Xander Bogaerts rides a two-game homer streak into the San Diego Padres’ game against the St. Louis Cardinals at 10:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, at Petco Park. Michael King (3-2, 2.95 ERA) will start for the Padres, who are 22-14 this season and second in the NL West. Matthew Liberatore (1-1, 4.50 ERA) is starting for the Cardinals, who are 21-15 and second in the NL Central.
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Injury reports
Padres
Will Wagner: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Joe Musgrove: 15 Day IL (Elbow), German Marquez: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Nick Pivetta: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Hoeing: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jhony Brito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jake Cronenworth: 7 Day IL (Concussion)
Cardinals
Ramón Urías: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Pushard: 15 Day IL (Knee), Lars Nootbaar: 60 Day IL (Heels)
Stats to know
- San Diego’s Bogaerts has hit seven home runs this season. He has also tallied 22 RBIs and has scored 17 runs. In 143 plate appearances, he has recorded a .276 BA, .357 OBP and .457 SLG with an 11.2% walk rate and a 14.7% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording four steals on four attempts.
- In 150 plate appearances, Jackson Merrill is hitting .235/.297/.382 with a .680 OPS and seven steals on seven attempts. He has hit four long balls, driven in 18 runs and scored 22 times.
- Jordan Walker is hitting for a .303 BA, .380 OBP and .576 SLG with a 28.7% strikeout rate and a 10.7% walk rate. His OPS is .956, which ranks 10th in MLB, and he has scored 28 runs. In 150 plate appearances, he has hit 10 home runs (10th in MLB) and driven in 27 runs (15th in MLB). Walker has recorded seven steals on eight attempts.
- In 156 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has hit five long balls, tallied 29 RBIs (6th in MLB) and scored 18 runs. He is batting .268/.346/.442 and has posted a 15.4% strikeout rate and a 10.9% walk rate.
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