With Brian Cashman accompanying the Yankees to St. Louis, the Bombers beat the Cardinals, 4-3, on Friday evening.
The overall supervisor, making a uncommon street journey, instructed reporters that his presence had extra to do together with his scheduling availability than the Yankees’ third-place standing or their poor play over the previous two-plus months. The workforce, clinging to the American League’s third Wild Card spot, entered the St. Louis series-opener with a 22-32 document since June 13.
“We have a lot of time on the clock, but not enough time at the same time,” Cashman mentioned, per The Athletic. “I don’t want to misrepresent [that] there’s not urgency, because there is.”
With Cashman — who additionally defended the job Aaron Boone has carried out — watching, the Yankees bought off to a powerful begin, scoring on an Aaron Decide groundout earlier than Jazz Chisholm Jr. adopted with a two-run homer off Andre Pallante within the first inning.
The third body then noticed Jasson Domínguez, beginning for the primary time since Aug. 10, single Chisholm residence on a 3-0 pitch. Chisholm reached by way of stroll, swiped second — his 18th steal of the 12 months — and superior to 3rd on a wild pitch.
Luis Gil, in the meantime, totaled 5.1 innings, 4 hits, one earned run, three walks and 4 strikeouts over 83 pitches in his third begin of the season.
The precise-hander, who as soon as got here near signing with the Cardinals as an newbie, benefited from three inning-ending double performs in his first three innings and escaped a no-out jam with two runners in scoring place within the fifth, however St. Louis bought to him within the sixth when Lars Nootbar and Masyn Wynn hit back-to-back doubles.
At that time, Mark Leiter Jr. entered. He, too, benefited from an inning-ending double play.
The following two Yankees relievers weren’t capable of hold the Playing cards from scoring, as Camilo Doval began the seventh off with a strikeout earlier than a stroll, a stolen base and a hit-by-pitch set Victor Scott II up for an RBI double. Luke Weaver then got here in, solely to throw a wild pitch that allowed Pedro Pagés to attain.
Weaver discovered extra hassle within the eighth, allowing a two-out single to Iván Herrera earlier than firing a pickoff throw that caught Paul Goldschmidt without warning. Weaver was charged with an error after the throw put Herrera on second, however he averted additional injury.
From there, David Bednar wrapped issues up, hanging out two within the ninth whereas recording his second save with the Yankees.
In the meantime, the Bombers, trying to find momentum all through the summer time, gained for the third time of their final 4 video games. The Yankees are actually 65-57 on the season and 1.5 video games up on the Guardians for the American League’s final playoff spot.
Initially Printed: August 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM EDT
