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Miles Mikolas, Jordan Walker fuel Cards past White Sox Miles Mikolas pitched seven shutout innings and Jordan Walker had a solo home run among his two hits to lift the visiting St.

JULY 8, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Miles Mikolas, Jordan Walker fuel Cards past White Sox Miles Mikolas pitched seven shutout innings and Jordan Walker had a solo home run among his two hits to lift the visiting St. Louis Cardinal...

JULY 8, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Homers in loss Walker went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Wednesday's 10-9 loss to the Marlins.

Impact Walker put the Cardinals ahead with the ninth-inning blast, which came with two outs and two strikes. It ultimately postponed the inevitable, as Jordan Hicks blew the save chance. After hitting safely in 17 straight games to close out June, Walker's bat has cooled in July -- he's gone just 4-for-24 over his first six contests this month. The rookie is at a .286/.351/.452 slash line with seven homers, 24 RBI, 18 runs scored, seven doubles and three stolen bases through 47 contests.

JULY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not in lineup Wednesday Walker is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Astros.

Impact This appears to be a routine night off for the red-hot rookie, who extended his hitting streak to 16 games in the Cardinals' defeat of Houston on Tuesday. Brendan Donovan, Lars Nootbaar and Dylan Carlson will start across the outfield Wednesday.

JUNE 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Returns to lineup Walker (illness) is starting at designated hitter and hitting fifth in Saturday's game against the Cubs.

Impact Walker was held out of Wednesday's game against Washington, though the issue was considered minor. He'll return to the order and look to extend his hitting streak to 14 games.

JUNE 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Battling illness Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that Walker is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Washington due to an illness, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Impact Marmol implied that Walker's illness is viewed as only a minor concern, so the rookie outfielder doesn't look as though he'll be at any risk of missing the Cardinals' upcoming two-game series with the Cubs in London this weekend. Walker may even be available Wednesday in a pinch-hitting capacity, though the Cardinals will be rolling out a starting outfield of Lars Nootbaar, Tommy Edman and Dylan Carlson in the series finale.

JUNE 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Wednesday Walker is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Nationals, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Walker will get a breather after he went 3-for-7 with a run scored and four strikeouts over the first two games of the series with the Nats. The rookie now owns a 13-game hit streak, batting .400 with four homers, three doubles, eight RBI, six runs and a stolen base over that stretch. Lars Nootbaar will slide over to left field while Dylan Carlson enters the lineup in right field and bats seventh in the series finale with Washington.

JUNE 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets first start at DH Walker is in the designated hitter spot and batting sixth Monday against the Nationals.

Impact Walker's first career start at DH coincides with Lars Nootbaar's (back) return from the injured list. While it's difficult to imagine the Cardinals will confine Walker to DH at this point in his career, it's pretty clear their best defensive alignment doesn't Brendan Donovan will be in left field Monday.

JUNE 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homer and steal in win Walker went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and a stolen base in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Mets.

Impact Walker homered for the second game in a row, and it's his fourth long ball during an 11-game hitting streak. The rookie is batting .395 (15-for-38) during the streak. He's shown pretty good contact skills so far with a reasonable 20.1 percent strikeout rate. For the season, Walker is slashing .296/.362/.488 with six homers, 19 RBI, 14 runs scored and three stolen bases through 35 contests.

JUNE 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Swats fifth homer Walker went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Mets.

Impact His third-inning shot off Kodai Senga proved to be the game-winning hit, giving the Cards an early 4-1 lead. Walker extended his hitting streak to 10 games in the process, a stretch that's seen him bat .400 (14-for-35) with three of his five big-league homers on the year as well as a much-improved 17.9 percent strikeout rate. There are still rough patches in his game to work on -- he's gone 0-for-3 on steal attempts during his hitting streak -- but the 21-year-old has merely scratched the surface of his talent so far.

JUNE 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Red-hot Walker takes lessons from demotion This story was excerpted from John Denton’s Cardinals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regu...

JUNE 15, 2023 • MLB.COM

Knocks three hits Walker went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Reds.

Impact Walker drilled a home run in the second inning and added a pair of singles later in the contest. It was his first multi-hit effort since returning from Triple-A Memphis earlier this month and he's now gone 7-for-24 (.292) with two long balls since the promotion. He improved his season slash line to .278/.333/.433 with seven extra-base hits through 27 games.

