April 26, 2026 7:14 am EDT
Nathan Church leads the St. Louis Cardinals into a matchup against the Seattle Mariners, following his two-homer performance in an 11-9 defeat to the Mariners, beginning at 2:15 p.m. ET on Sunday. Emerson Hancock (2-1, 2.83 ERA) will start for the Mariners, who are 13-15 this season and third in the AL West. Michael McGreevy (1-2, 3.29 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 14-12 and fourth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsMariners
Brendan Donovan: 10 Day IL (Groin), Victor Robles: 10 Day IL (Pectoral), Patrick Wisdom: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Bryce Miller: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Logan Evans: 60 Day IL (Arm), Carlos Vargas: 60 Day IL (Lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60 Day IL (Calf)
Cardinals
Matt Pushard: 15 Day IL (Knee), Hunter Dobbins: 15 Day IL (Knee), Lars Nootbaar: 60 Day IL (Heels), Pedro Pages: day-to-day (Hamstring)
Stats to know
- Seattle’s Randy Arozarena is slashing .287/.373/.426 this season with two home runs, 11 RBIs and an OPS of .799. He has a 19.5% strikeout rate and a 10.2% walk rate in 118 plate appearances, and he has scored 19 total runs. Arozarena has recorded seven steals on seven attempts.
- In 111 plate appearances, Cole Young has hit three long balls, tallied 13 RBIs and scored 18 runs. He is batting .255/.342/.398 and has posted a 22.5% strikeout rate and a 9.9% walk rate.
- Jordan Walker has hit eight home runs this season, which ranks 9th in MLB. He has also tallied 16 RBIs and has scored 21 runs. In 107 plate appearances, he has recorded a .278 BA, .346 OBP and .567 SLG with an 8.4% walk rate and a 32.7% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording four steals on five attempts.
- In 112 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has posted a 13.4% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate while slashing .255/.339/.408 with three home runs, 17 RBIs and 10 runs scored.
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