St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals - News - April 06, 2026

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Jordan Walker - Settling in as cleanup hitter Walker will start in right field and bat cleanup in Tuesday's contest against the Nationals.

Impact It's the third consecutive start in the cleanup spot for Walker, and all three of them have been versus right-handers. The last two of the games have come with former cleanup man Masyn Winn in the lineup, so it appears Walker is now Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol's go-to cleanup hitter. Walker slugged his third home run of the season in Monday's loss to the Nationals and is slashing .314/.385/.629 in his first 10 contests this season. He also ranks in the 99th percentile in hard-hit rate and 94th percentile in barrel rate.

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Thomas Saggese - Making sixth straight start Saggese will start in left field and bat seventh in Tuesday's game versus the Nationals.

Impact It's the sixth straight start overall and second consecutive start in left field against a righty for the right-handed-batting Saggese. Saggese -- who turns 24 on Friday -- has yet to do much at the plate this season but reached base three times in Monday's series opener.

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Nathan Church - Out of lineup again versus righty Church is not in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Nationals.

Impact It marks the second time in a row that the left-handed-hitting Church has been out of the lineup versus a righty. Church tallied three base knocks on Opening Day but has gone hitless over 23 plate appearances since then. Thomas Saggese is in left field again Tuesday and looks to have leap-frogged Church in the pecking order.

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