The New York Yankees (64-57) and the St. Louis Cardinals (61-61) square off in the first of a three-game series on Friday at Busch Stadium, starting at 8:15 p.m. ET. The favored Yankees (-132) are coming off of a 2-1 series win over the Twins, and the underdog Cardinals (+111) head into the matchup following a 1-2 series loss to the Rockies. New York’s Luis Gil and St. Louis’ Andre Pallante pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Yankees vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Yankees (-132)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+111)
• Over/under: 8.5

Yankees betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Yankees betting info

• The Yankees have compiled a 55-46 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 54.5% of those games).
• New York has gone 47-36 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -132 or shorter (56.6% winning percentage).
• The Yankees have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.9% in this game.
• New York has played in 120 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 55 times (55-60-5).
• The Yankees have put together a 51-69-0 record ATS this season.

Yankees hitting info

• Aaron Judge leads the Yankees in home runs (38), runs batted in (88) and has put up a team-high batting average of .333.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Judge’s home run total ranks fourth and his RBI tally ranks sixth.
• Cody Bellinger is batting .270 with 20 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs and 37 walks.
• Bellinger currently ranks 31st in homers and 27th in RBI in the bigs.
• Anthony Volpe has 25 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .219.
• Volpe has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .176 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBIs.
• Trent Grisham has nine doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .244.
• Grisham enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with a home run, a walk and two RBIs.

Yankees pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Yankees has a collective 9.1 K/9, the third-best in MLB.
• New York’s 4.02 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Yankees have the 13th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.255).
• Yankees pitchers combine to give up 136 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (15th-fewest in MLB).
• New York its 4-1 loss the last time out, the team struck out 10 Twins batters while allowing eight hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• This season, the Cardinals have won 32 out of the 64 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• St. Louis has entered 38 games this season as the underdog by +111 or more and is 15-23 in those contests.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 47.4% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.
• St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 60 of its 121 games with a total this season.
• The Cardinals are 63-58-0 against the spread in their 121 chances this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Brendan Donovan has been key for St. Louis with 118 hits, an OBP of .348 plus a slugging percentage of .402.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Donovan’s home run total is 178th, and his RBI total is 129th.
• Alec Burleson is batting .282 to lead St. Louis, while adding 15 homers and 54 runs batted in this season.
• Among all MLB hitters, Burleson ranks 92nd in home runs and 79th in RBI.
• Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in home runs with 16 and runs batted in with 65.
• Masyn Winn is batting .264 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .382 this season.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the big leagues.
• St. Louis has pitched to a 4.19 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.279 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
• The Cardinals have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 119, or 1.0 per game.
• St. Louis pitchers struck out six Rockies hitters while allowing 12 base hits in a 6-5 loss its last time out.