Pallante matches season high with 8 Ks, to lead Cardinals to a 7-0 win over the Reds

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andre Pallante matched his season high with eight strikeouts in seven strong innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth in a 7-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.

Pallante (11-6) allowed two hits and a walk, and Gordon Graceffo pitched two innings in relief for St. Louis, which snapped a two-game skid. The Cardinals had lost six of their previous seven games.

Six straight Cardinals reached base with one out in the sixth inning before Nathan Church laid down a safety squeeze bunt that scored Bryan Torres and gave the Cardinals a 7-0 lead.

Iván Herrera hit a two-run double to left field to snap an 0-for-12 skid, Torres lined an RBI single to left field, and Blaze Jordan dribbled a two-run single to right field to end Hunter Greene’s (2-2) night.

Greene allowed seven runs, six earned, on eight hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings in his fourth start of the season since being activated from the injured list on July 4.

JJ Wetherholt reached base on Elly De La Cruz’s fielding error to lead off the bottom of the first and scored on a single by Burleson to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead.

Cincinnati had won three games in a row and five of seven since the All-Star break.

Reds LHP Andrew Abbott (5-6, 3.89 ERA) looks to earn his first win since June 20 against Cardinals RHP Kyle Leahy (7-4, 3.59) in Sunday’s series finale.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Iván Herrera gestures from second base after hitting a two-RBI double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Saturday, July 25, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)

Cincinnati Reds' Noelvi Marte catches a fly ball for an out against St. Louis Cardinals' Masyn Winn during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 25, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)

St. Louis Cardinals' Iván Herrera hits a two-RBI double during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Saturday, July 25, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Saturday, July 25, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ryan Gosling is joining the Marvel cinematic universe as Ghost Rider, re-teaming with his “Star Wars: Starfighter” director Shawn Levy on a film set for release in 2028.

Gosling joined Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige Saturday at Comic-Con International's Hall H as about 7,000 fans cheered. Many wore Doctor Doom masks given out by the studio.

Gosling's longtime partner, Eva Mendes, starred alongside Nicolas Cage in Cage's original standalone “Ghost Rider” film, released in 2007 — a year before “Iron Man” kicked off Marvel's cinematic universe. A sequel was released by Sony in 2012, and film rights have since reverted to Marvel, but the character hasn't appeared yet in the MCU.

Feige told the crowd that Joe and Anthony Russo's 2019 film “Avengers: Endgame” will be re-released in theaters on Sept. 25 with new footage linking it to the Russos' “Avengers: Doomsday,” due out Dec. 18.

Many fans waited more than a day to get inside Comic-Con's most-anticipated panel, which featured appearances from Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal.

Mike Rostad, from left, Heidi Rostad, and Joan Rostad of Sacramento, Calif., dressed as Doctor Doom, pose for a photograph during Comic-Con International on Friday, July 24, 2026, in San Diego. (Photo by Andrew Park/Invision/AP)

A general view of atmosphere during Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in San Diego. (Photo by Andrew Park/Invision/AP)