STL (57-58) OFF DAY NEXT: COL
YESTERDAY'S RESULT -- STL 3, NYY 1
STL  0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -- 3
NYY  0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -- 1
The Cardinals won last night's series finale at Yankee Stadium, 3-1, on a three-run fifth. JJ Wetherholt's two-run double drove in Bryan Torres and Jimmy Crooks; Ivan Herrera followed with a ground-rule double to score Wetherholt and push the lead to 3-0. Andre Pallante worked 5.1 innings (1 ER), the bullpen closed the game without allowing another run, and St. Louis took the series 2-of-3.
THE BREAKDOWN
WHAT WORKED
- JJ Wetherholt: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 RBI -- his two-run double in the 5th drove in Torres and Crooks and opened the scoring.
- Ivan Herrera: ground-rule double in the same inning scored Wetherholt and pushed the lead to 3-0 before New York answered.
- Bullpen: Soriano (1.0 IP, 3 K), Bruihl (0.2 IP), Stanek (1.0 IP, 2 K), and O'Brien (1.0 IP) were each scoreless after Pallante exited.

WHAT DIDN'T
- Pallante's command: 3 walks in 5.1 IP kept the Yankees close through the early innings.
- Fermin: 0-for-4, no walks. Prieto: 0-for-3, no walks. No contribution from either at the bottom of the order.
Cardinals off day. No scout report today. Next game: August 7 vs Colorado at Busch Stadium, 7:15 PM CT.
TREND WATCH
The Cardinals have been the cleanest defensive club in baseball over the last three weeks. St. Louis ranks 1 of 30 in errors per game at 0.25 over the last 21 days -- the lowest error rate among all 30 clubs over that stretch. In a season where the offense has run inconsistent, the infield has been the quiet counternarrative.

George Soriano has blown 2 saves in his last 5 appearances. Two in five is a pattern, not variance. The Cardinals enter the home stand needing dependable late-inning work, and this is the arm that needs to stabilize.

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