The St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays meet Sunday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. Here’s a Blue Jays vs Cardinals Prediction. This article will include a Blue Jays vs Cardinals Pick.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 54-57 on the year and play the Yankees and Rockies next. The St. Louis Cardinals are batting .238 on the season, with a .314 OBP and a .377 slugging percentage. The St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff has a 4.16 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. Alec Burleson leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 118 hits and 71 RBI, while Jordan Walker and JJ Wetherholt have combined for 219 hits and 119 RBI.
Michael McGreevy gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 4-9 with a 3.57 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. This will be McGreevy’s first career game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 52-59 on the year and play the Astros and Cubs next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .243 on the season and have a .305 OBP and a .380 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff has a 4.12 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Ernie Clement leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 121 hits and 35 RBI, while Kazuma Okamoto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 192 hits and 113 RBI.
Max Scherzer gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 1-4 with a 9.49 ERA and 18 strikeouts this season. Scherzer is 5-7 with a 2.66 ERA and 127 strikeouts in his career against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last eight games against the Cardinals.
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last seven games against the Blue Jays following a loss.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games.
- The favorites have covered the run line in seven of the Blue Jays’ last eight games.
- The Blue Jays have won the first inning in three of their last four day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in four of their last five home games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in five of their last six games against the Cardinals.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Blue Jays have lost three of their last four games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
- The underdogs have won four of the Blue Jays’ last six games at Rogers Centre.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six Sunday games.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in five of their last six day games against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Cardinals have led after 3 innings in three of their last four day games.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games against NL Central opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Blue Jays’ last seven day games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Cardinals’ last five road games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Cardinals’ last four games.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the last four games between the Cardinals and Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- George Springer has hit at least one home run in four of the Blue Jays’ last seven games against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Max Scherzer has recorded a win in six of his last seven appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
- Max Scherzer has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last 25 appearances in day games against NL teams that held a losing record.
- George Springer has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances in day games.
- Ernie Clement ranks T7th in the league in Hits (122) this season.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- JJ Wetherholt has hit at least one home run in three of the Cardinals’ last four day games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Matthew Liberatore has recorded four or more strikeouts in 10 of his last 11 road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jordan Walker has recorded at least one hit in each of his seven previous appearances against the Blue Jays.
- Alec Burleson ranks 9th in the league in Hits (120) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Blue Jays rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (438).
- The Blue Jays rank 30th in the league for triples this season (5).
- The Cardinals rank T1st in the league for home runs allowed this season (107).
- The Cardinals rank 29th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.377).
Blue Jays vs Cardinals Prediction
This isn’t my favorite game on the MLB card, but I’m not excited to get behind Scherzer, who looks like a shell of himself. Through 24.2 innings, Scherzer has a 9.49 ERA and 1.82 WHIP. It’s rough, folks. McGreevy is coming off a rocky July, but he has a 3.57 ERA and 1.20 WHIP on the season. Much nicer on the eyes than what Scherzer has going on this season. We’re getting a pick ’em price. I have to side with the Cardinals and the better pitching option.