Alec Burleson was 1-for-4 at the plate with two RBI in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 8-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
He produced the Cardinals’ first two runs, grounding out in the first inning to push a run across and singling and driving in a run in the third inning. That gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.
Since hitting .314 on June 21, he has hit a bit of a slump at the plate, going 12-for-60 to drop his average to .289. He’s had a hit in three straight games and even went 3-for-5 on July 5.
The Cardinals are 8-9 since June 21.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Thursday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: Went 1-for-4 and had one of team’s four hits in 6-0 loss to Reds
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: See above
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 11-4 win over Angels
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Rained out vs. White Sox. Will play doubleheader on Friday and is scheduled to pitch second game.
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Was off on Thursday. Will play at Athletics on Friday.
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Team held to four hits in 6-0 loss to Reds. Drops to 42-50.
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Off Thursday. At Reds on Friday.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 6-4 loss to Salt Lake. Scheduled to pitch in MLB Futures Game on Saturday
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 1-0 loss to Somerset. Set to pitch in MLB Futures Game on Saturday
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Placed on 7-day injured list with right shoulder strain on June 12.
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 0-for-3 with run scored and walk in 6-1 win over Hillsboro
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-3 in 7-2 win over Asheville
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 7-2 win over Asheville
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 9-4 loss to Cedar Rapids
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Rained out vs. Dayton. Will play doubleheader on Saturday
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 0-for-2 in 4-2 loss to Jupiter
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 7-4 win over Fort Myers
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 7-3 win over Kannapolis
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 7-1 loss to Sussex County
Photo credit: Alec Burleson (AP photo)
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