Cardinals look to end 3-game slide, take on the Yankees

New York Yankees (65-57, third in the AL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (61-62, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (12-5, 2.94 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 135 strikeouts); Cardinals: Sonny Gray (11-5, 4.06 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 148 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the New York Yankees after losing three straight games.

St. Louis is 35-28 in home games and 61-62 overall. The Cardinals have gone 44-11 in games when they scored five or more runs.

New York has a 65-57 record overall and a 28-32 record on the road. The Yankees have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.01.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with a .279 batting average, and has 19 doubles, 15 home runs, 32 walks and 54 RBIs. Pedro Pages is 11 for 28 with two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Anthony Volpe has 25 doubles, four triples and 18 home runs for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 12 for 28 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .251 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Yankees: 5-5, .212 batting average, 3.49 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Cardinals: Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (foot), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (foot), Nolan Arenado: 10-Day IL (shoulder), John King: 15-Day IL (oblique), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)

Yankees: Amed Rosario: 10-Day IL (joint), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.