Stanton picked up where he left off from the postseason, when he slashed .273/.339/.709 with seven homers and 16 RBI over 14 games. The 6-foot-6-inch, 245-pounder won the ALCS MVP award and was one of the main players who helped New York make its first World Series appearance in 15 years.

Cody Bellinger drove in three runs, Paul Goldschmidt had three hits against his former team and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 on Sunday for a series sweep. Second baseman Thomas Saggese made two errors in the Yankees' four-run ninth.

NEW YORK — While Yankees captain Aaron Judge continues to ramp up his throwing but isn’t quite ready to play the field, everything about Giancarlo Stanton ’s first outfield games in two seasons have gone as well as expected.

Let’s take a closer look at my MLB picks for August 17. Yankees vs Cardinals best bet: Aaron Judge Over 1.5 total bases (-125) Aaron Judge hasn’t quite returned to the peak of his powers following an injury absence, but he sure appears to be getting close.

The Cardinals got a pair in the fourth after Ryan McMahon’s fielding error and a walk. Thomas Saggese doubled in two to make it 3-2 at the time, before Alec Burleson knotted the game up in the fifth and ended Warren’s day with two out in the frame. Backup catcher Yohel Pozo took Camilo Doval deep in the sixth to put the Cardinals ahead.

The answers, really, have been similar to the ones uttered during any Aaron Judge slump of any length in any season. That he’s Judge. That there are no worries. That it’s only just a matter of

Yankees manager} Aaron Boone doesn't expect Aaron Judge to return to the OF this series,” Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reported. Because the 33-year-old is still not ready for a fielding assignment,

Aaron Judge is back in the lineup as the designated hitter for the New York Yankees following a 10-day stint on the injured list with a flexor tendon strain in his right elbow.

Tim Kurkjian believes the New York Yankees can be dangerous in October with Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton's bats.