ST. LOUIS (AP) Andre Pallante threw seven strong innings, Blaze Jordan hit an RBI double and Nathan Church added an RBI single as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Pallante (8-4) struck out six while giving up two runs on four hits, and Riley O’Brien earned his 18th save.

Lars Nootbaar opened the second inning with a walk before he scored on Jordan's first double of the season. Church singled and Jordan gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead.

Nootbaar capped the Cardinal's scoring with a sacrifice fly to center field in the fifth to put the Cardinals up 3-1.

JJ Wetherholt finished 3 for 4 with a walk for St. Louis - tying a season-high in hits for the fourth time this season. Wetherholt became the second rookie this season with 65+ hits and 10+ home runs.

Michael King (4-6) took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Ty France hit an RBI single in the fifth that scored a run before being thrown out at second while trying to leg out a double. Jackson Merrill had a one-run double in the sixth that scored Fernando Tatis Jr. but that was it for the Padres to cap a four-hit night.

The Cardinals became the fifth National League team to reach 40 wins this season.

RHP Kyle Leahy (5-3, 4.64 ERA) takes the mound for the Cardinals, while the Brewers have yet to announce a starter for the series finale on Wednesday.

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