April 20, 2026Updated 12:15 pm EDT
Jordan Walker brings a 14-game hitting streak into the St. Louis Cardinals’ game versus the Miami Marlins, at 6:40 p.m. ET on Monday, 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 is hitting .338/.386/.550 with a .936 OPS and three steals on four attempts. He has hit three long balls, driven in 10 runs and scored 16 times.
St. Louis’ Walker is slashing .305/.367/.646 this season with eight home runs (3rd in MLB), 16 RBIs (18th in MLB) and an OPS of 1.013 (5th in MLB). He has a 30% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate in 90 plate appearances, and he has scored 17 total runs. Walker has recorded three steals on three attempts.
In 95 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has posted an 11.6% strikeout rate and a 12.6% walk rate while slashing .280/.368/.451 with three home runs, 15 RBIs and nine runs scored.
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