Masyn Winn, Alec Burleson, and Nolan Arenado each hit a home run as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Saturday night, ending a five-game losing streak.
“It was good to put everything together with the start, the bullpen, the defense, and, obviously, the offense,” Burleson said. “We just need to do that consistently here until the end and let it shake out how it’s going to.”
Andre Pallante (5-6) gave up two runs on four hits over seven innings. JoJo Romero pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Ryan Helsley earned his major league-leading 38th save with a perfect ninth inning.
“He’s been really consistent,” said Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol about Pallante. “We’re continuing to see him get better and better as the season goes. Just more confident too.
There’s a certain presence to him that he continues to build off of. He’s making pitches against tough hitters, and that sinker just kept people honest. But, man, we’re just seeing him do a nice job, and the confidence is a key there as well.”
Shohei Ohtani went 2 for 3 with a home run and two stolen bases for Los Angeles, breaking out of a 10-game slump where he went 5 for 44 (.144) without a multi-hit game.
“I think having the right posture when I’m looking at the pitcher is something that’s really important,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “I feel like it’s a little off. But in the meantime, when things are off, it’s something I can make up for by having a better approach at the plate.”
Bobby Miller (1-3) gave up four runs on eight hits and four wild pitches in 4 2/3 innings after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City before the game.
“I feel like if I got ahead of a lot more batters today, strike one, get 0-1, it would have been a completely different ball game,” Miller said. “The delivery felt a lot better, walks were down, but I’m still falling behind in counts.”
