July 6, 2026 12:20 pm EDT Updated
The St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers clash on Monday at 7:45 p.m. ET, beginning a five-game series at Busch Stadium. Dustin May (5-6, 4.80 ERA) gets the start for the Cardinals, who are 47-40 this season and third in the NL Central. Shane Drohan (3-2, 3.12 ERA) is starting for the Brewers, who are 55-33 and first in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsCardinals
Ramón Urías: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Brewers
Brandon Lockridge: 10 Day IL (Knee), Brandon Woodruff: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Coleman Crow: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Carlos Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Rob Zastryzny: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Logan Henderson: 15 Day IL (Back), Joel Kuhnel: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Pectoral), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Quinn Priester: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
Stats to know
St. Louis’ Alec Burleson is slashing .281/.345/.473 this season with 14 home runs, 63 RBIs (5th in MLB) and an OPS of .818. He has a 14.8% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate in 371 plate appearances, and he has scored 46 total runs.
In 364 plate appearances, Jordan Walker has hit 20 long balls (11th in MLB), tallied 67 RBIs (1st in MLB) and scored 54 runs. He is batting .292/.352/.529 and has posted a 25.5% strikeout rate and an 8% walk rate. Walker has recorded 11 steals on 16 attempts.
Brice Turang is hitting for a .268 BA, .363 OBP and .457 SLG with a 25.6% strikeout rate and a 13.1% walk rate. His OPS is .820 and he has scored 62 runs. In 383 plate appearances, he has hit 12 home runs and driven in 51 runs. Turang has recorded 13 steals on 16 attempts.
In 360 plate appearances, William Contreras has hit nine long balls, tallied 51 RBIs and scored 47 runs. He is batting .295/.358/.416 and has posted a 13.3% strikeout rate and an 8.6% walk rate.
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