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Right-hander Andre Pallante defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in salary arbitration on Thursday and will earn $2.1 million instead of the team’s $1,925,000 offer. Arbitrators Walt De Treux, Paul Radvany and Brian Keller made the decision one day after hearing arguments. A day earlier, the Cardinals split their first two salary cases, beating outfielder/infielder Brendan Donovan on Wednesday and losing to outfielder Lars Nootbaar.