June 6, 2026 Updated 8:19 am EDT
The St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday at Busch Stadium, at 2:15 p.m. ET. Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 4.35 ERA) will start for the Cardinals, who are 33-28 this season and second in the NL Central. Nick Lodolo (2-1, 5.20 ERA) is the expected starter for the Reds, who are 31-31 and fifth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsCardinals
Nathan Church: 10 Day IL (Lower body), Ramón Urías: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Fernandez: 15 Day IL (Back), JJ Wetherholt: day-to-day (Groin)
Reds
Jose Trevino: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Elly De La Cruz: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Back), Rhett Lowder: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Emilio Pagan: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Pierce Johnson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Greene: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Graham Ashcraft: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Brandon Williamson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
St. Louis’ Jordan Walker is slashing .297/.359/.547 this season with 15 home runs (12th in MLB), 45 RBIs (6th in MLB) and an OPS of .907 (14th in MLB). He has a 25.8% strikeout rate and an 8.2% walk rate in 256 plate appearances, and he has scored 42 total runs. Walker has recorded nine steals on 12 attempts.
In 261 plate appearances, Alec Burleson is hitting .291/.356/.457 with a .814 OPS. He has hit eight long balls, driven in 43 runs (12th in MLB) and scored 30 times.
Sal Stewart has hit 12 home runs this season. He has also tallied 38 RBIs and has scored 35 runs. In 269 plate appearances, he has recorded a .263 BA, .357 OBP and .474 SLG with a 12.6% walk rate and a 20.4% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 10 steals on 12 attempts.
In 239 plate appearances, Spencer Steer has slashed .274/.351/.458 this season. He has hit nine long balls and driven in 23 runs with a strikeout rate of 20.1% and a walk rate of 9.6%. and has scored 38 runs.
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