Andre Pallante struck out eight in five and a third and still took the loss, which tells you his stuff was sharp and his margin was not. The run that broke the tie came on a 94.4 mph fastball at 0-1 that Josh Naylor drove to right center for his third home run. George Kirby gave St. Louis five hits and one walk over six innings — 54 of his 81 pitches for strikes — and three Seattle relievers covered the last three innings without allowing a run. Nolan Gorman hit the hardest ball of the night at 111.9 mph off the bat. It traveled 334 feet and died for a lineout.