
Cardinals Winner: Andre Pallante
After a string of concerning starts from Andre Pallante, the youngster pitched an absolute gem on Sunday. It couldn’t have come at a better time for the Cardinals.
Pallante, now 4-4 on the season, pitched eight innings, giving up five hits and a walk. He struck out eight batters in the outing while inducing 12 swings and misses. Pallante started the ninth inning. Fully prepared to go for a complete game shutout, Pallante was pulled for closer Ryan Helsley after giving up two hits.
Andre Pallante was awesome today! pic.twitter.com/0BkJWfakad
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 31, 2022
Manager Oli Marmol was impressed with Pallante’s outing, saying he was “harder, sharper and tougher to hit.” This was great to see, and hopefully this continues for Pallante.
Helsley pitched the ninth and struck out two batters to help Pallante’s cause. Helsley’s velocity topped out at 102.5 MPH