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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.
But the Yankees tied it back up in the seventh, as Grisham walked (with some help from home plate umpire Nic Lentz, whose strike zone angered both teams all day), Judge singled and Bellinger lifted a sacrifice fly that made it 4-4.
On the heels of three consecutive disappointing seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals have been predicted to a trade a trio of starts in the offseason.
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 MLB playoff picture is starting to take shape here in the middle of August, though there is always the potential for a major shakeup if one of the teams on the fringe of contention gets hot.
The Yankees secured a three-game sweep, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 8-4 on Sunday afternoon.
Ben Rice homered and tied a career high with seven RBIs, Aaron Judge also went deep in his first multi-hit game since the All-Star break and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on S
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