Following a two-homer game last time out, Austin Wells leads the New York Yankees (79-56) into action as -171 favorites against the St. Louis Cardinals (67-68). First pitch from Yankee Stadium at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, live on MLB Network.
New York’s Will Warren gets the start, and he’ll go against St. Louis’ Kyle Gibson.
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Yankees and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Yankees have won 60 of the 107 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (56.1%).
New York has a 27-18 record (winning 60% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -171 or shorter.
The Cardinals have entered the game as underdogs 67 times this season and won 33, or 49.3%, of those games.
St. Louis has a record of 2-7 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +144 on the moneyline.
The Yankees have played in 135 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 73 times (73-58-4).
The Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in 64 of their 134 games with a total this season.
Yankees Stats & Insights
The Yankees have the No. 2 offense in baseball scoring 5.1 runs per game (684 total runs).
The New York Yankees lead baseball with 209 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.
The Yankees’ .251 batting average is 10th-best in the majors.
New York strikes out eight times per game to rank 10th in the majors.
The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Yankees pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
New York has the sixth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.75).
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals rank 25th in the majors with 552 total runs scored this season.
St. Louis’ 138 home runs rank 23rd in Major League Baseball.
The Cardinals have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
St. Louis ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 Ks per contest.
The Cardinals have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
St. Louis has the 18th-ranked ERA (4.15) in the majors this season.
Yankees Key Players to Watch
Warren gets the start for the Yankees, his fifth of the season. He is 0-2 with a 9.68 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings pitched.
Aaron Judge is batting .331 with 51 home runs and 123 RBI. All three of those stats lead New York hitters this season.
Juan Soto is batting .293 with an OBP of .422 and a slugging percentage of .592 this season.
Jazz Chisholm has 120 hits this season and a slash line of .256/.325/.451.
Anthony Volpe has 138 hits and an OBP of .303 to go with a slugging percentage of .387 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals will send Gibson (7-6) to the mound for his 26th start this season.
Alec Burleson has racked up a team-best 21 home runs and 72 runs batted in.
Nolan Arenado has 19 doubles, 15 home runs and 35 walks while batting .270.
Brendan Donovan is batting .263 with 28 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 38 walks.
Masyn Winn has a club-high .285 batting average.
Yankees and Cardinals Injuries
Yankees: Luis Gil: 15 Day IL (Back), Cody Poteet: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Lou Trivino: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 60 Day IL (Lat), Jon Berti: 60 Day IL (Calf), Anthony Rizzo: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ian Hamilton: 60 Day IL (Lat)
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Finger), Mike Siani: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Lance Lynn: 15 Day IL (Knee), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Steven Matz: 60 Day IL (Back), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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