ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andre Pallante allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 7-1 on Monday night.

Pallante (6-7) retired the first 10 batters before walking Jesús Sánchez in the fourth. Graham Pauley singled in the sixth for the Marlins’ lone hit against the St. Louis right-hander.

Pallante struck out four, walked one and threw 49 of his 81 pitches for strikes.

Alec Burleson hit his 14th homer this season and second in as many games for the Cardinals, a 411-foot drive to center in the third inning off a 97 mph fastball from Edward Cabrera (4-5)

Cabrera allowed a pair of runs (one earned) on three hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked three.

Steven Matz allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth and Matt Svanson allowed a walk

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