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New York fell 4 1/2 games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL
East.
Making his Yankee Stadium debut, Pallante (12-6) was charged
with one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings after the first
pitch was delayed 68 minutes by rain. The right-hander improved
to 7-0 in nine road starts this season and has lasted at least
five innings in 21 of 22 outings overall.
New York scored without a hit in a rainy sixth when reliever
George Soriano walked Jazz Chisholm Jr. with the bases loaded.
Soriano, a first cousin of former Yankees All-Star Alfonso
Soriano, then struck out Ryan McMahon to end the inning.
McMahon tossed his bat and helmet in frustration. A fired-up
Ryne Stanek screamed on the mound after whiffing touted rookie
George Lombard Jr. on three pitches with two aboard to end the
eighth — the last a 100 mph fastball.
Riley O'Brien pitched a hitless ninth for his 27th save.
Minus injured sluggers Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody
Bellinger, the Yankees have been held to two runs or fewer six
times in the past seven games. They drew eight walks Wednesday
but mustered only four hits and went 0 for 10 with runners in
scoring position while stranding 11 overall.
Wetherholt and Herrera drove consecutive doubles over the head
of center fielder Trent Grisham against starter Will Warren
(8-6) with two outs in the fifth.
All-Star right fielder Jordan Walker missed his second
consecutive game for St. Louis because of right knee
inflammation.
Coming off a big major league debut Tuesday night, Lombard made
a spectacular play at shortstop to rob Wetherholt of a hit and
turned in another slick pickup, too.
Up next
Cardinals: Following a day off, RHP Kyle Leahy (7-4, 3.44 ERA)
starts Friday night at home against RHP Ryan Feltner (4-5, 5.75)
and the last-place Colorado Rockies.
Yankees: LHP Max Fried (4-3, 3.12 ERA) faces his former team for
the first time Friday night when New York hosts NL East-leading
Atlanta in the opener of a three-game series.
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