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The St. Louis Cardinals are 7-5, 4th in the NL Central.

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The St. Louis Cardinals are 7-5, 4th in the NL Central. They are 4-3 over their last 7 games.

St. Louis Cardinals News & Updates

April 09, 2026

The St. Louis Cardinals were 7-5, 4th in the NL Central. Yesterday, the St. Louis Cardinals bested the Washington Nationals 6-1 at Nationals Park.

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Ticking along. Last night's win by 5 is doing a lot of the heavy lifting. The catch: dropped to 4th from 2th in the standings.

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Cardinals Score & Recap

Yesterday, the St. Louis Cardinals bested the Washington Nationals 6-1 at Nationals Park.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	8	0
	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

Highlights

Jordan Walker went 1-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Alec Burleson went 3-4 with 3 RBI.

Cardinals Record & Standings

NL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Reds	8	4	.667		L1
Brewers	8	4	.667		L2
Pirates	7	5	.583	1.0	L1
Cardinals	7	5	.583	1.0	W2
Cubs	6	6	.500	2.0	W2

St. Louis Cardinals are 4-3 in their last 7 games, with a -3 run differential.

Cardinals Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
18 Jordan Walker	5	.295	1.049	12
29 Ramón Urías	2	.250	.968	4
41 Alec Burleson	1	.273	.786	10

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
18 Jordan Walker	4 hits, 3 HR, 4 RBI, .286 AVG in last 3 games
25 Thomas Saggese	5 hits, 1 RBI, .417 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
61 Riley O'Brien	2 SV, 3.0 IP, 0 ER in 3 recent games

Cardinals News

The St. Louis Cardinals are riding a wave of momentum as they prepare to face the Nationals again after a hard-fought 7-6 victory yesterday, buoyed by Ramón Urías' unexpected emergence as a vital contributor. With a solid .313 average, Urías has become more than just a bench piece, and his ability to deliver in clutch moments might just be the spark this team needs. Meanwhile, Jordan Walker continues to dazzle, smashing his fourth homer in five games and solidifying his place as a rising star at just 23 years old. Hot pitching prospects like Jurrangelo Cijntje and Tanner Franklin are drawing attention as well, hinting at a bright future in the Cardinals' rotation. Yet, with a -5 run differential over the last week and slipping to fourth in the division, the Cardinals must capitalize on their potential to regain their footing.

Sources

Redbirdrants

New Cardinals pitching prospects among hottest in baseball to start the season

The St. Louis Cardinals have two of the hottest pitching prospects in baseball to start the year in Jurrangelo Cijntje and Tanner Franklin, according to Baseball America. They highlight a pitching pipeline that has taken major strides.

Redbirdrants

Questionable free agent signing has become valuable for the Cardinals

Ramon Urias has become more than just a bench piece for the Cardinals

MLB.com

Looking like a new hitter in cleanup spot, Walker homers for 4th time in 5 games

Jordan Walker cannot be stopped right now, and Cardinals fans can’t stop pinching themselves, wondering if this is all a dream or if he’s finally reaching the promise that followed him as a prospect. Still just 23 years old, Walker turned on a slider in the middle of the plate

MLB.com

Here is a potential impact callup for each team

Not every star rookie makes an Opening Day roster. Take last year, for example. The most devastating rookie in baseball, Nick Kurtz, didn't join the Athletics until April 23 and slashed .290/.383/.619 with 36 homers in 117 games. Cade Horton arrived in May for the Cubs and posted a 2.67

Viva El Birdos

Is Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker for real? Feat. Kevin Wheeler

At what point do we switch from saying “it is still early?” to “this is legit”? That is what we tried to figure out with Kevin Wheeler from KMOX on Cardinals on My Time this week with the Redbird Rundown crew. Wheeler is one of our all-time favorites and oh man, did he have a […]

Viva El Birdos

Burleson’s 3 RBI’s, McGreevy’s Quality Start Helps Cardinals Beat Nationals 6-1

Game Summary The Cardinals open up by leaving the bases loaded in the top of the first, but struck for two runs in the second, keyed by a 2-RBI Burleson single. McGreevy came out and worked in his normal workmanlike manner, which was welcome against this line-up, which has really been scoring runs. The Nats […]

Cardinals Upcoming Schedule

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Boston Red Sox for a 3-game series starting Friday.

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