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Walker

Walker’s 401-foot homer off Nick Lodolo was his 16th in 61 games. That matches his career high from his rookie season in 2023, when he played in 117 games. Walker is 8-for-13 in his last three games, taking his average back up to .301.

Walker has now had back-to-back three-hit games and is slashing .288/.323/.441 in his last 15 games. Walker’s lone RBI came in the fifth inning when he doubled to bring home Alec Burleson. While the power hasn’t been there for Walker as of late, he continues to get on base at a good rate and has come across to score eight times in his last 15 games as well.

His third hit was an RBI single that tied the game with two outs in the ninth. It took two games, but it was a little seven-RBI day for Walker. That was a typical month for him last year. In fact, he’s overtaken his 2025 total for RBI, 42 to 41, in a mere 61 fewer games (50 vs. 111). His homer tonight left the bat at 112 mph and was projected at 427 feet.

Walker took Reds reliever Connor Phillips deep with a no-doubter to right-center field in the seventh inning to give the Cardinals a commanding 5-1 advantage during the opening contest of Saturday’s twin bill. He also picked up an additional RBI with a third-inning ground out. The 24-year-old’s impressive breakout campaign continues as he’s tied for second in the National League with 14 round-trippers this season.

Walker got the Cardinals on the board with a game-tying, 409-foot (104.5 mph EV) two-run shot off of Michael Wacha. He also singled twice in the ballgame. The dynamic 23-year-old outfielder has been one of the biggest surprises in all of baseball this season, slashing a robust .303/.376/.594 with 13 homers, 34 RBI and seven stolen bases through his first 186 plate appearances.

Walker’s double was a soft fly down the right field line that Colby Thomas has no chance of catching up to. Before that, Iván Herrera singled to left to tie the game. Although the double didn’t count, Walker still had three hard-hit balls today. He cooled in the second half of April after his big start, but he’s been flirting with a .400 xwOBA since the beginning of May. It definitely doesn’t look like he’ll be returning to 2024/25 form any time soon.

After a little two-week break, Walker is back hitting again the last five games, going 11-for-23 with two homers, 11 RBI and a couple of steals. He’s probably not the superstar he was the first two weeks of the season, but it looks like he’s improved enough to remain a fine fantasy contributor.

Walker continues to be one of the hottest hitters in the Cardinals’ lineup. The 23-year-old got things started with a single in the first inning and was eventually driven in thanks to a Nolan Gorman home run, and then doubled to drive home Alec Burleson and Ivan Herrera in the seventh inning to put the Cards up 6-2. Walker has now hit safely in four-straight games and is slashing a blistering .407/.469/.593 over his last seven games. After a slow start to his career, Walker continues to show the promise that made him a top prospect.

It was part of a two-hit, three-RBI game for the 23-year-old. Walker’s homer came off Paul Skenes in the first inning, just a few batters after JJ Wetherholt took him deep. Walker hadn’t homered since April 13, and the strikeouts had been piling up lately, so this is a promising development. The swing-and-miss (plus his groundball rate) will continue to be what fantasy managers should track, since the bat speed and raw power are proven to play against major league pitching.

Walker had a pretty quiet two series against the Guardians and Astros last week, but he’s still getting a knock every day; he’s now hit in 16 straight, though the last six of those have all been one-hit games. Of course, he’ll continue to fade some from his current .306/.372/.635 line, but there’s still good reason for fantasy leaguers to be optimistic going forward, one being that he’s now 4-for-4 stealing bases.