Cardinals vs Yankees Picks and Prediction – 8/31/2024

The Saturday MLB schedule will get started with an interleague battle between the St Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees from the Bronx. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Cardinals (67-68) are three games below .500 on the road and have fallen seven games back in the race for the final NL Wild Card spot. Last night, St. Louis 3B Nolan Arenado homered and scored twice during a 6-3 road loss against New York.

Thirty-six year old righty Kyle Gibson (7-6 4.54 ERA) will take the mound for the Cardinals in this matchup. St. Louis has dropped three of Gibson’s last four starts and he has surrendered 18 runs over the last 20 plus innings. 

The New York Yankees are eight games above .500 at home and hold a two-game lead over Baltimore for the top spot in the AL East Division. During Friday’s home victory C Austin Wells went deep twice and drove in four runs to power the New York offense. SP Marcus Stroman (10-6) allowed two runs in seven innings to earn the win for the Yankees, who improved to 79-56 overall.

Rookie right-hander Will Warren (0-2 9.68 ERA) will make his fifth career major league start for the Yankees. Through 17 plus innings, Warren has struck out 23 batters and sports a problematic 1.81 WHIP.

New York 1B Anthony Rizzo (forearm) is currently on a rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset and is eligible to return on September 1st. Through 135 games, St. Louis ranks 21st in OPS and 24th in runs scored. For the season, New York ranks 1st in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. Take the Cardinals to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, St. Louis Cardinals win 6-5.