The St. Louis Cardinals are expected to be very active at the trade deadline, whether it be as buyers or sellers. As the Cardinals continue to fall off from the

Christian Yelich homered and Trevor Megill escaped a jam in the ninth inning, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a four-game series.

Jordan Walker rejoins the St. Louis Cardinals as Michael Siani is optioned. Updates on Brendan Donovan and Lars Nootbaar included.

"He still thinks he's better," St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Alec Burleson cracked in reference to his dad, Jason. "After the first game here, he tried to tweak my swing. I was like, alright, he's throwing 102.

St. Louis Cardinals' Iván Herrera rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, June 15, 2025,

It wasn't so long ago that the St. Louis Cardinals were arguably the most pleasant surprise of the 2025 MLB season; once written off as a team in denial about its inevitable rebuild, the Redbirds shook off a sleepy winter to finish the first two months of the year smack in the NL playoff picture at 33-25.

Cardinals fourth. Brendan Donovan singles to shallow center field. Ivan Herrera singles to shallow right field. Brendan Donovan to third. Alec Burleson flies out to center field to Jackson

Ryan Helsley is in his final season before free agency and would be coveted at the deadline. But will the Cardinals need him?

Masyn Winn led off the game with a two-strike single to center and, after Ivan Herrera followed with a walk, he scored on Alec Burleson's seeing-eye single up the middle. The Brewers defense helped quell the rally, with Jackson Chourio throwing out Herrera at third on the play, and Quintana escaped without further damage.

Manager Oliver Marmol and the St. Louis Cardinals have been one of the more interesting teams in the league to follow. They took the offseason to seemingly kick