WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The St. Louis Cardinals scored four runs in the first inning and added two more in the sixth to defeat the Athletics 6-4 on Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park. St. Louis outhit 10-6.

Andre Pallante (4-3) allowed three earned runs over five innings with four strikeouts to earn the win. JoJo Romero, Ryne Stanek and Riley O’Brien each tossed a scoreless inning, with O’Brien notching his 12th save. Jeffrey Springs (3-3) took the loss after allowing four earned runs on seven hits in five innings with five strikeouts. Brooks Kriske fired 1 2/3 scoreless innings for Oakland.

JJ Wetherholt homered and drove in two runs, and José Fermín had a two-run double in the first. Jordan Walker added a run-scoring single, and Yohel Pozo had an RBI single. Shea Langeliers homered and drove in three runs for the Athletics, and Nick Kurtz had an RBI single.

St. Louis improved its record to 24-17, while the Athletics fell to 21-20. Attendance was 11,132. The game lasted 2:54.