One of the leading candidates to seize the opening in the Cardinals’ rotation, Gant skipped around an inefficient inning and two of baseball’s biggest sluggers to complete three innings and eventually find a feel for his changeup. The Yankees stacked former Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge and former National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, in the order, and other than hanging a curveball that Judge popped up, Gant kept both Yankees quiet. Stanton struck out on a 2-2 fastball, and Judge went zero for two against Gant.
The Cardinals concluded their three-day trip to the Tampa Bay area with their first win of the swing, thumping the Yankees 9-5.