St. Louis CardinalsvsNew York Yankees
STL 3/NYY 1
Things to say
The Cardinals beat the Yankees 3-1 in the Bronx.
01
opener
Yeah, that one was a grind. Cards took it 3-1 at the Stadium. Total pitcher's duel, nobody was leaving the yard.
02
key player
St. Louis's starter was the story — got into his stuff early, went deep, and the Yankee bats never solved him. One run on him all night.
03
hot take
Honestly the Yankees offense is a problem. One run at home? The heart of that order has to do more than that.
04
deep cut
And nobody's talking about it, but the Cardinals bullpen slammed the door late. That's a below-.500 team stealing one on the road.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Yanks bounce back tomorrow — it's a getaway day, so it should move quick.
The recap
Cardinals walked into Yankee Stadium and stole one, 3-1, in a game where runs were at a premium all night. Both starters got into their stuff early and the bats stayed quiet, so this came down to who blinked in the late innings — and it was the Bronx that flinched.
St. Louis pushed across just enough, then handed it to the bullpen to slam the door on a Yankee lineup that couldn't string anything together.
Getaway-day win for a Cards club fighting to climb back to .500.