Has Jordan Walker Found Cheat Code That Has Him Tied for MLB HR Lead?
Finding a way to stay on pitches on the outer half of the plate -- and then drive them with his enormous power -- helped Jordan Walker hit his sixth homer of the 2026 season on Saturday in the Cardinals' 7-1 loss to the Red Sox.
Cardinals’ manager Oliver Marmol discusses the mechanical changes that have helped Jordan Walker hit six home runs in 13 games. ST. LOUIS – In the past, the cheat code to coaxing Jordan Walker to, in essence, get himself out had been to throw pitches on the outer half of the plate – either fastballs on the corner or spin that starts outside and darts away from his flailing bat.
While Walker is not ready to say that he has completely solved that mystery, the Cardinals' slugger has given opposing pitchers something to extra to think about with his ability to drive balls on the outer half out of the park early this season. “I don’t know about (a potential loophole) being completely closed and it’s not like everything is fixed for sure,” said Walker, who drilled his sixth home run of the season in the Cardinals 7-1 loss to the Red Sox at Busch Stadium on Saturday night. “But definitely I feel a little bit better going after that (outside corner) pitch than I have in the past.
” The league leader in home runs strikes again! pic. twitter.
com/Mqtg0VFvqe — St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) April 12, 2026 Walker moved into a tie with Baltimore slugging shortstop Gunnar Henderson and Houston DH Yordan Alvarez for the MLB lead in home runs with six. That homer was his fifth in the past seven games, and it extended his hitting streak to seven games.
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