Cardinals vs Yankees Picks and Prediction – 9/1/2024

Yankee Stadium will play host to a Sunday afternoon MLB interleague clash between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Cardinals have won six of their last ten games and have less than a one percent chance of making the playoffs. On Saturday, 2B Brendan Donovan hit a three-run blast and St. Louis closer Ryan Helsley nailed down his 42nd save during a 6-5 road victory against New York. 

Thirty-six year old righty Miles Mikolas (8-10 5.23 ERA) will head to the hill for the Cardinals in this contest. Last time out, Mikolas gave up four runs in five plus innings during a 7-5 home loss versus San Diego. 

The New York Yankees are seven games above .500 at home and hold a one-game lead over Baltimore for the top spot in the AL East Division. During yesterday’s home loss, New York 3B Jazz Chisholm Jr. collected three hits and scored a run. SP Will Warren (0-3) gave up four runs in four innings and took the loss for the Yankees, who fell to 79-57 overall.

New York manager Aaron Boone will give the nod to twenty-nine year old southpaw Nestor Cortes (8-10 3.89 ERA) on Sunday. The Yankees have won Cortes’ last three starts and he has allowed just one run over his last 20 plus innings. 

St. Louis C Willson Contreras will not require surgery on his fractured finger and hopes to return later this month. Through 136 games, St. Louis ranks 21st in OPS and 25th in runs scored. For the season, New York ranks 1st in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win 5-2.