St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/3/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, August 3, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+125) New York (-150)

The St. Louis Cardinals (54-56) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Monday where they will take on the New York Yankees (62-48). The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at +125 and the Yankees are opening at -150. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Dustin May and Cam Schlittler.

The Cardinals have recorded 148 doubles as a team and have knocked 113 balls out of the stadium. St. Louis is slugging .377 and have struck out 849 times, while being walked on 352 occasions. As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball. They have compiled 465 runs batted in in addition to 877 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average sits at .238. They are sitting with 477 runs while having a team OBP of .314.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 107 home runs in addition to 493 runs in total (17th in MLB). St. Louis has conceded 953 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 454 earned runs. The Cardinals have a team ERA of 4.16 over the course of the season (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 842 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 372 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.10 as a team for the season.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 62.0% and stepped onto the hill in 122 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves on the campaign and have blown 19 out of their 50 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 175 runners so far this season with 36.6% of those players crossing the plate. Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with runners on 121 times in addition to having 138 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 371 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have earned 69 holds so far this year (7th in MLB).

The Cardinals have converted 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,850 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have notched a total of 2,950 putouts this year, as well as 1,035 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 6th in the majors, and have a total of 103 double plays.

May has thrown 433 frames and is sitting with 403 strikeouts during his career. May (24-27 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.93 and he has gone up against 1,815 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.99 (192 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.222. He has conceded 381 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 148 walks.

The New York Yankees are sitting with an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a batting average of .232 for the season. They have struck out on 1,004 occasions (5th in MLB) and are sitting with 849 hits. New York has tallied 155 long balls this year to go along with 483 runs batted in. The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .413 and they tally 4.62 runs per game (11th in the league). They have tallied 165 doubles, while taking a walk 405 times as well as racking up 508 runs.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.177 and have a FIP of 3.65 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (984 strikeouts against 331 bases on balls). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 824. They have surrendered 106 dingers and they relinquish 3.84 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The New York pitching staff have allowed 419 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.28 (358 earned runs surrendered).

New York relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.0% out of their 191 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 128 times in high leverage situations and also on 131 occasions with runners on. With 107 save situations, the Yankees have compiled 57 holds and also 19 blown saves. They sit at 17th in the league with a save rate of 61.2%, and they have sent 368 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

In 8,835 innings played, the Yankees have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (7th in MLB). The New York Yankees have gotten 80 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (19th in MLB). The Yankees have racked up 964 assists, 61 errors and have accumulated 2,945 putouts for the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Schlittler has allowed 156 base knocks while he has tallied 249 punch outs in 209 innings. Schlittler (14-9 mark in his career) holds a 2.37 ERA while giving up 6.7 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 55 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.018 and a FIP of 2.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.37 and he has gone up against 842 batters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-150)

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