The St. Louis Cardinals (56-57) and New York Yankees (63-50) continue their three-game series tonight at Yankee Stadium.
Its been a challenge offensively for these teams for much of the season, but last night the bats were alive as the teams combined for 20 runs and 23 hits as the Cards rallied in the eighth inning to win 13-7. Alec Burleson put on a show all by himself with three home runs and six runs batted in but he was not the only player who went yard. Jimmy Crooks and Nathan Church also homered for St. Louis and the Yankees went deep five times. Recently acquired Luis Garcia Jr., Ryan McMahon, Trent Grisham, Jose Caballero, and Austin Wells circled the bases for the hometown Pinstripes. Buried behind all the offensive fireworks was a poor outing from Cam Schlittler who walked five and gave up four hits and four runs over just three innings.
With the loss New York dropped to 3.5 games behind the Rays in the AL East while the Cardinals kept pace in the NL Wild Card chase with the win.
St. Louis is expected to turn to right-hander Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.74 ERA). The 26-year-old has been inconsistent this season. Last Monday he allowed seven hits and four runs over 5.1 innings against the Cubs. The previous Wednesday, though, Dobbins threw six shutout innings against the Angels. The Yankees counter with Ryan Weathers (4-7, 3.99 ERA). The southpaw has been sharp his last two starts allowing just nine hits and one earned run over 12.2 innings.
After Monday’s offensive explosion, the biggest question entering Game 2 is whether the sudden offense stays around or if either side’s pitching regains control.
Lets dive into tonight’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game Details and How to Watch: Cardinals vs. Yankees
- Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2026
- Time: 7:05PM EST
- Site: Yankee Stadium
- City: New York, NY
- Network/Streaming: MLB.TV, Cardinals.TV, YES
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The Latest Odds: Cardinals vs. Yankees – August 4
The latest odds as of Tuesday courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: St. Louis Cardinals (+163), New York Yankees (-199)
- Spread: Cardinals +1.5 (-126), Yankees -1.5 (+104)
- Total: 8.5 runs
Starting Pitchers and their Stats: Cardinals vs. Yankees for August 4
- Cardinals: Hunter Dobbins
Season Totals: 33.2 IP, 2-1, 3.74 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 32K, 11 BB - Yankees: Ryan Weathers
Season Totals: 115.0 IP, 4-7, 3.99 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 126K, 33 BB
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! Cardinals vs. Yankees
- Luis Garcia Jr. went 2-4 including 1 HR in his Yankees debut
- Iván Herrera has 1 HR in 3 ABs against Ryan Weathers in his career
- Hunter Dobbins has struck out at least 4 in each of his 7 appearances this season
- Austin Wells homered last night and is now 3-7 over his last 3 games
- Trent Grisham went 2-5 last night to snap an 0-8 and a 2-17 streak
- Jordan Walker has two hits in each of his last 3 games and is riding a 6-game hitting streak (9-29)
- Alec Burleson hit 3 HRs last night and has now hit in 6 straight games (9-24)
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Top Betting Trends & Insights: Cardinals vs. Yankees
- The Cardinals are 61-52 on the Run Line this season
- The Yankees are 53-60 on the Run Line this season
- The OVER has cashed an MLB-worst 44 times in games involving the Cardinals this season (44-63-6)
- The OVER has cashed 49 times in games involving the Yankees this season (49-60-4)
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Expert picks & predictions: Cardinals vs. Yankees
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