New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals 8/6/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Busch Stadium will host game 2 of 3 Saturday afternoon between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. The New York Yankees come into Saturday as the best team in baseball 34 games over .500 despite riding a two game losing streak. Gerrit Cole took the loss for New York after giving up six runs on seven hits across six innings of work. The New York bullpen was mediocre allowing one run on three hits over the final three innings of the game.

Offensively New York was terrible with only five hits and 31 at bats, while going 1-5 with runners in scoring position to score only 3 runs. Catcher Kyle Higashioka was the only spark for New York going 2-3 on the day with a two run home run in the seventh inning.

St. Louis comes into this series with New York running hot at 57-48 on the year riding a three-game win streak following a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. Offensively St. Louis was dominant with ten hits in 32 at bats including two home runs in the game. Nolan Arenado got the scoring going for St. Louis with a two run home run in the first inning, while Tyler Oneal hit a three run home run in the 7th inning to secure the victory.

Jose Quintana shined in his first start in St. Louis allowing only one run on one hit across 6 innings of work leading to a no decision. Jordan Hicks came on in relief to allow one run on one hit in one inning to secure the victory before the St. Louis bullpen allowed no runs over the final two frames to secure the win.