Andre Pallante gets nod to start, Cardinals seek to salvage split vs. Rockies: First Pitch

After several days of internal discussion and several games of waiting to see who was needed and when out of the bullpen, the Cardinals reached Sunday without naming a starter for the series finale. Pallante was revealed as the game's starter by manager Oliver Marmol early Sunday morning. Pallante is coming off a difficult start in Houston that saw the Astros stack the right-handed batters against him and challenge the improvements and changes Pallante has tried to make as a starter. In two starts since returning from Class AAA Memphis, Pallante authored six shutout innings and a win at Cincinnati, and then he had the six runs allowed on six hits and three walks in three innings at Houston.