ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Andre Pallante and four relievers combined on a three-hit shutout as the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the New York Mets 3-0 on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium.

Pallante earned the win, allowing three hits over five innings with three strikeouts. The Cardinals scored twice in the third on Iván Herrera’s two-run double. Ramón Urías added a solo homer in the seventh.

Mets starter Kodai Senga took the loss despite striking out nine over six innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Riley O’Brien worked a perfect ninth for the save.

The game took 2 hours, 21 minutes before an announced crowd of 22,823. Both teams are now 3-2.