Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer, and Kyle Gibson pitched seven strong innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees 6-5 on Saturday, marking their first regular-season win at Yankee Stadium.
This was the Cardinals’ first victory 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 had been 1-7 at Yankee Stadium in the regular season before this game.
St. Louis took the lead with four runs in the third inning against rookie Will Warren (0-3). Nolan Arenado hit a tying RBI single before Donovan hit his 11th homer. This was his first three-run homer since July 23, 2023.
“Any day you hit a home run, I consider that a good day and to have a couple of people on base and to give us a little bit of breathing room, I think is good,” Donovan said after tying his career high in homers.
“Someone said that’s the first time we’ve won here in 60 years, which is pretty special for this organization. First time here, it’s a pretty cool place.”
Iván Herrera hit an RBI double in the sixth inning and later scored on a throwing error by Yankees catcher Austin Wells following a wild pitch by Mark Leiter Jr. Herrera reached base three times and hit a single in the third inning when Paul Goldschmidt was thrown out at the plate.
Gibson (8-6) allowed one run and five hits. After having his worst outing of the season on Monday against San Diego, he earned his first win since July 7 at Washington.
“Today was just about trying to clear my mind a little bit, not look at ERA, not look at last couple of outings and try to be focused on what I’m trying to do today,” Gibson said.
