Ben Rice homered and drove in seven and Aaron Judge added a home run and two RBI as the Yankees topped the Cardinals, 12-8, in a Saturday night slugfest in St. Louis.

Ben Rice homered and tied a career high with seven RBIs, 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 S

Cameron Maybin put it bluntly Friday night, tweeting that Rice “should be in the lineup every day in some form or fashion.” Hours later, Rice backed it up with a career-high seven RBIs against the Cardinals while starting at first base because Paul Goldschmidt's knee is still barking and Cody Bellinger is ill.