Jordan Walker's 5th Bomb Already Ties MLB Lead and the Cardinals Won't Slow Down
The St. Louis Cardinals walked out of Nationals Park on Wednesday night with a 6-1 victory, and Jordan Walker just tied for the major league home run lead before we're even a quarter of the way through April. This is the kind of early season statement that sticks with you.
Walker went yard for the fifth time this season, his fourth home run in a five-game stretch. That solo shot came in the fifth inning off Brad Lord and moved him into a dead heat at the top of the league in dingers. Meanwhile, Alec Burleson was doing Burleson things: he drove in three runs on three hits, including a two-run, two-out single in the second that got the Cardinals rolling early.
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St. Louis starting pitcher Michael McGreevy delivered exactly what the Cardinals needed to silence Washington's lineup. He worked six innings, gave up just one run on four hits, didn't walk a soul, and struck out one. But here's the thing that really stands out: he retired the final 10 batters he faced. That's the kind of control that wins ballgames in April and carries momentum into May. McGreevy improved to 1-1 on the season.
Three Cardinals relievers, Matt Svanson, Justin Bruihl, and Riley O'Brien, combined to complete a four-hit shutout the rest of the way. Washington never led at any point in the game.
Nationals Keep Sinking
Washington's Miles Mikolas couldn't find the strike zone early. He lasted just three innings, allowed two runs on five hits, walked three, and struck out three. The Nationals are now 1-5 on their homestand and have lost seven of their last eight games. James Wood went 2-for-4 for Washington, but one player having a decent night doesn't save a team that's spiraling like this.
The Cardinals added insurance in the ninth when Walker walked to load the bases with two outs, and Yohel Pozo delivered a two-run single. This series splits evenly now after St. Louis took Tuesday's 10-inning thriller 7-6 following Washington's 9-6 win on Monday.
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