The St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays meet Saturday in MLB game 2 action at Rogers Centre. Here’s a Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction. This article will include a Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals Pick.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 74-73 on the year after playing the Mariners and Reds. The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The St. Louis Cardinals have lost 4 of their last 7 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Masyn Winn leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 145 hits and 50 RBI, while Brendan Donovan and Nolan Arenado have combined for 286 hits and 129 RBI.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 70-78 on the year after playing the Braves and Mets. The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 3 of their last 6 games. The Toronto Blue Jays have won 4 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 180 hits and 95 RBI, while George Springer and Ernie Clement have combined for 214 hits and 103 RBI.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Pick Matchup
Kyle Gibson gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 8-6 with a 4.20 ERA and 143 strikeouts this season. Gibson has allowed 8 hits and 1 run in his last 13.2 innings. Gibson has a 3.65 ERA and .210 allowed batting average in 79 road innings. Gibson is 8-2 with a 4.15 ERA and 77 strikeouts in his career against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Jose Berrios gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 15-9 with a 3.52 ERA and 139 strikeouts this season. Berrios has allowed 8 hits and 1 run in his last 12 innings. Berrios has a 2.81 ERA and .219 allowed batting average in 83.1 home innings. Berrios is 2-0 with a 3.70 ERA and 32 strikeouts in his career against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Cardinals have lost seven of their last eight road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The home team has won each of the Cardinals’ last three games.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games after playing the previous day following an extra innings loss.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last four games after going to extra innings.
- The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last six day games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven road games against opponents that held a losing record.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Daulton Varsho has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances with the Blue Jays as favorites against NL Central opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Blue Jays’ last four games as favorites.
- Jose Berrios has recorded a win in each of his last six appearances.
- Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last six appearances with the Blue Jays as favorites.
- Daulton Varsho has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances with the Blue Jays as favorites against NL Central opponents.
- Bo Bichette has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances in day games against NL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Jose Berrios has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last nine appearances.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Double in each of the Blue Jays’ last four games as favorites.
- Ernie Clement has recorded at least one Single in each of the Blue Jays’ last four games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Alec Burleson has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 11 appearances with the Cardinals as underdogs against AL East opponents.
- Kyle Gibson has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last 11 road appearances.
- Paul Goldschmidt has recorded at least one Double in seven of his last eight road appearances after playing the previous day.
- Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one hit in each of the Cardinals’ last 12 games as road underdogs.
- Masyn Winn has scored at least one run in seven of the Cardinals’ last eight games against AL East opponents.
- Kyle Gibson has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances at Rogers Centre.
- Nolan Arenado has recorded an RBI in each of the Cardinals’ last four road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one total base in each of the Cardinals’ last 12 games as road underdogs.
- Nolan Gorman has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances with the Cardinals as underdogs against AL East opponents.
Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction
The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off a nice walkoff win last night, and that should have a carry-over effect on a quick turnaround. Also, while Kyle Gibson has been reasonable this season for the most part, Jose Berrios is an all star caliber pitcher who has been sharper, especially at home where he has a 2.81 ERA. We’re laying a cheap price with the Blue Jays at home and with the better pitcher on the hill. Give me the Blue Jays.