July 11, 2026 Updated 2:15 pm EDT
The Atlanta Braves visit the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, featuring two top-10 power hitters. Matt Olson has 25 home runs (seventh in league) for the Braves, and Jordan Walker ranks 10th with 22 dingers for the Cardinals. Reynaldo Lopez (4-1, 3.18 ERA) will start for the Braves, who are 54-39 this season and first in the NL East. Matthew Liberatore (4-6, 5.34 ERA) is starting for the Cardinals, who are 49-44 and third in the NL Central.
How to watch Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis CardinalsBraves vs. Cardinals odds
Favorite Moneyline: Braves -160
Underdog Moneyline: Cardinals +135
Total: 8
Total Over Odds: -110
Total Under Odds: -110
Injury reportsBraves
Ronald Acuna Jr.: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Finger), Robert Suarez: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Martín Pérez: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Sean Murphy: 60 Day IL (Finger), Spencer Strider: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Wentz: 60 Day IL (Knee), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Cardinals
Ramón Urías: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryne Stanek: day-to-day (Leg)
Stats to know
Atlanta’s Olson is slashing .268/.342/.541 this season with 25 home runs (7th in MLB), 58 RBIs and an OPS of .883 (15th in MLB). He has a 23.3% strikeout rate and a 9.8% walk rate in 407 plate appearances, and he has scored 64 total runs.
In 401 plate appearances, Ozzie Albies is hitting .269/.319/.442 with a .761 OPS. He has hit 14 long balls, driven in 51 runs and scored 60 times.
Walker is hitting for a .293 BA, .353 OBP and .536 SLG with a 25.3% strikeout rate and an 8% walk rate. His OPS is .889, which ranks 14th in MLB, and he has scored 59 runs. In 388 plate appearances, he has hit 22 home runs (10th in MLB) and driven in 74 runs (1st in MLB). Walker has recorded 12 steals on 17 attempts.
In 390 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has slashed .276/.338/.472 this season. He has hit 15 long balls and driven in 66 runs (5th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 15.4% and a walk rate of 7.9%. and has scored 49 runs.
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Jul 11, 2026
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