The injury-battered New York Yankees felt urgency coming into St. Louis for a three-game weekend series against the Cardinals. That was underscored by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman's presence with the team.

"I feel like we need to step it up anyway, no matter if he was here or not," infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. said. "... We need to win games. We need to get to the playoffs, and we need to win the World Series. That's all our thought is right now."

Cashman brought good luck with him. The Yankees won 4-3 on Friday and 12-8 Saturday night and will bid for a series sweep on Sunday afternoon.

After winning four of their last five games, the Yankees hold the third and final American League wild-card slot with a 2 1/2-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians. New York is 6 1/2 games behi

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