The New York Yankees saw first baseman Paul Goldschmidt return from a brief injury absence to dominate the St. Louis Cardinals.

But the Yankees tied it back up in the seventh, as Grisham walked (with some help from home plate umpire Nic Lentz, whose strike zone angered both teams all day), Judge singled and Bellinger lifted a sacrifice fly that made it 4-4.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Cardinals third baseman Nolan Gorman hammered a home run that landed in the crowd behind the right field wall. A Yankees fan was able to come up with the ball, and then he was told by a fellow Yankees fan that a young Cardinals fan sitting a few rows in front of them was celebrating his 10th birthday.

On the heels of three consecutive disappointing seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals have been predicted to a trade a trio of starts in the offseason.

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

The St. Louis Cardinals had a rough night for two different reasons on Saturday. First and foremost, the Cardinals lost against the New York Yankees. Sonny Gray

Two errors in the ninth inning Sunday led to an 8-4 loss and continued a five-game losing streak that has tested the Cardinals' shorthanded lineup, inexperienced roster.

Rice went 3-for-5 with his 18th home run, a double and a walk. His three-run shot off former Yankee Sonny Gray in the fourth gave the Yankees a 6-5 lead. His three-run double in the sixth made it 9-5 and his RBI single in the seventh gave the Yankees an 11-7 lead.