curve and the new, revved-up zoom on the slider. He had pitch count on his side, a shutout on the scoreboard and felt “more comfortable facing” Soto & Co. than the two previous times Sunday.</p><p>He had a plan.</p><p>“Hit me if you can,” as another member of the team put it.</p><p>The hitters in the middle of Washington’s order that caused such trouble Saturday, Pallante retired in order in the seventh inning Sunday to propel his bid for a shutout. The rookie right-hander pitched eight assertive, scoreless innings to lead the Cardinals to a 5-0 victory at Nationals Park and send them home from a trying road trip with a career-high note.</p><p></p><p>Pallante struck out eight for the first time as a starter, pitched in the ninth for the first time as a starter and had the kind of outing that, given the Cardinals’ search for pitching help, could keep him as a starter. That will be part of the discussion after the Cardinals see who has been added to the team by Tuesday night when they face the Cubs an hour and 45 minutes after this year’s trade deadline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1781680, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/rookie-andre-pallante-zeroes-in-vs-nationals-asserts-place-in-cardinals-pitching-plans/article_02125071-286e-535c-9dff-9f7e71ded9a3.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/dgoold']Derrick Goold[/URL] WASHINGTON — By the time he readied to face the middle of the Nationals order for the third time and Juan Soto shuffled and stretched in the batter’s box, Cardinals rookie Andre Pallante had already established his fastball. They had seen the curve and the new, revved-up zoom on the slider. He had pitch count on his side, a shutout on the scoreboard and felt “more comfortable facing” Soto & Co. than the two previous times Sunday. He had a plan. “Hit me if you can,” as another member of the team put it. The hitters in the middle of Washington’s order that caused such trouble Saturday, Pallante retired in order in the seventh inning Sunday to propel his bid for a shutout. The rookie right-hander pitched eight assertive, scoreless innings to lead the Cardinals to a 5-0 victory at Nationals Park and send them home from a trying road trip with a career-high note. Pallante struck out eight for the first time as a starter, pitched in the ninth for the first time as a starter and had the kind of outing that, given the Cardinals’ search for pitching help, could keep him as a starter. That will be part of the discussion after the Cardinals see who has been added to the team by Tuesday night when they face the Cubs an hour and 45 minutes after this year’s trade deadline. [/QUOTE]
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