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St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees

By Bush StaffUpdated 18d ago·1 min read
St. Louis CardinalsSTL(55-57)
New York YankeesNYY(63-49)
13—7
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Michael McGreevy (4-9, 3.59 ERA) got the ball for St. Louis in the series opener at Yankee Stadium, going up against Cam Schlittler (10-6, 2.26 ERA), who came in as one of the more reliable arms in the Yankees rotation.

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Cardinals(55-57)
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13
Yankees(63-49)
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Best BetYankees -201
Postgame

The Yankees lost outright 13-7, and the bear case nailed it: a lineup without Judge, Bellinger and Stanton simply couldn't hold a 7-6 lead once the bullpen cracked. Schlittler's form didn't matter much once St. Louis strung together a 7-run eighth against relievers, and the talent-gap case on paper didn't survive a bullpen implosion in the biggest inning of the night.

Pregame

The Yankees are heavily favored here, and that price reflects a real gap: Schlittler's been one of the better arms in baseball while McGreevy is coming off the worst start of his career. St. Louis has shown they can still win games, but backing a sub-.500 team that just became a deadline seller against a home favorite with a legitimate ace is a tough ask.

New York has been scraping together lineups without Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton for weeks now, and Monday was another test of just how deep this roster can dig. St. Louis, meanwhile, showed up with a lineup that had life even after a start from McGreevy that came off a rough outing against the Cubs.

Michael McGreevy
Michael McGreevy
(5-9)·3.48 ERA
Jul 28 vs Cubs
L
1.2IP
7ER
2K
2BB
63P
08/03 Lineup
Cam Schlittler
Cam Schlittler
(10-6)·2.19 ERA
Jul 29 @ White Sox
ND
6.1IP
1ER
8K
1BB
93P
08/03 Lineup

Both offenses found ways to put runs on the board early, setting up a game that had way more scoring than anyone drawing up a pitching matchup card would've guessed.

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
(55-57)
Aug 2W@ Blue Jays5-1
Aug 1L@ Blue Jays1-5
Jul 31L@ Blue Jays1-3
Jul 30Lvs Cubs2-4
Jul 29Wvs Cubs3-2
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
(63-49)
Aug 2W@ Cubs2-1
Aug 1L@ Cubs2-5
Jul 31W@ Cubs2-0
Jul 30L@ White Sox1-2
Jul 29L@ White Sox5-6

The Yankees actually had the lead heading into the eighth after chipping away with a 3-run fifth and a 4-run seventh off the Cardinals bullpen. Then St. Louis answered with a 7-run eighth that buried New York for good, turning a tight, back-and-forth game into a 13-7 laugher in a matter of minutes. That's the kind of inning that erases a comeback and then some.

St. Louis came in having dropped 4 of its last 5, part of a stretch that had already pushed the Cardinals below .500 for the first time all season. A night like this, with 13 runs and 13 hits, is exactly the kind of outburst a lineup needs to shake off a slump like that.

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
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  • 60-Day-ILRamon Urias (3B) — Urias' (elbows) rehab assignment has been paused after he was hit on the elbow by a pitch at Triple-A Memphis on Sunday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.07/30
  • 60-Day-ILMax Rajcic (RP) — Rajcic revealed on his Instagram account Thursday that he recently underwent a right elbow UCL reconstruction.07/23
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
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  • 10-Day-ILCody Bellinger (LF) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Bellinger is expected to be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.07/27
  • 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Monday that Stanton has "no timeline" to start a minor-league rehab assignment, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.07/20
  • 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Rodon (elbow) is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session at Yankee Stadium on Monday, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.08/03
  • 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Schmidt (elbow) is eyeing a return from the 60-day injured list in September, David Lennon of Newsday reports.08/03
  • 60-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — The Yankees haven't yet determined when Judge (ribs) will next be examined by team doctors, Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports.07/29

Schlittler's line got wrecked by circumstance more than anything he did wrong on the mound, and the Yankees now have to regroup fast with three games left in this series and a beat-up roster that isn't getting healthier by the day.

Sources

MLBSt. Louis CardinalsNew York YankeesPolymarketKalshiMichael McGreevyCam Schlittler