Cardinals take series from punchless Yankees 3-1

JJ Wetherholt hit a two-run double and scored on Iván Herrera’s ground-rule double to help Andre Pallante and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the punchless New York Yankees 3-1 on Wednesday night.

St. Louis took two of three games at Yankee Stadium to win a series for the first time since going 2-1 against Atlanta from July 10-12.

Making his Yankee Stadium debut, Pallante (12-6) was charged with one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings after the first pitch was delayed 68 minutes by rain. The right-hander improved to 7-0 in nine road starts this season and has lasted at least five innings in 21 of 22 outings overall.

New York scored without a hit in a rainy sixth when reliever George Soriano walked Jazz Chisholm Jr. with the bases loaded. 

Minus injured sluggers Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger, the Yankees have been held to two runs or fewer six times in the past seven games. 

All-Star right fielder Jordan Walker missed his second consecutive game for St. Louis because of right knee inflammation.

Following a day off, Cardinals RHP Kyle Leahy (7-4, 3.44 ERA) starts Friday night at home against RHP Ryan Feltner (4-5, 5.75) and the last-place Colorado Rockies.


(AP Photo Frank Franklin II)