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Pallante has earned wins in his last four starts and has given
up two runs or less in five of his last six outings. St. Louis
has won all five of those games.
Riley O'Brien, the fifth Cardinals pitcher, notched his 19th
save in 23 opportunities by working the ninth.
Merrill Kelly (5-7) pitched six innings, giving up three runs on
seven hits.
Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll each had two hits for Arizona.
St. Louis took a 1-0 lead in the third on a one-out infield
single by Alec Burleson that drove in Church.
The Cardinals extended their lead to 3-0 with a two-run fourth.
Blaze Jordan’s sacrifice fly to deep center scored Jimmy Croocks.
Church followed with a run-scoring single to shallow center,
driving in Masyn Winn.
Former Cardinal Nolan Arenado made his first appearance in St.
Louis since he was traded in January. Arenado played five
seasons with the Cardinals. Many fans gave him a standing
ovation before his first at-bat in the second and then he
singled to left.
Arenado drove in a run with a sixth-inning groundout, cutting
St. Louis' lead to 3-1.
The second Diamondbacks run came on a 440-foot homer to center
by Tommy Troy in seventh off reliever Ryne Stanek, who was
making his 500th career appearance. Stanek is one of 13 active
pitchers with 500 games.
Up next
Arizona LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (6-2,2.45) faces RHP Kyle Leahy
(5-4, 4.63) in the second of the four-game series.
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