June 28, 2026 Updated 2:15 pm EDT
The St. Louis Cardinals hope to halt their four-game losing run against the Miami Marlins, on Sunday at 2:15 p.m. ET. Kyle Leahy (5-4, 4.24 ERA) will start for the Cardinals, who are 42-38 this season and third in the NL Central. Tyler Phillips (1-2, 3.09 ERA) is starting for the Marlins, who are 44-39 and third in the NL East.
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Injury reportsCardinals
Ryan Fernandez: 15 Day IL (Back), Ramón UrÃas: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Marlins
Liam Hicks: 10 Day IL (Back), Janson Junk: 15 Day IL (Shin), Adam Mazur: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Andrew Nardi: 60 Day IL (Ribs), Robby Snelling: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Ekness: 60 Day IL (Calf), Ronny Henriquez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
St. Louis’ Alec Burleson is slashing .282/.351/.481 this season with 13 home runs, 57 RBIs (5th in MLB) and an OPS of .831. He has a 14.5% strikeout rate and an 8.7% walk rate in 345 plate appearances, and he has scored 42 total runs.
In 338 plate appearances, Jordan Walker is hitting .290/.343/.516 with a .859 OPS and 10 steals on 14 attempts. He has hit 18 long balls (17th in MLB), driven in 58 runs (2nd in MLB) and scored 47 times.
Otto Lopez is hitting for a .336 BA, .370 OBP and .481 SLG with a 13.8% strikeout rate and a 4.6% walk rate. His OPS is .851 and he has scored 52 runs. In 349 plate appearances, he has hit six home runs and driven in 36 runs. Lopez has recorded 16 steals on 19 attempts.
In 347 plate appearances, Xavier Edwards has hit six long balls, tallied 29 RBIs and scored 45 runs. He is batting .298/.379/.430 and has posted a 12.7% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate. Edwards has recorded 11 steals on 14 attempts.
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