Yankees host the Cardinals in first of 3-game series

St. Louis Cardinals (55-57, fourth in the NL Central) vs. New York Yankees (63-49, second in the AL East)

New York; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (4-9, 3.57 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (10-6, 2.04 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 165 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -201, Cardinals +169; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees start a three-game series at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday.

New York has a 26-23 record in home games and a 63-49 record overall. The Yankees have the eighth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .411.

St. Louis is 27-25 on the road and 55-57 overall. The Cardinals have a 22-9 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 53 extra base hits (19 doubles, three triples and 31 home runs). Spencer Jones is 6 for 24 with three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jordan Walker has 23 doubles, 22 home runs and 81 RBIs for the Cardinals. Ivan Herrera is 10 for 41 with four doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .194 batting average, 2.27 ERA, outscored by one run

Cardinals: 3-7, .216 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Cody Bellinger: 10-Day IL (leg), Carlos Rodon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg)

Cardinals: JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Ramon Urias: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.