April 6, 2026 11:15 am EDT
The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Washington Nationals to open a three-game series at Nationals Park, with first pitch at 6:45 p.m. ET on Monday. Andre Pallante (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will start for the Cardinals, who are 5-4 this season and fourth in the NL Central. Zack Littell (0-1, 5.40 ERA) is starting for the Nationals, who are 3-6 and fifth in the NL East.
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Injury reportsCardinals
Matt Pushard: 15 Day IL (Knee), Hunter Dobbins: 15 Day IL (Knee), Lars Nootbaar: 60 Day IL (Heels)
Nationals
Paxton Schultz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Jordan Walker is hitting for a .300 BA, .382 OBP and .567 SLG with a 26.5% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate. His OPS is .949 and he has scored seven runs. In 34 plate appearances, he has hit two home runs and driven in eight runs (16th in MLB). Walker has been crafty on the base paths, recording one steal on one attempt.
In 40 plate appearances, Alec Burleson is hitting .242/.350/.394 with a .744 OPS and one steal on one attempt. He has hit one long ball, driven in six runs and scored four times.
C.J. Abrams has hit three home runs this season, which ranks 8th in MLB. He has also tallied 12 RBIs (1st in MLB) and has scored seven runs. In 36 plate appearances, he has recorded a .290 BA, .389 OBP and .581 SLG with an 11.1% walk rate and a 19.4% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording two steals on two attempts.
In 26 plate appearances, Joey Wiemer has slashed .476/.577/.857 this season. He has hit two long balls and driven in four runs with a strikeout rate of 23.1% and a walk rate of 19.2%. and has scored seven runs.
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