At the end of a trying season, Andre Pallante will take another few starts like the one he put up in his last outing.

Pallante starts Friday as the Cardinals open a three-game series in Milwaukee vs. the first-place Brewers. First pitch is 7:10 p.m.

The right-hander Pallante (6-13, 5.28 ERA), in going six innings and allowing just two runs Saturday vs. the Giants, notched his first quality start since July.

While he didn't pick up the victory in a game the Cardinals won late, it broke a string of six consecutive losses for Pallante.

The key difference in that start vs. his sub-par outings is an obvious one: launch angle. Pallante's path to success is in groundballs. Batters had a minus-2 launch angle Saturday, the first negative launch angle he has recorded in a game since July 28. Not

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