Grisham leads Yankees against the Cardinals following 4-hit performance

By Canadian Press on August 17, 2025.

New York Yankees (66-57, third in the AL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (61-63, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (7-5, 4.34 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 140 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (6-9, 4.97 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 79 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -149, Cardinals +124; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees take on the St. Louis Cardinals after Trent Grisham had four hits on Saturday in a 12-8 win over the Cardinals.

St. Louis is 61-63 overall and 35-29 in home games. The Cardinals have a 33-14 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

New York has gone 29-32 in road games and 66-57 overall. The Yankees have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.05.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has a .284 batting average to lead the Cardinals, and has 19 doubles, a triple and 15 home runs. Pedro Pages is 13 for 29 with three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 39 home runs while slugging .689. Giancarlo Stanton is 12 for 28 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .263 batting average, 5.16 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Yankees: 6-4, .227 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Victor Scott II: day-to-day (ankle), Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (foot), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (foot), Nolan Arenado: 10-Day IL (shoulder), John King: 15-Day IL (oblique), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)

Yankees: Amed Rosario: 10-Day IL (joint), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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