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Walker went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk against the Guardians in Saturday's 6-5 victory.

Walker opened the scoring in the contest with a two-run shot to left field in the fourth inning. The young outfielder has been productive of late, batting .269 (7-for-26) with three home runs and eight RBI over his past eight contests. Walker looks to be finishing 2024 on a strong note following a disappointing start to the season that resulted in him spending most of the campaign in the minors.

Herrera went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, an additional run, a double and a walk in Saturday's 6-5 win against Cleveland.

Herrera clubbed a three-run shot in the seventh inning to increase the Cardinals' lead to 6-1. The catcher has gone 9-for-20 over his past seven games to push his season batting average to an impressive .293. Herrera remains behind Pedro Pages in the backstop pecking order, however, as Pages has started five of the Cardinals' past eight games behind the plate.

Helsley earned a save against the Guardians on Saturday, striking out all three batters he faced in a perfect ninth inning.

Helsley had just a one-run lead to work with upon entering in the ninth frame, but he made things look easy by notching three punchouts on 12 pitches. The right-hander continued an excellent season in which he's tied for the major-league lead with 46 saves while posting a 2.12 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 77:23 K:BB over 63.2 innings. Helsley has really had his strikeout stuff working of late, as he's registered multiple strikeouts in five of his past six appearances and has posted a 15:1 K:BB over seven frames during that stretch.

Mikolas (9-11) earned the win over Cleveland on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and no walks while striking out four batters over six innings.

Mikolas pitched well in the contest, throwing 59 of 81 pitches for strikes and limiting the Guardians to a single run on a fifth-inning Bo Naylor homer. The right-handed hurler recorded only six whiffs but succeeded by getting ahead of hitters, throwing 17 of 22 first pitches for strikes. Saturday's victory was his first over his past 10 outings, and it was just his third quality start during that span.

Carroll went 0-for-2 with three walks, three stolen bases and a run against the Brewers in Saturday's 5-0 win.

All three of Carroll's thefts came over the final three innings -- he swiped second and third base in the seventh frame and notched another steal in the ninth, advancing to third base on an error by Brewers catcher Eric Haase. It was the fifth time this season the speedy outfielder has notched multiple thefts in a contest. Carroll is up to 32 stolen bases on the campaign, a far cry from the 54 he tallied last year but still good enough to be tied for 10th in the majors.

Marte went 2-for-2 with three walks, a home run, a stolen base, two total runs and two total RBI in a 5-0 victory against the Brewers on Saturday.

Marte reached base in each of his first four plate appearances, and then capped his performance with a two-run blast in the ninth inning. It was the second straight game with a home run for the second baseman, and he's reached base safely in nine of his last 10 plate appearances. With two RBI Saturday, Marte tied his career-best mark of 92 in a season, and he's already established a new high with 34 home runs on the campaign.

Pederson went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-0 win against Milwaukee.

Pederson got the scoring started for Arizona in the first inning, blasting a two-run shot to center field. The long ball and RBI were his first since he hit a solo home run against Texas on Sept. 10. Pederson is up to 23 homers and 63 RBI on the season, with all but 40 of his 427 plate appearances coming against right-handed pitching.

Civale (7-9) took the loss against Arizona on Saturday, allowing three runs on three hits and three walks while striking out two batters over 4.1 innings.

Civale struggled with his control in the outing, throwing just 51 of 91 pitches for strikes and issuing three free passes. He also got dinged for a pair of home runs, which accounted for all three runs against him. It was the first time the right-hander has given up multiple homers in a game since July 21, and Saturday's outing was the first time he has failed to complete five frames since Aug. 23. Civale had been pitching well coming into the contest, posting a 2.42 ERA and 0.99 WHIP over 22.1 innings across his previous four starts.

Gonsolin (elbow) allowed just one walk over three innings while striking out six in his rehab outing Saturday with Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Making his third rehab start, Gonsolin delivered his best outing yet, racking up as many strikeouts as he had across his first two appearances with Oklahoma City. The 30-year-old right-hander is nearing the finish line in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and he appears poised to return from the 60-day injured list in the final week of the season and rejoin the Dodgers in some capacity. Since he tossed just 45 pitches Saturday, Gonsolin isn't stretched out for a traditional starting role, so an assignment to the bullpen could be more likely once he's activated.

Kelly was removed from Saturday's game against the Brewers due to a right calf cramp.

Kelly had thrown 72 pitches through five scoreless innings and was set to come out for the sixth, but after a long discussion on the mound, he was pulled from the game. He finished with six strikeouts while allowing just two hits. Kelly has dealt with leg cramps in the past, and he was forced to leave his start against the Rangers on Sept. 11 due to hamstring cramping. It's unclear whether his current injury will force him to miss his next start in the rotation.