Cardinals play the Yankees in first of 3-game series

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New York Yankees (64-57, third in the AL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (61-61, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Luis Gil (0-1, 7.27 ERA, 1.85 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (6-9, 4.95 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 80 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -134, Cardinals +113; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the New York Yankees to begin a three-game series.

St. Louis has a 35-27 record at home and a 61-61 record overall. The Cardinals are 45-22 in games when they record at least eight hits.

New York has a 27-32 record on the road and a 64-57 record overall. The Yankees are 42-15 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has a .282 batting average to lead the Cardinals, and has 19 doubles and 15 home runs. Pedro Pages is 10 for 26 with two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Anthony Volpe has 25 doubles, four triples and 18 home runs for the Yankees. Giancarlo Stanton is 12 for 28 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .248 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Yankees: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Willson Contreras: day-to-day (foot), Nolan Arenado: 10-Day IL (shoulder), John King: 15-Day IL (oblique), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)

Yankees: Amed Rosario: 10-Day IL (joint), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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