Through June, Fried owned a 1.92 ERA, the kind of number that put him in the thick of the Cy Young conversation. Since then, he’s carried a 6.00 ERA over his last seven starts. Three of those outings have ended with four or more runs allowed, and Saturday in St. Louis was his worst yet.

The Yankees have finally done what had become impossible over the last two-plus months: win back-to-back series.

The Yankees ace overhauled his approach ahead of this season, and it worked wonders for a few months. But he needs to make some changes again.

Ben Rice homered and tied a career high with seven RBI, Aaron Judge also went deep in his first multi-hit game since the All-Star break and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Saturday night.

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During most of the first half, Yankees left-hander Max Fried was dealing as he replaced Gerrit Cole as the ace of the pitching staff. As late as June 25, Fried had a 1.92 ERA in 17 starts. But it has been rough going since then,

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the New York Yankees after losing three straight games. St. Louis is 35-28 in home games and 61-62 overall. The Cardinals have gone 44-11 in games when they scored five or more runs.