Andre Pallante allowed two hits in six shutout innings and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run eighth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 on Friday night. Pallante (5-3) allowed a walk and a second-inning single to Matt McLain before leaving with a 1-0 lead after a broken-bat single by Elly De La Cruz to begin the seventh.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored five runs in the seventh inning in a 6-1 win against the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game set on Friday.

To back Andre Pallante's six-plus scoreless innings, the Cardinals pushed across five runs in the seventh inning to secure a 6-1 win over the Reds.