April 7, 2026Updated 5:19 pm EDT
James Wood takes a two-game homer streak into the Washington Nationals’ game versus the St. Louis Cardinals at 6:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday, at Nationals Park. Cade Cavalli (0-0, 2.79 ERA) will start for the Nationals, who are 4-6 this season and fifth in the NL East. Matthew Liberatore (0-0, 1.64 ERA) is expected to start for the Cardinals, who are 5-5 and fourth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsNationals
Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Cardinals
Matt Pushard: 15 Day IL (Knee), Hunter Dobbins: 15 Day IL (Knee), Lars Nootbaar: 60 Day IL (Heels)
Stats to know
Washington’s C.J. Abrams is slashing .286/.390/.629 this season with four home runs (4th in MLB), 13 RBIs (1st in MLB) and an OPS of 1.019 (16th in MLB). He has a 17.1% strikeout rate and a 12.2% walk rate in 41 plate appearances, and he has scored eight total runs. Abrams has recorded two steals on two attempts.
In 26 plate appearances, Joey Wiemer has hit two long balls, tallied four RBIs and scored seven runs. He is batting .476/.577/.857 and has posted a 23.1% strikeout rate and a 19.2% walk rate.
Jordan Walker is hitting for a .314 BA, .385 OBP and .629 SLG with a 28.2% strikeout rate and a 10.3% walk rate. His OPS is 1.013, which ranks 19th in MLB, and he has scored eight runs. In 39 plate appearances, he has hit three home runs (10th in MLB) and driven in nine runs (13th in MLB). Walker has recorded one steal on one attempt.
In 45 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has hit one long ball, tallied seven RBIs and scored four runs. He is batting .216/.333/.351 and has posted an 8.9% strikeout rate and a 15.6% walk rate. Burleson has recorded one steal on one attempt.
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