Yankees and Cardinals meet to determine series winner

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St. Louis Cardinals (56-58, fourth in the NL Central) vs. New York Yankees (64-50, second in the AL East)

New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (11-6, 3.72 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Yankees: Will Warren (8-5, 4.14 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 109 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -154, Cardinals +127; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.

New York has a 27-24 record in home games and a 64-50 record overall. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.33 ERA, which leads MLB.

St. Louis has a 56-58 record overall and a 28-26 record in road games. The Cardinals have a 23-9 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Wednesday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 53 extra base hits (19 doubles, three triples and 31 home runs). Spencer Jones is 6 for 28 with three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jordan Walker ranks second on the Cardinals with 45 extra base hits (23 doubles and 22 home runs). Alec Burleson is 11 for 35 with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .205 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Cardinals: 3-7, .232 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (leg), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg)

Cardinals: Jordan Walker: day-to-day (knee), Ramon Urias: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.