NEW YORK (AP) — Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer, Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 6-5 on Saturday for their first regular-season win at Yankee Stadium.
It was St. Louis’ first win in the Bronx since Tim McCarver hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning of Game 5 of the 1964 World Series and Bob Gibson pitched a complete game in a 5-2 win. The Cardinals are 1-7 at Yankee Stadium in the regular season.
St. Louis went ahead with a four-run third off rookie Will Warren (0-3). Nolan Arenado hit a game-tying RBI single before Donovan’s homer. It was his first three-run homer since July 23, 2023.
Gibson (8-6) allowed one run on five hits. After struggling in his worst outing of the season Monday against the San Diego Padres, he earned his first win since July 7 against the Washington Nationals.
For the Cardinals, Panamanian Iván Herrera went 2-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI.
For the Yankees, Dominican Juan Soto was 1-for-5. Venezuelans Gleyber Torres was 1-for-5 and Oswaldo Cabrera was 0-for-4.
