Nothing about this one was loud until the ball left the yard. The Yankees needed just two swings to beat the Cardinals 2-0, and their pitching staff made sure St. Louis never got close.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| NYY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Ryan Weathers was the story on the mound, working six scoreless innings while allowing four hits and one walk with six strikeouts. He improved to 5-7 on the season, carrying a 3.79 ERA. The bullpen took it from there, with three relievers combining for three scoreless innings, and David Bednar closed it out with 1.1 innings of one-walk, three-strikeout relief for his 25th save.
The Yankees didn't need much offense, and Jazz Chisholm made sure they got exactly enough. In the second inning, Chisholm homered to right center on a 397-foot shot that put New York up 0-1, a lead the Yankees never relinquished. Lombard Jr. added insurance in the fifth, homering to left center from 392 feet to make it 0-2.
Hunter Dobbins took the loss for St. Louis despite battling through 6.1 innings, allowing four hits, three walks and two runs, both earned, with four strikeouts. He falls to 2-2 on the season with a 3.60 ERA. The Cardinals managed six hits on the night but could never turn them into a run, stranding traffic against a Yankees staff that didn't budge.
The win pushed New York to 64-50, second in its division, and extended their streak to a first win after a loss. St. Louis fell to 56-58 with the setback marking a first loss after a win. Weathers' six scoreless innings and Bednar's clean ninth made sure two solo homers were more than enough.