Through June, Fried owned a 1.92 ERA, the kind of number that put him in the thick of the Cy Young conversation. Since then, he’s carried a 6.00 ERA over his last seven starts. Three of those outings have ended with four or more runs allowed, and Saturday in St. Louis was his worst yet.

The Yankees had a stressful day against the Astros, and Max Fried was honest about the controversial calls against them.

The Yankees ace overhauled his approach ahead of this season, and it worked wonders for a few months. But he needs to make some changes again.

The Yankees dropped a third straight series behind a shaky Max Fried and a shakier offense as their nose dive continued with a 7-1 loss to the Astros.

Ben Rice homered and tied a career high with seven RBI, Aaron Judge also went deep in his first multi-hit game since the All-Star break and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Saturday night.

The Yankees will be shorthanded Saturday night because Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton are both out of the lineup vs. Cardinals

The Cardinals are countering with Sonny Gray, who has been excellent in August. Here’s what you need to know about your first bet with Fanatics. If your first bet loses, users will be paid up to $1,000 in FanCash, which can be used across the Fanatics ecosystem.

But given how things have gone for the Yankees for the last two months, they got what counted most — a win. Behind 5 1⁄3 strong innings from Luis Gil, a two-run homer from Jazz Chisholm Jr. that highlighted a three-run first inning and a standout all-around night defensively by Cody Bellinger at two positions,