Cards Crush Nats, Walker's Homer Spree Continues

0:00It's April 9th, you're listening to MLB News today, AI-powered MLB coverage. St. Louis Cardinals took down the Washington National 6-1 on Wednesday, keeping their road momentum alive. Jordan Walker smashed his third straight homer, while Michael McGreevy grabbed his first win of the season. Alec Burleson lit it up with three hits and three RBI's to lead the charge. The cards won two of three in the series and wrapped their road trip three and three after starting in Detroit. Walker, the 23-year-old outfielder, now has five homers in just 49 played appearances due to 12 games, a huge jump from last year. Nationals are in a rough spot, dropping seven of their last eight, Miles McElis, who pitched for St. Louis from 2018 to 2025, and made two all-star teams, gave up two runs in three innings in. His first start against his old squad. McGreevy went six strong innings, allowing one run on four hits and retiring the last 11 batters he faced to drop his ERA to 2.16.

1:04Burleson capped his big night with a two-run single in the ninth, sealing the deal after the nats got on the board early. Cards had home for Boston after a day off, with Dustin May on the Mount Friday. Nationals hit Milwaukee next, Jake Irvin starting to try and turn things around.