Yankees Sweep Cardinals With 9th-Inning Rally
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Yankees vs Cardinals Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug. 17
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This game, and this series for that matter, had a little bit of everything in it. There were highs, there were lows, and everything in between. But the end result of was bitter disappointment. Miles Mikolas took the ball for the Cardinals and allowed three runs in the top of the fourth.
The Yankees have finally done what had become impossible over the last two-plus months: win back-to-back series.
Two errors in the ninth inning Sunday led to an 8-4 loss and continued a five-game losing streak that has tested the Cardinals' shorthanded lineup, inexperienced roster.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Cardinals third baseman Nolan Gorman hammered a home run that landed in the crowd behind the right field wall. A Yankees fan was able to come up with the ball, and then he was told by a fellow Yankees fan that a young Cardinals fan sitting a few rows in front of them was celebrating his 10th birthday.
The Yankees secured a three-game sweep, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 8-4 on Sunday afternoon.
Rice went 3-for-5 with his 18th home run, a double and a walk. His three-run shot off former Yankee Sonny Gray in the fourth gave the Yankees a 6-5 lead. His three-run double in the sixth made it 9-5 and his RBI single in the seventh gave the Yankees an 11-7 lead.
The St. Louis Cardinals had a rough night for two different reasons on Saturday. First and foremost, the Cardinals lost against the New York Yankees. Sonny Gray