The St. Louis Cardinals (67-68) and New York Yankees (79-56) will battle on Saturday at Yankee Stadium, starting at 1:05 p.m. ET.
The Cardinals are road underdogs (+143) at the Yankees (-171). The New York Yankees will give the start to Will Warren (0-2, 9.68 ERA), who is looking for win No. 1 on the season, and the Cardinals will turn to Kyle Gibson (7-6, 4.54 ERA).
The Yankees took down the Cardinals 6-3 yesterday, with Marcus Stroman getting the win (7.0 IP, 2 R, 9 H, 5 K) and Austin Wells leading the way offensively (going 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI). Erick Fedde (5.1 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 8 K) took the loss for the Cardinals.
Before the Yankees vs. Cardinals matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Yankees (-171, bet $171 to win $100)
- Underdog: Cardinals (+143, bet $100 to win $143)
- Over/under: 9.5
Yankees vs. Cardinals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, August 31, 2024
- Game Time: 1:05 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Yankee Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Yankees stats and trends
Yankees betting records
- The Yankees have entered the game as favorites 104 times this season and won 59, or 56.7%, of those games.
- This season New York has won 24 of its 40 games, or 60%, when favored by at least -171 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Yankees have a 63.1% chance to win.
- New York’s games have gone over the total in 72 of its 133 chances.
- The Yankees are 68-64-0 against the spread in their 132 chances this season.
Will Warren (Yankees probable starter)
- Warren (0-2 with a 9.68 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Yankees, his fifth of the season.
- The right-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Colorado Rockies, when he threw three innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 25-year-old has an ERA of 9.68, with 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in four games this season. Opposing hitters have a .342 batting average against him.
- The opposing Cardinals offense has a collective .247 batting average, and is 13th in the league with 1134 total hits and 25th in MLB action with 552 runs scored. It has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and ranks 23rd in home runs (138) in all of MLB.
Yankees batting stats
- The Yankees have hit 209 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.
- Hitters for New York rank second in the majors with a combined .440 team slugging percentage.
- The Yankees’ .251 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
- New York has scored 684 runs this season, which ranks second in MLB.
- The Yankees are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking second with an OBP of .334.
- New York ranks 10th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.0 whiffs per contest.
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
- The Cardinals have come away with 33 wins in the 67 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- St. Louis has a mark of 2-8 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +143 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 41.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 63 of its 134 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Cardinals are 67-66-0 against the spread in their 133 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Kyle Gibson (Cardinals probable starter)
- The Cardinals will send Gibson (7-6) out for his 26th start of the season. He is 7-6 with a 4.54 ERA and 128 strikeouts over 140 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Monday, the right-hander went 4 1/3 innings against the San Diego Padres, giving up seven earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 36-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.54, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .260 batting average against him.
- Gibson has 10 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Gibson is looking to collect his 21st start of five or more innings this season in this matchup.
- In two of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
- He will face a Yankees offense that ranks 12th in the league with 1138 total hits (on a .251 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .440 (second in the league) with 209 total home runs (first in MLB play).
- The 36-year-old ranks 55th in ERA (4.54), 56th in WHIP (1.379), and 36th in K/9 (8.2) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
Cardinals batting stats
- The Cardinals rank 23rd in MLB play with 138 total home runs.
- This season, St. Louis is 21st in baseball, slugging .389.
- The Cardinals are 13th in MLB with a .247 batting average.
- Averaging 4.1 runs per game (552 total), St. Louis is the 25th-highest scoring team in baseball.
- The Cardinals rank 14th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .311.