April 20, 2026 11:14 am EDT
The St. Louis Cardinals are looking for Jordan Walker to continue a 14-game hitting streak versus the Miami Marlins, on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET, at loanDepot park. Max Meyer (1-0, 4.12 ERA) will start for the Marlins, who are 10-12 this season and second in the NL East. Michael McGreevy (1-1, 2.49 ERA) is starting for the Cardinals, who are 13-8 and second in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsMarlins
Max Acosta: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Griffin Conine: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Esteury Ruiz: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Christopher Morel: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Adam Mazur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronny Henriquez: 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
Miami’s Liam Hicks has hit four home runs this season. He has also tallied 19 RBIs (4th in MLB) and has scored 13 runs. In 75 plate appearances, he has recorded a .328 BA, .373 OBP and .552 SLG with a 5.3% walk rate and a 6.7% strikeout rate.
In 88 plate appearances, Otto Lopez has slashed .338/.386/.550 this season. He has hit three long balls and driven in 10 runs with a strikeout rate of 17% and a walk rate of 5.7%. He has three stolen bases on four attempts. He has come around to score 16 times.
Walker is hitting for a .305 BA, .367 OBP and .646 SLG with a 30% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate. His OPS is 1.013, which ranks 5th in MLB, and he has scored 17 runs. In 90 plate appearances, he has hit eight home runs (3rd in MLB) and driven in 16 runs (18th in MLB). Walker has recorded three steals on three attempts.
In 95 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has hit three long balls, tallied 15 RBIs and scored nine runs. He is batting .280/.368/.451 and has posted an 11.6% strikeout rate and a 12.6% walk rate.
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