June 22, 2026 12:15 pm EDT Updated
The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks square off in the first of a four-game series on Monday at Busch Stadium, at 7:45 p.m. ET. Andre Pallante (8-4, 3.76 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals, who are 41-34 this season and second in the NL Central. Merrill Kelly (5-6, 5.81 ERA) is the expected starter for the Diamondbacks, who are 39-38 and third in the NL West.
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Injury reportsCardinals
Ryan Fernandez: 15 Day IL (Back), Ramón UrÃas: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Diamondbacks
Jordan Lawlar: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), James McCann: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Ryne Nelson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Soroka: 15 Day IL (Lower body), A.J. Puk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Mena: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Walston: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Corbin Burnes: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Saalfrank: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Carlos Santana: 60 Day IL (Groin), Justin Martinez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
St. Louis’ Alec Burleson has hit 13 home runs this season. He has also tallied 55 RBIs (6th in MLB) and has scored 41 runs. In 326 plate appearances, he has recorded a .287 BA, .350 OBP and .491 SLG with an 8.6% walk rate and a 15% strikeout rate.
In 319 plate appearances, Jordan Walker is hitting .291/.345/.531 with a .876 OPS and 10 steals on 13 attempts. He has hit 18 long balls (12th in MLB), driven in 58 runs (2nd in MLB) and scored 46 times.
Arizona’s Corbin Carroll is slashing .281/.370/.547 this season with 13 home runs, 42 RBIs and an OPS of .918 (10th in MLB). He has a 20.9% strikeout rate and an 11.4% walk rate in 316 plate appearances, and he has scored 46 total runs. Carroll has recorded nine steals on 10 attempts.
In 321 plate appearances, Ketel Marte has posted a 14.3% strikeout rate and a 7.5% walk rate while slashing .259/.315/.451 with 12 home runs, 46 RBIs and 41 runs scored.
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