Let’s take a closer look at my MLB picks for August 17. Yankees vs Cardinals best bet: Aaron Judge Over 1.5 total bases (-125) Aaron Judge hasn’t quite returned to the peak of his powers following an injury absence, but he sure appears to be getting close.

Instead, Aaron Judge recorded his first career home run against the Cardinals, and Scott injured his ankle after a midair collision with the wall. He stayed in the game but underwent an MRI later that night to determine the severity of the injury, per MLB.com's John Denton.

Stanton remained out of the Yankees lineup Sunday for a third straight game, with his lower-body soreness still lingering from playing three straight games in right field earlier in the week and Judge still limited to DH duties as he works back from a right flexor strain.

Church, 25, has played 53 of his 86 games this season with Memphis and is hitting .335 with a .921 OPS, 11 doubles and seven home runs.

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

The Yankees have finally done what had become impossible over the last two-plus months: win back-to-back series.