St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante is trying to get his season back on track after a sharp downturn in August.

Fellow right-hander Mitch Keller of the Pittsburgh Pirates is trying to do the same.

Pallante (6-11, 5.17 ERA) and Keller (5-12, 4.34) will seek turnaround performances Tuesday night in a battle of right-handers when the Cardinals host the Pirates in the second contest of a four-game series.

St. Louis won the opener 7-6 Monday night, snapping Pittsburgh's four-game winning streak. The Cardinals erased a 4-1 deficit and won on Alec Burleson's walk-off solo homer in the ninth inning.

Pallante, meanwhile, has allowed 15 runs on 21 hits in 12 innings over his last three starts, all losses. He has walked seven batters and surrendered three homers.

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