The St. Louis Cardinals kept Alec Burleson at the deadline as his three-home run performance powered Monday's 13-7 win over the Yankees. The St. Louis Cardinals received immediate validation for retaining Alec Burleson at Monday’s trade deadline. Burleson went 3-for-5 with six RBIs, providing a forceful reminder of why St. Louis kept a productive left-handed hitter who remains under team control through 2028. New York erased the deficit and moved ahead 7-6 in the seventh, but St. Louis responded with seven runs in the eighth. Burleson then completed his career night with a towering two-run blast into the second deck, extending the advantage to 13-7.