JUNE 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Walker homers to back Montgomery, Cardinals beat Reds 7-4

Rookie Jordan Walker homered and had a career-best three hits, Jordan Montgomery pitched six scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4

JUNE 10, 2023 • Associated Press

Launches home run Walker went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers.

Impact Walker launched a 430-foot blast to left field off Dane Dunning in the sixth inning to bring the Cardinals within two runs. It was his first extra-base hit and first RBI in five games since rejoining the big club. He's started in every game thus far since being called back up but has gone just 3-for-18 with a 2:2 BB:K. It seems as though the Cardinals are giving him an opportunity to be an everyday player while working through struggles he may encounter as he continues to adjust to MLB pitching.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

What Walker learned in the Minors: 'Play my game and play relaxed' PITTSBURGH -- As if Jordan Walker’s patience hadn’t been tested enough during a five-week demotion to Triple-A Memphis, the 6-foot-6, 245-po...

JUNE 3, 2023 • MLB.COM

Cardinals' Jordan Walker 'running on enthusiasm' after late night airport snafu St. Louis Cardinals top prospect Jordan Walker dealt with airline delays and a lost bat bag at the airport ahead of his first game back with...

JUNE 3, 2023 • FANSIDED.COM

Batting eighth in return Walker is starting in right field and batting eighth for the Cardinals on Friday in Pittsburgh, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Walker was recalled earlier Friday following a five-plus week stay at Triple-A Memphis. The youngster struggled on the whole at Memphis but did bat .333 with three homers and 10 RBI over his last 11 games. He should be the team's regular right fielder indefinitely and will be looking to cash in on his immense fantasy potential.

JUNE 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Officially called up Walker was called up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Walker will join the Cardinals in Pittsburgh ahead of their three-game series with the Pirates starting Friday. The outfielder will replace Lars Nootbaar (back) on the major-league roster after Nootbaar was placed on the 10-day injured list. Walker is the consensus top prospect in baseball and produced a .274 average with two homers, 11 RBI, eight runs scored and two stolen bases over 73 at-bats with the Cardinals earlier this season before being sent down April 26. He actually struggled to a .239 average with 32 strikeouts over 113 at-bats with Memphis, though he is batting .333 with three homers and 10 RBI over his last 11 games. In the end, Walker will look to prove that he deserves a permanent spot in St. Louis in his second run with the big-league squad.

JUNE 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Report: Cardinals recalling top prospect Jordan Walker The Cardinals will recall top prospect Jordan Walker, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported

JUNE 2, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Cardinals will recall top prospect Jordan Walker from Triple A Walker hit .274 with a .718 OPS and two home runs in his first 20 major-league games.

JUNE 2, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Source: Cards set to recall top prospect Walker from Triple-A The Cardinals will recall Jordan Walker ahead of Friday's game against the Pirates, a source told MLB.com. The club has not confirmed the mo...

JUNE 2, 2023 • MLB.COM

Returning to St. Louis The Cardinals will recall Walker from Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

Impact Walker started his big-league career with a 12-game hitting streak, but he was optioned back to Triple-A Memphis in late April after he began to struggle both at the plate and defensively. He's been able to turn it around on offense lately, slashing .292/.386/.542 in the minors over the past two weeks, and his promotion indicates the Cardinals are satisfied with his glove as well. Lars Nootbaar's strong play as of late could force Walker to split reps in the outfield, but the top prospect still figures to see his fair share of plate appearances.

JUNE 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Heating up at Triple-A Walker is slashing .342/.447/.579 with two home runs, one steal and a 25.5 percent strikeout rate over his last 10 games for Triple-A Memphis.

Impact On the year, he has been nine percent worse (91 wRC+) than the average International League hitter while working exclusively in right field since getting demoted from the big leagues April 26. The Cardinals are getting strong play on both sides of the ball from Lars Nootbaar, but none of the other big-league outfielders have taken a job and run with it. With Walker heating up at Triple-A, he has put himself in position for a promotion if the Cardinals think his defense will be satisfactory.

JUNE 1, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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MAY 24, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

No. 1 prospect Walker breaks out for 3-hit, 3-RBI day BOSTON -- Jordan Walker, MLB Pipeline’s No. 1-ranked prospect in baseball, made the Cardinals’ Opening Day roster by showing a sophisticatio...

MAY 15, 2023 • MLB.COM

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Walker homers to back Montgomery, Cardinals beat Reds 7-4