Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Sitting against lefty
by CBS Sports
CBS Sports— Burleson is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports. While his path to regular...
FanDuel—Cardinals' Alec Burleson absent against lefty again Wednesday afternoon. St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Alec Burleson is not in the lineup again for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Jordan Montgomery and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
STLtoday.com—Home runs by Alec Burleson and Willson Contreras lift the Cardinals over the Mets 4-2. Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas allowed just two runs and the Cardinals hit two home runs to beat the Mets on Friday night.
FOX Sports—Alec Burleson snaps power drought with a 3-run homer, leading Cardinals past Mets 4-2. NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Burleson hit his first homer in almost nine months Friday night, a three-run blast that powered the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the New York Mets. Burleson’s second-inning round-tripper off José Buttó was his first since he homered against the Minnesota Twins last Aug. 3. He has 10 career longballs in 143 games. J.D. Martinez went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in his Mets debut. Martinez signed a one-year contract March 23 but was sidelined by lower back stiffness....