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Toronto Blue Jays (37-30, second in the AL
East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (36-31, second in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Wednesday, 2:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Eric Lauer (2-1, 2.08 ERA, 0.89
WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-5, 3.82
ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -139, Blue Jays +117;
over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals head into a matchup with
the Toronto Blue Jays as losers of three straight games.
St. Louis is 22-13 in home games and 36-31 overall. Cardinals
hitters have a collective .396 slugging percentage to rank sixth
in the NL.
Toronto has a 15-17 record on the road and a 37-30 record
overall. The Blue Jays have gone 15-7 in games when they did not
allow a home run.
Wednesday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Donovan leads the Cardinals with a .310
batting average, and has 20 doubles, four home runs, 22 walks
and 26 RBIs. Willson Contreras is 12 for 39 with two home runs
and 13 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 12 doubles and eight home runs for the
Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 19 for 40 with four doubles, two
home runs and 12 RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .243 batting average, 4.65 ERA,
outscored by nine runs
Blue Jays: 8-2, .281 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored
opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Brendan Donovan: day-to-day (toe), Jordan
Walker: 10-Day IL (wrist), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Blue Jays: Nathan Lukes: day-to-day (neck), 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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