Overview
- The St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 3-1 Wednesday night after play was pushed back by a rain delay and a brief lights outage at Yankee Stadium.
- All three Cardinals runs came in the fifth inning on doubles by J.J. Wetherholt and Ivan Herrera that chased Yankees starter Will Warren after 5 1/3 innings.
- Andrew Pallante allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings to earn the win and St. Louis bullpen arms combined to preserve the lead.
- The Yankees managed one run on a bases-loaded walk to Jazz Chisholm Jr. and went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position, a shortcoming singled out by manager Aaron Boone.
- The series featured off-field roster moves by the Cardinals’ player-development staff and George Lombard Jr.’s recent MLB debut for New York, and the result increases scrutiny of the Yankees’ offense as they enter a crucial stretch of the standings race.