Goldschmidt's three-hit performance helped the Yankees achieve a crucial sweep in St. Louis.

Despite the Yankees filling Busch Stadium with home runs yesterday, they turned the tide in the series finale against the Cardinals with a few lucky bounces and the return of an MVP back in form.

Cody Bellinger tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, and then in the ninth, he hit a weak grounder to second base, which was mishandled by Cardinals second baseman Thomas Saggese, bringing in two runs for the Yankees, who ultimately won 8-4. This victory marked the first time in franchise history that the Yankees swept the Cardinals in a regular-season series at Busch Stadium.

The Yankees launched an offensive against Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas in the fourth inning, taking a 3-0 lead and setting the stage for their first sweep of the season. They had previously swept the Mariners from July 8 to 10, and the last time they swept the Cardinals was from April 14 to 16, 2017, when the games were held at Yankee Stadium.

“I think today's at-bats were, once again, outstanding,” said manager Aaron Boone. “It's about putting the ball in play in the final stages and capitalizing on their mistakes. This is a good way to head into the break.”

Paul Goldschmidt made his first start of the weekend, marking his return to St. Louis as a Cardinals player after six seasons. He acknowledged the cheering crowd with a nod before hitting three solid line drives, including a powerful line drive at 110.8 mph in the fourth inning that nearly cleared the home run fence between left and center field. This double was the first of four consecutive hits for the Yankees in that inning, contributing to a three-run rally that established the lead they would ultimately lose. Goldschmidt later added an RBI double in the ninth to give the New York team some insurance runs.

“I’m really not worried about my knee,” Goldschmidt said, having missed the first two games of the series due to a right knee sprain. “After you get hurt, there’s a strange subconscious thing, or your body might want to test it a little bit. But I’ve been hitting well in the cage and doing defensive drills. Being able to play a full nine innings felt great.”

“He was a little banged up, so I’m glad to see him back out there healthy,” Mikolas said. “I should have known better than to throw him that pitch because he’s really good at hitting low inside pitches. That pitch got away from me a bit, but I’m happy to see him on the field.”

“That’s classic Goldy,” Boone added. “He shined today.”

In sweltering heat, Will Warren battled through 4.2 innings, allowing three runs (one earned) and striking out three, but he did so on 95 pitches. Later, thanks to a ruling change on a ball hit to third base by Iván Herrera in the fourth inning, which was changed from a hit to an error, his pitching stats improved, and his earned runs were reduced by two.

“They put some pressure on us, but we were able to take advantage of our strengths and make some good pitches to get out of it,” Warren said.

Catching coach Tanner Swanson was ejected in the top of the fourth inning after arguing with third base umpire and crew chief Vic Carapazza over a strikeout call on Trent Grisham.

Aside from Warren's 29-pitch ordeal in the fourth and Yohel Pozo's home run off Camilo Doval in the sixth, the Yankees were able to manage the pressure for most of the series finale on Sunday. They will head to Tampa for a break before returning to their spring training home for a two-game series against the Rays, their first there since April 17-20, carrying forward their momentum.

The series victory this weekend marked the team's second consecutive series win, their first since sweeping the Colorado Rockies in Denver from May 23-25 and the Angels on the road from May 26-28.

“It’s been a good week for us, winning five out of six games, but we have a lot of tough opponents ahead,” Goldschmidt said. “We’re working hard to play well and keep moving forward, and we definitely have a chance.”

“I think we know we’re a good team,” Boone said. “Even through some lows and dark times during the season, we’ve always believed that. I don’t think we’ve ever lost that confidence. We have the ability to do this. However, we need to go out and prove it.”