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2023 Batting

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Regular Season .247 6 15 .718 4

Top Brendan Donovan News

  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Socks sixth homer

    Donovan went 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run home run in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Pirates.

    He opened the scoring on the night by taking Roansy Contreras deep in the third inning for his sixth homer of the year. Donovan has been holding down an everyday role due to multiple injuries in the Cardinals' outfield, and while he got his June off to a quick start, the grind took its toll in May -- the 26-year-old finished the month with a .228/.358/.354 slash line.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Batting leadoff

    Donovan is starting in left field and batting leadoff Friday in Pittsburgh, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    With Lars Nootbaar (back) landing on the injured list, Donovan could be the Cardinals' regular leadoff man against right-handers for a bit. He's sporting a .253/.344/.370 slash line with five home runs and four stolen bases on the season.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Carries offense in win

    Donovan went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks, two total runs and a stolen base in a 2-1 extra-inning win against Cleveland on Saturday.

    St. Louis managed only two hits in the contest, with one of them being Donovan's solo homer in the second inning. The utility man used his legs to notch the team's only other run, swiping third base as the automatic runner in the 10th and coming home to score on a passed ball. Donovan has reached base safely in seven straight games, batting .368 (7-for-19) with two homers, seven runs, two RBI, seven walks and two thefts over that span.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Pops fourth homer

    Donovan went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Wednesday's 10-3 loss to the Reds.

    He took Ben Lively deep in the fourth inning for his fourth homer of the year, but the Cardinals were already in a 5-0 hole at that point. Donovan remains an everyday player due to all the injuries in the St. Louis outfield, but his .217/.347/.333 slash line in May offers little fantasy appeal.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Gets aboard three times in win

    Donovan went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Reds.

    Donovan filled in at first base with Paul Goldschmidt resting his legs as the designated hitter. Prior to Tuesday's multi-hit effort, Donovan had gone 1-for-15 in his last five contests. The utility man is slashing .250/.333/.343 with three home runs, three steals, 11 RBI, 20 runs scored and four doubles through 159 plate appearances. His ability to play all around the diamond has helped him maintain fairly regular playing time despite not having a steady position. Most of Donovan's starts lately have come in the outfield with the Cardinals missing Tyler O'Neill (back) and Dylan Carlson (ankle).

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Day off versus lefty

    Donovan is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Reds, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    Donovan will get a breather after he went 1-for-14 with two runs scored, two walks and four strikeouts over the Cardinals' four-game series with the Dodgers. Additionally, left-hander Brandon Williamson is on the mound for the Reds, so righty bat Juan Yepez will take over in left field and bat fifth in the series opener with Cincinnati.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Remains on bench

    Donovan will sit Saturday against the Red Sox, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

    Chris Sale is the third consecutive lefty the Cardinals have faced, and Donovan has sat against each of them. He's started just once against a southpaw all season and hasn't done so in over a month.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Sits against southpaw

    Donovan isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against Boston.

    Donovan will head to the bench for a second consecutive matchup with southpaw James Paxton starting for the Red Sox on Friday. Juan Yepez is taking over in left field and batting fifth.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Sitting against lefty

    Donovan is not in the lineup Wednesday versus the Cubs.

    Donovan drew a walk and drove in a run Tuesday while also making a couple of excellent plays in left field, but he'll ride the pine Wednesday with left-hander Justin Steele on the mound for Chicago. Juan Yepez is in left and Tommy Edman is covering second base.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Starting again in left field

    Donovan is starting in left field and batting sixth for the Cardinals on Monday versus the Cubs, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

    The trickle-down effect of the Cards' bizarre decision to move Willson Contreras off catcher means Donovan will play a lot more in the outfield while Nolan Gorman handles second base. However, when Tyler O'Neill (back) returns it will create another logjam.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Goes yard in Sunday's win

    Donovan went 2-for-3 with a three run homer in Sunday's 12-6 win over the Tigers.

    Donovan supplied what wound up being the game-winning run for the Cardinals after a three-run blast in the sixth put them up on the Tigers, 7-6. The long ball was his first since April 2 and his third overall on the year. Donovan his primarily started against righties only this season and may be in and out of the lineup this week with the Cardinals scheduled to face three lefties. For the year, the 26-year-old is slashing .268/.327/.392 with six extra base hits, nine RBI, 13 runs and a 7:20 BB:K over 107 plate appearances.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Sitting against lefty

    Donovan is not in the lineup Friday against the Tigers.

    Tommy Edman will play second base and bat leadoff with left-hander Matthew Boyd on the mound for Detroit. Paul DeJong is handling shortstop duties and hitting seventh.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Sitting against lefty

    Donovan isn't starting Tuesday against the Angels, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

    With southpaw Patrick Sandoval slated to start the game for Los Angeles, the left-swinging Donovan will take a seat to begin Tuesday's contest. He'll be replaced at second base by Tommy Edman, allowing Paul DeJong to start at shortstop and bat seventh.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Out against Kershaw

    Donovan is not in Saturday's lineup against the Dodgers, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

    With tough southpaw Clayton Kershaw starting for the Dodgers, the Cardinals are going with as many righties as possible to start the game. Paul DeJong is starting at shortstop, with Tommy Edman at second base.

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  • Cardinals' Brendan Donovan: Not in lineup for finale

    Donovan is not in the starting lineup Thursday at San Francisco.

    Tommy Edman will play second base and bat ninth with Paul DeJong taking a turn at shortstop and hitting sixth. Donovan has fallen into a bit of a slump but should remain a key piece of the Cardinals' offensive and defensive blueprint.

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Player Bio

HT/WT: 6-1, 210 lbs
Birthplace: Wurzberg, Germany
Age: 26
Experience: 1
Bats/Throws: L, R