The St. Louis Cardinals (67-67) travel to face off against the New York Yankees (78-56) on Friday, August 30th. This game will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York and televised on MLBN. The Cardinals are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Yankees are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Nationals. First pitch is set for 6:05 CT.

Cardinals vs. Yankees Betting Prediction

• Money Line Prediction: Yankees (-171)
• Over/Under Prediction: Over 9 Runs

• The Yankees have a home record of 36-29, indicating strong performance at home.
• In the last 15 games, the Yankees have scored 5 or more runs in 8 games, showing consistent offensive production.
• The Yankees have won 5 out of their last 7 home games, demonstrating recent home-field advantage.
• The Yankees have a league rank of 1st in the AL East, showing their overall strong performance this season.
• The Yankees have outscored their opponents by a total of 22 runs in their last 15 games, indicating a positive run differential.

Cardinals vs Yankees

The Cardinals Are Coming Off A Win

Led by a big game by Masyn Winn at the plate, the Cardinals are coming off a 4-1 win over the Padres to close out their series. Winn went 2/5 with a homer and a run scored. The Cardinals really broke things open with a two-run 3rd inning and added another two runs in the 6th to close things out. St. Louis was the slight favorite at -113 going into the game.

Sonny Gray started for the Cardinals, going six innings and giving up just one run on three hits. He only had four strikeouts in the outing and got the win.

St. Louis is 3rd in the NL Central with a 67-67 record, 10.5 games behind the Brewers. They have won two straight games heading into today’s game vs. the Yankees. As the underdog, the Cardinals have a 44-23 run line record, while as the favorite, they are 22-45 vs. the run line.

This season, the Cardinals’ games have gone under the line in 75.4% of the time, with an average of 8.6 runs per game. The O/U record for games with a 9-run line is 12-11-1. Today’s O/U line is set at 9 runs, higher than usual, as only 6.7% of their games have had lines of 9 runs or more.

Erick Fedde Gets The Start For The Cardinals

Right-hander Erick Fedde gets the start for the Cardinals today as he faces the Yankees on the road. He has made 26 starts this season and has a record of 8-7 with a 3.31 ERA. Fedde’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.17, and opponents are batting .224 off him this year. In his last outing, Fedde finished with a no-decision, going six innings and giving up one earned run on three hits. Before that, he had lost three straight starts. Fedde has allowed at least one homer in each of his last three outings. So far, he has made 11 quality starts.

Cardinals Offense Breakdown

St. Louis comes into today’s game with the 24th ranked scoring offense in the league, averaging just 4.1 runs per game. They have been a little better at home, putting up 4.3 runs per game, which is 15th in the majors. As a team, the Cardinals are batting .247, which is 10th in the league.

Paul Goldschmidt is on a five-game hitting streak and has gone 10/26 in his last seven games. For the season, he is batting just .236, but his 20 homers are the 2nd most on the team. Alec Burleson leads the team with 21 homers and has a batting average of .279. Masyn Winn is also swinging a hot bat right now, going 17/39 in his last nine games.

The Yankees Took The Last Game Of This Series

The Yankees will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Nationals with a 5-2 loss. New York was the heavy favorite on the money line going into the game but fell behind early, as the Nationals scored two runs in the 1st.

Offensively, the Yankees only had two fewer hits than the Nationals but scored just two runs. Both of their runs came in the 2nd inning. Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a big game, going 2/3 with a homer and a run scored. The Yankees’s other run came from Anthony Volpe, who went 2/4.

Currently leading the AL East by 1.5 games, the Yankees have a 78-56 record after losing the last two games against the Nationals. Their overall run line record is 71-63, and the average run differential per game is +0.9. As favorites, the Yankees are 60-49 straight up but 50-59 against the run line.

Today’s over/under line for the Yankees vs. Cardinals game is set at 9 runs. The over/under record in games with a 9-run line is 10-15-2, and their under streak is at 3 games. The average run total in Yankees games this season is 9.2 runs.

Marcus Stroman Gets The Start For The Yankees

Marcus Stroman gets the start for the Yankees today and will be looking to build off his last outing, where he picked up the win. Against the Rockies, he went 5 innings, giving up 3 earned runs, and he allowed 5 hits and 3 walks in the outing. Looking back further, Stroman has made 25 starts and has a record of 9-6. His ERA for the season is 3.88, along with a WHIP of 1.39. Stroman has a batting average allowed of .243 and has turned in eight quality starts this year. Per nine innings, he is averaging 6.6 strikeouts and 3.88 walks.

Yankees Offense Breakdown

Not only do the Yankees lead the league in home runs, but they also have the league’s top offense, averaging 5.1 runs per game. They have been even better on the road this season, averaging 5.3 runs per contest. Overall, they are 1st in OBP, and their team OPS of .775 is the best in the league. As a team, the Yankees are batting .251, which is 7th in the league.

Aaron Judge has been on a tear of late, going 12/34 in his last 10 games, with seven homers and 12 RBIs. For the season, he is batting .333 with 51 homers and 123 RBIs. Juan Soto has also been a big power threat for the Yankees, as he is 2nd on the team with 37 homers and is batting .291.

Cardinals vs Yankees Prediction

Our prediction for this Yankees vs. Cardinals matchup is to take the over, as we see this game ending with a 6-4 win for the Yankees. However, with the payout for a Yankees win being -171, we would recommend taking the over, as we see the line sitting at 9 runs.

Looking at some potential player props, we have Marcus Stroman finishing with five strikeouts, which would have him finishing 13th among starters. As for Erick Fedde, we have him ending the game with five K’s, which would have him 18th.

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