Its Trade Deadline Day and while front offices weigh the costs of improving their respective clubs, the Cardinals (55-57) and the Yankees (63-49) begin a three-game series in the Bronx tonight. New York takes the field in second in the AL East, 2½ games behind Tampa Bay, while the Cardinals sit fourth in the NL Central, 14½ games behind Milwaukee. The Yankees sit atop the AL Wild Card standings and with nearly 100% certainty will make the playoffs. Until recently the Cardinals looked like a playoff team as well. However, after going 3-7 over their last ten games, St. Louis sits four out of the final Wild Card spot and needing to climb over…
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