The New York Yankees (70-37, first in the American League East) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (58-48, second in the NL Central)
Saturday, 7:15 p.m., St. Louis EDT
The Yankees will be led by Domingo German, while the Cardinals will be led by Jordan Montgomery.
Domingo German has only pitched 12 2/3 innings this season, giving up nine runs. It’s difficult to draw any broad conclusions or make any educated predictions about how he’ll pitch in this game. German was called up due to injuries to the Yankees’ starting rotation. The Yankees’ options were limited when Luis Severino was injured. It will be interesting to see if German finds a groove or struggles as the month of August progresses.
With Gerrit Cole in trouble and Nestor Cortes not pitching as well as he did in May and June, the Yankees are raising new concerns about the durability and quality of their starting rotation. In New York, German could be an important piece of the puzzle.
Jordan Montgomery’s pitching tendencies and patterns are well-known to the Yankees. They’re going to run all over him in this game. The Yankees are enraged after blowing a 3-1 lead on Friday. They will be focused and motivated when they arrive at the ballpark. For the past month, the Yankees have been stumbling. They want to be the American League’s first seed, and they realize that if they want to beat the Houston Astros, they must start stacking wins again.
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