Cardinals vs. Pirates: Injury Report, Updates & Probable Starters – April 7 - Bleacher Nation (2025)

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Cardinals vs. Pirates Game Info Cardinals vs. Pirates Injury News Today Cardinals’ Injuries Pirates’ Injuries Cardinals’ Hitting Insights (2024) Pirates’ Hitting Insights (2024) Cardinals’ Starting Pitcher Pirates’ Starting Pitcher References

Cardinals vs. Pirates Game Info

Game day: Monday, April 7, 2025

Game time: 6:40 p.m. ET

TV channel: SportsNet PT and FDSMWX

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Stadium: PNC Park

Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Cardinals vs. Pirates Injury News Today

Cardinals’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2025 Stats
Iván Herrera	10 Day Injury List	Foot	.381 / .458 / 1.048, 4, 11
Nolan Gorman	10 Day Injury List	Hamstring	.500 / .556 / 1.000, 1, 1
Zack Thompson	60 Day Injury List	Lat	–

Pirates’ Injuries

Name	Status	Injury	2025 Stats
Jared Triolo	10 Day Injury List	Back	.059 / .111 / .059, 0, 0
Colin Holderman	15 Day Injury List	Knee	0-0, 9.64 ERA, 11.6 K/9
Nick Gonzales	10 Day Injury List	Ankle	.333 / .333 / 1.333, 1, 2
Spencer Horwitz	10 Day Injury List	Wrist	–
Jared Jones	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Dauri Moreta	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–
Johan Oviedo	60 Day Injury List	Elbow	–

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Cardinals’ Hitting Insights (2024)

St. Louis ranked 22nd in Major League Baseball with 165 home runs.

Slugging .392 as a team last season was good for 19th in the majors for the Cardinals.

Batting .248 last season ranked St. Louis eighth in MLB.

Brendan Donovan had a batting average of .278 with 163 total hits last season.

Alec Burleson had 21 home runs and 78 runs batted in a season ago.

Pirates’ Hitting Insights (2024)

Pittsburgh ranked 25th in MLB play with 160 home runs last season. It averaged 1.0 per game.

Last year the Pirates’ .371 slugging percentage was the fourth-lowest average in MLB.

Last season, Pittsburgh finished No. 23 in all of baseball with a .234 batting average.

Bryan Reynolds hit 24 home runs last season, drove in 88 runs and posted a .275 batting average.

Oneil Cruz collected 140 hits, posted an OBP of .324 and a .449 SLG.

Cardinals’ Starting Pitcher

Matthew Liberatore heads to the mound for the Cardinals to make his second start of the season, seeking his first win.

The left-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw six innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing six hits against the Los Angeles Angels.

He has pitched to a 4.50 ERA this season with 6.0 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 0.0 walks per nine across one game.

Pirates’ Starting Pitcher

Carmen Mlodzinski (0-1) gets the starting nod for the Pirates, his second this season.

The right-hander last appeared on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he threw 3 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up seven hits.

In one game this season, he has compiled a 9.82 ERA and averages 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .412 against him.

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