Alec Burleson launched three homers Monday night. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees 9-6. They blew a six-run lead. Burleson retrieved it. His third homer ended up breaking a late deadlock. He chose to stay put through the trade deadline. After the game he talked about his night at the plate. The Yankees had no way to contain him. They found no answer against all that surge of power from the Cardinals collection of hitters.