Walker Sets the Table, Burleson Clears It: Cardinals Salvage Finale 5-3 Over Texas

TEX  0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 -- 3
STL  1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 -- 5

Cardinals salvaged the series finale 5-3 over Texas. Jordan Walker went 3-for-4 with 3 runs scored and a stolen base; Alec Burleson drove in 3 on an RBI single in the 1st and a two-RBI double in the 3rd; Thomas Saggese added a 5th-inning RBI triple. Pallante held Texas to 1 earned run across 5.2 IP (3 H, 2 BB, 5 K) before Romero coughed up 2 runs in a brief 7th. STL still dropped the series 2-of-3.

PREDICTION GRADES

WRONG -- Gore HR risk: Gore allowed 0 HR in 4.2 IP. Threshold 1+. 0 < 1.

CORRECT -- Pallante walk control: Pallante issued 2 BB in 5.2 IP. Threshold 3 or fewer. 2 <= 3.

WRONG -- Duran reaches: Duran went 0-for-4 with 0 BB = 0 reaches. Threshold 2+. 0 < 2.

CORRECT -- Walker reaches: Walker went 3-for-4 with 0 BB = 3 reaches. Threshold 2+. 3 >= 2.

WRONG -- Gore strikeouts: Gore recorded 5 K in 4.2 IP. Threshold 6+. 5 < 6.

Hit rate: 2/5 (40%)