April 6, 2026Updated 1:15 pm EDT
The Washington Nationals will try to stop a five-game losing streak when hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at 6:45 p.m. ET on Monday. Andre Pallante (1-0, 0.00 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals, who are 5-4 this season and fourth in the NL Central. Zack Littell (0-1, 5.40 ERA) is the expected starter for the Nationals, who are 3-6 and fifth in the NL East.
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Injury reportsCardinals
Matt Pushard: 15 Day IL (Knee), Hunter Dobbins: 15 Day IL (Knee), Lars Nootbaar: 60 Day IL (Heels)
Nationals
Paxton Schultz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
St. Louis’ Jordan Walker is slashing .300/.382/.567 this season with two home runs, eight RBIs (16th in MLB) and an OPS of .949. He has a 26.5% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate in 34 plate appearances, and he has scored seven total runs. Walker has recorded one steal on one attempt.
In 40 plate appearances, Alec Burleson is hitting .242/.350/.394 with a .744 OPS and one steal on one attempt. He has hit one long ball, driven in six runs and scored four times.
C.J. Abrams has hit three home runs this season, which ranks 8th in MLB. He has also tallied 12 RBIs (1st in MLB) and has scored seven runs. In 36 plate appearances, he has recorded a .290 BA, .389 OBP and .581 SLG with an 11.1% walk rate and a 19.4% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording two steals on two attempts.
In 26 plate appearances, Joey Wiemer has posted a 23.1% strikeout rate and a 19.2% walk rate while slashing .476/.577/.857 with two home runs, four RBIs and seven runs scored.
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