The 26-year-old right-hander also issued four free passes on the night while recording just one strikeout. All of the damage done against him came in the third inning, as Pete Alonso, Starling Marte and Francisco Alvarez each delivered run-scoring singles. Pallante got three swings and misses on 72 pitches in the contest, posting a miserable CSW of only 14 percent. With Michael McGreevy beating down the door, Pallante could be in danger of losing his spot in the Cardinals’ rotation if he doesn’t turn things around soon. He’ll carry a 4.75 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and a 21/16 K/BB ratio (36 innings) into Saturday’s matchup against the Nationals in Washington.

Pallante also issued three free passes on the evening while recording only one strikeout. He kept the Braves off the board through the first three innings, but the wheels fell off for him in the fourth as they pushed three runs across — including a solo homer off the bat of Sean Murphy. Pallante also served up a solo homer to Matt Olson before exiting in the fifth. The right-hander got seven swings and misses on 83 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 24 percent. He’ll look to bounce back as he brings a 4.05 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 16/10 K/BB ratio (26 2/3 innings) into Tuesday’s matchup against the Reds in Cincinnati.

Pallante had velocity issues this spring, but he figured it out at the end of March and actually averaged 95.2 mph with his fastball in his season debut. Since then, though, he’s fallen off to 93.8 mph, 93.2 mph and 92.4 mph tonight. He has a 3.22 ERA for the season, but he won’t keep that up for much longer if he can’t arrest this decline. He’ll face the Braves next.