The Yankees had the lead. Then the eighth inning happened. St. Louis scored seven runs in that frame alone, turning a one-run deficit into a rout and walking away with a 13-7 win over New York.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Alec Burleson was the driving force all night, going 3-for-5 with three home runs and six RBI. He opened the scoring in the first inning with a two-run shot to right that brought home Wetherholt, added another two-run homer in the fourth to score Walker, and capped his night with a two-run blast in the eighth that plated Wetherholt again. The performance made him an easy choice as game MVP, with his final line reading 3-for-5, three home runs, six RBI.
New York had actually seized the lead in the seventh inning, as García Jr. homered to right center to bring home Grisham and put the Yankees up 7-6, capping a stretch that also saw homers from McMahon and Caballero that inning. But the advantage didn't last. In the eighth, Church homered to right, scoring both Jordan and Winn to put St. Louis back on top 9-7 in what stood as the game's decisive go-ahead swing. Crooks followed with a two-run homer that brought home Fermín, and Burleson closed out the inning with his third homer of the night, scoring Wetherholt once more to make it 13-7.
Yankees starter Cam Schlittler lasted three innings, allowing four runs on four hits with five walks. The bullpen unraveled further when Angel Chivilli took the loss, charged with six runs on five hits over just one inning of work, his ERA now at 3.78. St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy went 4.1 innings and allowed two runs, while Gordon Graceffo picked up the win after two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, improving to 7-1 with a 3.04 ERA.
Austin Wells, Trent Grisham and Ryan McMahon each also went deep for New York, with McMahon's seventh-inning homer coming as he sits at 497 career RBI and 497 career runs, both within reach of the 500 milestone in each category. The loss dropped the Yankees to 63-50, snapping their momentum with a first defeat after a win, while the Cardinals improved to 56-57 and extended their winning streak to two games.