St. Louis Cardinals Take On New York Yankees In Big Game 2

The St. Louis Cardinals hosted the New York Yankees in the second game of a three-game series. Neither Max Fried nor Sonny Gray pitched well, as it was humid in St. Louis. There was some thought that the humid conditions adversely affected the pitchers. It was odd not to see Paul Goldschmidt in the Yankees’ starting lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals.

He played for the team for six years before signing with the Yankees this season. With Giancarlo Stanton not in the starting lineup either, the Yankees had a good bench as they took on the Cardinals. Do you think the Yankees still have a chance to make the playoffs?

Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals host Yankees

The St. Louis Cardinals had Masyn Winn leading off and as the shortstop. Alec Burleson was playing first base and batted second. Iván Herrera batted third and was the designated hitter. Lars Nootbaar batted fourth and was the left fielder. Jordan Walker was the right fielder and batted fifth. Nolan Gorman was the third baseman and batted sixth. Thomas Saggese was the second baseman and batted seventh. Pedro Pagés was the catcher and batted eighth. Victor Scott II was the center fielder and batted ninth. Garrett Hampson came in for an injured Scott II in the seventh inning. 

For the Yankees, Trent Grisham played center field and led off. Ben Rice was the first baseman and batted second. Aaron Judge played designated hitter and batted third. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was the second baseman, and he batted fourth. Jasson Dominguez was the left fielder and batted fifth. Anthony Volpe was the shortstop and batted sixth. Ryan McMahon was the third baseman and batted seventh. Austin Wells was the catcher and batted eighth. Jose Caballero was the right fielder and batted ninth.

News and Notes

Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman still thinks the Yankees can make the playoffs. When asked about the situation, he said, “We just need to win. The obvious answer to that question, to state the obvious, is we’ve got to win tonight’s game and keep it simple, one game at a time, but then string together win after win.” Goldschmidt has fond memories of St Louis. Though he was not in the starting lineup on Saturday.

Game Reaction

Stanton was not in the starting lineup for the Yankees today. Neither was Cody Bellinger, who is sick. He was 0-of-5 on Friday. Gorman is playing third base for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is playing there for the injured Nolan Arenado. Many Cardinals, like Gorman, are getting a chance to play now.

The Yankees needed Fried to pitch well in this game against the St. Louis Cardinals. He did not. He gave up five runs by the time there was only one out in the second inning. Also, for the Yankees, Rice had 7 RBI. That tied a career high.

Scoring Summary

In the first inning, Judge doubled and Grisham scored. It was 1-0 Yankees. Then, Dominguez singled and Rice scored. That made it 2-0 Yankees. In the first inning, Herrera singled and Burleson scored. It was 2-1 Yankees. In the second inning, the St. Louis Cardinals scored four runs. First, Scott II singled and Gorman scored. That tied the score at 2. Then Winn hit a three-run home run. Pages and Scott II scored. It was 5-2 Cardinals.

In the third inning, Judge hit a solo home run. The St. Louis Cardinals now led 5-3. In the fourth inning, Rice hit a three-run home run. Caballero and Grisham scored. It was now 6-5 Yankees. In the sixth inning, Rice doubled with the bases loaded. Wells, Caballero, and Grisham all scored. It was 9-5 Yankees.

In the sixth inning, Gorman hit a two-run home run, and Walker scored. The Yankees led 9-7. In the seventh inning, McMahon hit a solo home run. The Yankees led 10-7. Later in that inning, Rice singled and Caballero scored. The Yankees led 11-7. Then Chisholm Jr. hit a sacrifice fly and Grisham scored. It was 12-7 Yankees. In the ninth inning, Pages hit a solo home run. The Yankees led 12-8. That was the final score.

Conclusion

Fried pitched poorly again against the St. Louis Cardinals. He gave up five runs by the time there was one out in the second inning, and he had his first one-two-three inning in the third. Gray was just as bad. It was humid in St. Louis, so there was some thought that the humidity affected pitch grips. The Yankees take on the Cardinals again today at 2:15 pm. It is supposed to be close to 100 degrees.