New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals, August 4, 2026

CardinalsSTL
0-2
Final
YankeesNYY

August 4, 2026, 7:05 PM ET | Yankee Stadium

Last 5 Form

St. Louis Cardinals

2-3

Last 5
L 1-3
@ TOR
L 1-5
@ TOR
W 5-1
@ TOR
W 13-7
@ NYY
L 0-2
@ NYY

New York Yankees

3-2

Last 5
W 2-0
@ CHC
L 2-5
@ CHC
W 2-1
@ CHC
L 7-13
vs STL
W 2-0
vs STL

Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals

Hunter Dobbins headshot
Hunter Dobbins
Recorded starter

New York Yankees

Ryan Weathers headshot
Ryan Weathers
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 4, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
St. Louis Cardinals56-58.491#4#714.5
New York Yankees64-50.561#2#13.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
St. Louis CardinalsNew York Yankees
.691
OPS
.720
167
HR
223
720
Runs
739
4.26
ERA
3.23
1.36
WHIP
1.17
1278
Strikeouts by pitchers
1450

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Alec Burleson headshot
Alec Burleson

7 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Nathan Church headshot
Nathan Church

7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Jordan Walker headshot
Jordan Walker

7 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Matthew Liberatore headshot
Matthew Liberatore

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.50 ERA

Hunter Dobbins headshot
Hunter Dobbins

6.1 IP, 4 SO, 2.84 ERA

New York Yankees

Hitters

José Caballero headshot
José Caballero

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Spencer Jones headshot
Spencer Jones

3 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Ryan McMahon headshot
Ryan McMahon

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Will Warren headshot
Will Warren

6.2 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ryan Weathers headshot
Ryan Weathers

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

David Bednar headshot
David Bednar

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Ryan Weathers headshot
Ryan Weathers
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick
Hunter Dobbins headshot
Hunter Dobbins
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Jazz Chisholm Jr. headshot
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick

Line Score

New York Yankees 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0: STL 6 hits, NYY 5 hits; STL 0 errors, NYY 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
St. Louis Cardinals000000000060
New York Yankees01001000x250

Box Score

Batting

6 players led St. Louis Cardinals with 1 hit each.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
JJ Wetherholt2B3000100
Iván HerreraDH4010020
José Fermín3B3000000
Alec BurlesonPH/1B0000100
Nelson VelázquezRF4010020
Masyn WinnSS4010010
Blaze Jordan1B/3B4010010
Nathan ChurchCF4010010
Pedro PagésC3010020
Bryan TorresLF2000110
Totals310603100

5 players led New York Yankees with 1 hit each.

New York Yankees batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Trent GrishamCF4010000
Ben RiceDH2000210
Luis García Jr.1B4010000
Heliot RamosLF4000010
Spencer JonesRF3000000
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B3111021
Ryan McMahon3B3010000
George Lombard Jr.SS2111101
Austin WellsC2000010
Paul GoldschmidtPH1000000
Ali SánchezC0000000
Totals28252352

Pitching

Hunter Dobbins went 6.1 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 2 ER); Ryan Weathers went 6.0 innings for New York Yankees (6 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
St. Louis Cardinals
Hunter Dobbins6.1422342
Caleb Ferguson1.2100010
New York Yankees
Ryan Weathers6.0400160
Fernando Cruz0.2100000
Brent Headrick1.0100110
David Bednar1.1000130
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B2

    Home Run Jazz Chisholm Jr. homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B5

    Home Run George Lombard Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. STL 0, NYY 2

Play-by-Play

All 65 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Nathan Church challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nathan Church called out on strikes. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Blaze Jordan strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T9

    Lineout Masyn Winn lines out to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B8

    Forceout Heliot Ramos grounds into a force out, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Trent Grisham out at 2nd. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B8

    Pop Out Luis García Jr. pops out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Ben Rice strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B8

    Single Trent Grisham singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nelson Velázquez. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Nelson Velázquez strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T8

    Intent Walk David Bednar intentionally walks Alec Burleson. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out on a foul tip. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T8

    Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, pitcher Brent Headrick to first baseman Luis García Jr. Pedro Pagés to 3rd. Bryan Torres to 2nd. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T8

    Walk Bryan Torres walks. Pedro Pagés to 2nd. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T8

    Single Pedro Pagés singles on a line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B7

    Grounded Into DP Paul Goldschmidt grounds into a double play, pitcher Caleb Ferguson to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Blaze Jordan. George Lombard Jr. out at 2nd. Paul Goldschmidt out at 1st. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B7

    Walk George Lombard Jr. walks. Ryan McMahon to 2nd. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B7

    Single Ryan McMahon singles on a line drive to right fielder Nelson Velázquez. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Jazz Chisholm Jr. strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T7

    Groundout Nathan Church grounds out to first baseman Luis García Jr. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T7

    Lineout Blaze Jordan lines out to third baseman Ryan McMahon. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T7

    Groundout Masyn Winn grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. Nelson Velázquez to 3rd. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T7

    Double Nelson Velázquez doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Trent Grisham. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B6

    Flyout Spencer Jones flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Heliot Ramos strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B6

    Flyout Luis García Jr. flies out to right fielder Nelson Velázquez. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B6

    Walk Ben Rice walks. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T6

    Lineout José Fermín lines out to left fielder Heliot Ramos. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T6

    Single Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to center fielder Trent Grisham. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T6

    Walk JJ Wetherholt walks. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T6

    Strikeout Bryan Torres strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 2

  • T6

    Strikeout Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B5

    Lineout Trent Grisham lines out to right fielder Nelson Velázquez. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B5

    Groundout Austin Wells grounds out to first baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B5

    Home Run George Lombard Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. STL 0, NYY 2

  • B5

    Flyout Ryan McMahon flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T5

    Grounded Into DP Nathan Church grounds into a double play, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. Blaze Jordan out at 2nd. Nathan Church out at 1st. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T5

    Single Blaze Jordan singles on a ground ball to center fielder Trent Grisham. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Masyn Winn called out on strikes. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Jazz Chisholm Jr. strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B4

    Forceout Spencer Jones grounds into a force out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn. Luis García Jr. to 3rd. Heliot Ramos out at 2nd. Spencer Jones to 1st. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B4

    Fielders Choice Out Heliot Ramos reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman José Fermín to catcher Pedro Pagés. Ben Rice out at home. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B4

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Nelson Velázquez. Ben Rice to 3rd. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B4

    Walk Ben Rice challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ben Rice walks. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T4

    Flyout Nelson Velázquez flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T4

    Groundout José Fermín grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T4

    Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B3

    Groundout Trent Grisham grounds out softly, pitcher Hunter Dobbins to first baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Austin Wells called out on strikes. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B3

    Groundout George Lombard Jr. grounds out, third baseman José Fermín to first baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T3

    Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T3

    Lineout Bryan Torres lines out to left fielder Heliot Ramos. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 1

  • T3

    Single Nathan Church singles on a soft bunt ground ball to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B2

    Groundout Ryan McMahon grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B2

    Home Run Jazz Chisholm Jr. homers (17) on a fly ball to right center field. STL 0, NYY 1

  • B2

    Flyout Spencer Jones flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 0, NYY 0

  • B2

    Groundout Heliot Ramos grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 0, NYY 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Blaze Jordan grounds into a double play, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. Masyn Winn out at 2nd. Blaze Jordan out at 1st. STL 0, NYY 0

  • T2

    Single Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. STL 0, NYY 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Nelson Velázquez strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 0

  • B1

    Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, third baseman José Fermín to first baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 0, NYY 0

  • B1

    Groundout Ben Rice grounds out, pitcher Hunter Dobbins to first baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 0, NYY 0

  • B1

    Groundout Trent Grisham grounds out to first baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Groundout José Fermín grounds out, third baseman Ryan McMahon to first baseman Luis García Jr. STL 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. STL 0, NYY 0

  • T1

    Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. STL 0, NYY 0