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Pallante (2-0) gave up just two singles, struck
out four and walked two.
Phil Maton retired the side in the eighth and Ryan Helsey got
three outs after giving up a leadoff single in the ninth for his
second save of the season, preserving St. Louis' first shutout.
Aaron Nola (0-3) allowed two runs and seven hits in five innings
and struck out seven. Nola had been 4-0 in five previous starts
against St. Louis since Game 2 of the NL wild-card playoffs in
2022.
Pozo, who made his Cardinals debut Monday night in Pittsburgh,
entered the game to catch in the second inning after shortstop
Masyn Winn left with lower back spasms. Pedro Pagés moved from
catcher to second base and second baseman Thomas Saggese, who
had two hits, went to shortstop.
Pozo finished 3 for 4 with a run scored, matching his career
high for hits previously done with Texas in 2021.
St. Louis scored its only runs in the fifth inning. Pozo doubled
into the corner in left field to score Saggese from first base.
After Lars Nootbaar singled, Nola struck out the next two but
then walked Nolan Arenado and Alec Burleson to force in Pozo and
make it 2-0.
Key moment
With two outs and a runner on third that Pallante helped put
there with a walk and an errant pickoff throw in the fifth
inning, he struck out Bryson Stott to keep the Phillies
scoreless.
Key stat
Nola had only walked one batter in his first two starts this
season. In five innings Friday, he walked four.
Up next
LHP Cristopher Sánchez (0-0, 4.09) faces RHP Miles Mikolas (0-1,
11.25) in the second game of the series Saturday.
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