ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Max Meyer pitched the Miami Marlins to a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night at Busch Stadium III, allowing three hits over seven innings to improve to 9-0.

Miami broke a scoreless tie in the eighth inning. Graham Pauley doubled to right field, scoring Esteury Ruiz. Pauley later scored on a groundout by Kyle Stowers. In the ninth, Jakob Marsee singled to center, driving in Joe Mack and Ruiz for the final margin.

Marlins batters collected eight hits. Cardinals hitters managed three hits, with Lars Nootbaar, José Fermín and Jordan Walker each getting one.

George Soriano (3-2) took the loss, allowing two runs on two hits in one inning of relief.

Attendance was 27,584, and the game lasted 2 hours, 39 minutes.

Miami improved to 43-39, while St. Louis fell to 42-37. The series continues Saturday.