The New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals will play the rubber game of their 3-game set this afternoon at the Stadium. The AL East leading Yanks are 79-57 overall and 37-30 in the Bronx. The Cards sit at 68-68 overall and 32-36 on the road. The Bombers, who are averaging over 5 runs per game and lead the league in home runs with 209, should get to the Cardinals’ expected starter, Miles Mikolas. He is 8-10 with an elevated ERA of 5.23 and a 1.26 WHIP. The Yankees are expected to counter with southpaw Nestor Cortez, who has been dealing. Over his last 3 starts, Nasty Nestor is 3-0 with a nasty ERA of only 0.44 and a 0.58 WHIP, which doesn’t bode well for a Cardinals team that is just 1-6 in their last 7 games against a left-handed starter.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES