Their playoff hopes hanging by a thread, the Cardinals open a road series Friday night in the Bronx against the Yankees. First pitch is set for 6:10 p.m.
New York has baseball's best record, but the Yankees have played .500 ball since the start of June and dropped two of three to Washington earlier this week.
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Before the game, the Cardinals designated Tommy Pham for assignment and recalled Jordan Walker.
Pham, acquired at the trade deadline, played in 23 games this year with St. Louis and batted .206.
Right-hander Erick Fedde (8-7, 3.31) will take the mound Friday for the Cardinals. His last start, his fifth as a Cardinal, was Fedde's first quality start with his new team.
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Fedde is 1-3 with a 4.23 ERA with St. Louis.
The Yankees will counter with right-hander Marcus Stroman (9-6, 3.88).
The 33-year-old has seen his groundball rate fall to a career low this season, and he's giving up more homers than he ever has.
Since the start of July, Stroman sports a 5.40 ERA.
The Cardinals are 67-67, third in the NL Central and 10 1/2 games out of first. St. Louis is six games out of the final wild-card spot. The Cardinals have won six of nine.
The Yankees are 78-56, first in the AL East but just 1 1/2 games ahead of Baltimore.
New York boasts baseball's most-valuable and third-most-valuable player in Aaron Judge and Juan Soto.
Judge leads baseball with a 1.198 OPS and Soto is second at 1.011. In August, Judge is batting .415 with a 1.482 OPS and 12 homers.
This is the Cardinals' second-ever trip to the current iteration of Yankee Stadium. They were swept in a three-game set in 2017, which included a game in which Cardinals starter Carlos Martinez struck out 11 and walked eight.
The Yankees have been better on the road (42-27) than at home (36-29).
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Masyn Winn, SS
2. Alec Burleson, DH
3. Nolan Arenado, 3B
4. Brendan Donovan, 2B
5. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
6. Lars Nootbaar, LF
7. Jordan Walker, RF
8. Pedro Pagés, C
9. Victor Scott II, CF
P: Erick Fedde, RHP
YANKEES
1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
2. Juan Soto, RF
3. Aaron Judge, CF
4. Austin Wells, C
5. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
6. Jazz Chisholm Jr., 3B
7. Anthony Volpe, SS
8. Ben Rice, 1B
9. Alex Verdugo, LF
P: Marcus Stroman, RHP
Injury report
Willson Contreras (fractured finger):Thecatcher fractured the middle finger on his right hand when struck by a pitch Saturday night. He will have three weeks of no impact then he can begin a progression. There's not much wiggle room for a possible return. The injury could end his season.Updated Aug. 27
Michael Siani (oblique strain):The outfielder progressed from front flips to coach-pitched batting practice to high-velocity machine work, and he faced Lynn in the live BP on Monday. Next, he'll start a rehab assignment with Springfield on Tuesday. He's expected to play five innings in center field, followed by seven innings the following game.Updated Aug. 27
Lance Lynn (knee strain):The right-hander threw a live BP session Monday at Busch Stadium and reported no ill effects while speaking with reporters after the session. He will go on a minor-league rehab assignment, and he's slated to pitch for Triple-A Memphis against the Chicago Cubs' affiliate on Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa. He's expected to throw up to 85 pitches in that outing.Updated Aug. 26
Steven Matz (lower back stiffness):The left-hander will make another rehab start for Memphis on Tuesday, but he'll be on a reduced pitch count compared to his previous outing. He'll throw approximately 65 pitches after he threw 85 in his previous start. The reduced pitch count is in order to allow for "flexibility" when it comes time to adding him back onto the roster, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said.Updated Aug. 26
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