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Following three years' of largely unreliable production, it is natural to assume that regression could be coming for St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jordan Walker . The calendar has flipped to June, however, and he is still the team's most valuable player. Even if the 2020 first-round draft pick does hit a wall, he has given the organization and fan base good reason to believe that this is a genuine breakthrough. Walker is not interested in dwelling on his own accomplishments, however.
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He put the spotlight on the ballclub , which is coming off a series sweep of the Cincinnati Reds . The 24-year-old had a big hand in this prosperous weekend in Busch Stadium, going 7-for-14 with one home run, three doubles, three RBIs, two runs scored and two stolen bases. Again, though, he is more focused on what this showing says about the 35-28 Cardinals as a group.
"It was sick," Walker said after Sunday's 5-3 win versus the Reds, per KMOV's Tamar Sher. "I feel like our division is unreal, if not the best division out there, so to sweep a team in our division only just gives us that much more confidence for playing the rest of MLB."
Last-place Cincinnati (31-33) is seriously lacking in credibility after losing eight of its last 10, but like Jordan Walker said, overpowering any rival is going to have a positive effect on clubhouse morale. Mirroring the skepticism that fans may have had about the 6-foot-6 right-handed batter, many people have been waiting for St. Louis to slip up. Despite running into a few speed bumps throughout the campaign, the surprise Cardinals currently occupy the top National League Wild Card slot.
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They do not play a team with a superior record again until June 30, so they will have a chance to cut into the Milwaukee Brewers ' five-game lead in the NL Central. Walker will continue to be a vital part of their campaign, as has been the case for the first 63 games. He heads into Monday's road matchup versus the New York Mets (29-36) with a .303 batting average, .362 on-base percentage, .560 slugging percentage, .922 OPS, 16 homers, 47 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.
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