MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/16/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2425 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (49-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (56-68) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 4 7 0
Franklin Deals New York 4-2 Setback
St. Louis parlayed a decent outing from starter Ed Franklin into a solid win over the New York Yankees. The final score was 4-2. Nelson Acosta closed it out for his 12th save. New York's current losing streak is now 6 games.

Franklin gave St. Louis a solid start. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits over 7 innings.

"Ed's stuff looked really, really crisp," said Ty Van Burkleo, the Cardinals manager.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Adames SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 5 42
   a-Á. Guiñónes PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .190 1 5
   b-H. Hembrow SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Heim C 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .311 13 50
I. Ávila 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .276 14 59
L. Chu DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .258 17 68
J. García RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 16 47
W. Mathisen 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205 0 1
K. Newton LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
T. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 6 51
B. MacKerchar 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .178 0 2
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 6 12      
a - Á. Guiñónes pinch hit for W. Adames in the 8th
b - H. Hembrow substituted for Á. Guiñónes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Ávila (35, 1st Inning off E. Franklin, 0 on, 2 outs) , Á. Guiñónes (3, 8th Inning off C. Salazar, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Á. Guiñónes 2 , J. Heim , I. Ávila 2 , L. Chu , J. García , W. Mathisen , B. MacKerchar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Chu 2 , T. Taylor
GIDP: I. Ávila
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Hembrow (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gómez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 1 6
   e-C. Hewer LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 0 13
J. Álvarez SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .276 6 52
S. Cortés CF 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .269 8 42
   b-J. Encarnación PH, RF, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314 9 29
P. Logan LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .231 8 24
   c-J. Heyward PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 4 22
E. Anderson DH 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .270 4 22
   a-Z. Taylor DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 13 48
   d-C. Gómez DH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .265 5 35
A. Romero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 3 41
J. Jiménez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .277 4 40
B. Schales 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 3 20
I. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .195 2 18
Totals 32 4 7 4 2 6 15      
a - Z. Taylor inserted as DH in the 6th
b - J. Encarnación pinch hit for S. Cortés in the 8th
c - J. Heyward pinch hit for P. Logan in the 8th
d - C. Gómez inserted as DH in the 8th
e - C. Hewer substituted for R. Gómez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Gómez (5, 8th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Gómez 2 , S. Cortés 2 , J. Encarnación , E. Anderson , C. Gómez 4
2-out RBI: E. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Álvarez , A. Romero 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Cortés (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Álvarez-Jiménez-Romero)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Rodriguez 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20 4.64   
J. Nájera 4.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 50 4.29   
R. Alvarez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.64   
Y. Ventura L (3-11) 1.1 1 2 1 0 1 0 15 6.83   
R. Rodriguez BS (5) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 7.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Rodriguez 37
Batters Faced: H. Rodriguez 6, J. Nájera 16, R. Alvarez 3, Y. Ventura 6, R. Rodriguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Rodriguez 1-2, J. Nájera 6-2, R. Alvarez 0-2, Y. Ventura 1-2, R. Rodriguez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Rodriguez 20-12, J. Nájera 50-31, R. Alvarez 9-7, Y. Ventura 15-12, R. Rodriguez 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Franklin 7.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 102 3.26   
C. Salazar W (5-6), BS (8) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 16 3.89   
N. Acosta SV (12) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 76
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 25, C. Salazar 5, N. Acosta 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 7-9, C. Salazar 2-0, N. Acosta 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 102-64, C. Salazar 16-12, N. Acosta 17-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Franklin
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:15 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 44254
Special Notes: SP Helmis Rodriguez was injured while pitching.
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