Rice spearheads slugfest for Yankees over Cardinals

Ben Rice drove in a career high-tying seven runs, tallied three hits and scored twice as the visiting New York Yankees outslugged the St Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Saturday night.

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Rice blasted a three-run homer, delivered a three-run double and had an RBI single for the Yankees, who picked up their fourth win in five games. Aaron Judge also homered and added a run-scoring double for New York, while Trent Grisham went 4-for-5 with four runs scored.

Yankees starter Max Fried (13-5) allowed seven runs on eight hits in five innings. David Bednar got the final out for his 20th save of the year.

Masyn Winn went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer to pace the Cardinals, who dropped their fourth straight. Nolan Gorman had a two-run home run, and Pedro Pages contributed with a solo shot. Cardinals starter Sonny Gray (11-6) allowed six runs on nine hits in five innings.