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Toronto Blue Jays (36-30, third in the AL East)
vs. St. Louis Cardinals (36-30, second in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (6-3, 3.56 ERA,
1.32 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (4-2, 3.96
ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -120, Cardinals +101;
over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays play the St. Louis Cardinals
after Alejandro Kirk's four-hit game on Monday.
St. Louis has gone 22-12 in home games and 36-30 overall. The
Cardinals have the third-best team batting average in MLB play
at .257.
Toronto is 36-30 overall and 14-17 in road games. The Blue Jays
have a 15-7 record in games when they did not give up a home
run.
The teams match up Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar has 12 doubles, eight home runs
and 28 RBIs while hitting .237 for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson
is 12 for 35 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10
games.
Kirk has a .316 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has
eight doubles and four home runs. Ernie Clement is 13 for 38
with a home run and an RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .228 batting average, 4.70 ERA,
outscored by 18 runs
Blue Jays: 8-2, .281 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored
opponents by 14 runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Jordan Walker: 10-Day IL (wrist), Zack
Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony
Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL
(shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day
IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah:
60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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