In his first start back in St. Louis, former Cardinals star Paul Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 victory Sunday afternoon.
The Yankees completed a three-game sweep while winning for the fifth time in six games. Meanwhile, the Cardinals’ losing streak reached five games.
New York starter Will Warren allowed three runs, one earned, on six hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked one.
Reliever Luke Weaver (3-3) earned the victory.
Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas allowed three runs on four hits and five walks in five innings. He struck out one.
JoJo Romero (4-5) took the loss.
Third base umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Yankees catching coach Tanner Swanson in the fourth inning for protesting ball-and-strike calls. Home plate umpires Nic Lentz gave Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol the gate in the seventh inning for the same reason.
Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar left after seven innings due to cramping.
New York took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning. Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked, went to third on Goldschmidt’s double, and scored on Jasson Dominguez’s infield single.
Ryan McMahon and Jose Caballero followed with RBI singles.
The Cardinals cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the inning. Ivan Herrera reached on an error, Jordan Walker walked and Thomas Saggese hit a two-run double.
Nootbaar hit an infield single in the fifth inning, took second on an error, and scored on Alec Burleson’s game-tying single.
Yohel Pozo’s sixth-inning homer put the Cardinals up 4-3. The Yankees tied the game in the seventh inning when Trent Grisham walked, went to third on Aaron Judge’s single and scored on Cody Bellinger’s sacrifice fly.
Caballero reached on a two-base error leading off the ninth inning and he moved up on a passed ball. Pinch-hitter Giancarlo Stanton walked, then Judge got an intentional pass.
Bellinger’s ground ball through the right side of the infield — ruled an error — scored two runs. Chisholm’s grounder produced another run, then Goldschmidt’s RBI double made it 8-4.
Paul Goldschmidt shines in St. Louis return as Yankees complete sweep of Cardinals
