The Yankees secured a three-game sweep, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 8-4 on Sunday afternoon.

Giancarlo Stanton remains on the bench due to general soreness for the Yankees as they welcome back Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt.

The Yankees (67-57), taking advantage of a soft schedule, have won five of their last six and six of their last eight.

The St. Louis Cardinals have already lost their series to the New York Yankees and will now look to avoid getting swept by the Bronx Bombers for the first time

Paul Goldschmidt was back in the Yankees’ lineup Sunday, returning just in time for the series finale in St. Louis, the city where he built an MVP résumé and became the face of the Cardinals. The veteran first baseman had missed three straight games after tweaking his right knee Tuesday night,

A pair of key cogs returned to the Yankees’ starting lineup, as Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger were both in there for Sunday afternoon’s series finale in St. Louis. But Giancarlo Stanton