Coming off of a 1-2 series loss to the Mets, the Toronto Blue Jays 🀅(69-78) are -131 favorites to pick up the win in Game 1 of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals (74-72). The series begins at Rogers Centre, starting on Friday at 7:07 p.m. ET on SNET.
Kevin Gausman will g🃏et the ball for Torontไo while St. Louis will counter with Erick Fedde.
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Blue Jays and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Blue Jays have ওwon 41 of the 69 games they were the moneyline favorite this season𝓀 (59.4%).
When i✱t has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -131 or shorter, Toronto has a 21-16 record (winning 56.8% of its games).
The 💫Cardinals have been underdogs in 75 games this season and won 38 (50.7%) of those contests.
St. Louis has entered 36 games this🦋 season as the underdog by +112 or more and is 13-23 in those contests.
The Blue Jays haꦦve played in 146 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 76 times (76-66-4)🌼.
So far this season, the Cardinals and their opponents have hit the over in 69 of th🎶eir 145 games with a total.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays are the 19th-higheꦡst scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.2 runs per game (621 total).
Toronto averages one home run per game to rank 25th in MLB action with 148 total h✅ome runs.
The Blue J๊ays are 15th in the majors with a🌜 .242 batting average.
Toronto strikes out 7.6 times 🍷per game, the sixth-best average in ML🔯B.
The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together b🐲y the Blue Jays pi🦩tching staff ranks 20th in MLB.
Toronto has a 4.33 team ERA that ranks 22nd a𝓰mong all MLB pitching🅷 staffs.
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored the 24th-most runs in the league this season with 600 (4.1 per ga🦋me).
St. Louis’ 150 home runs rank 23rd in Major League Baseball.
The Cardinals rank 12tꦇ🏅h in MLB with a .247 team batting average.
St. Louis ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.𝐆2 Ks per contest.
The Ca🍌rdinals average꧂ just 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the big leagues.
St. Louis pitchꦅers have a 🌺combined ERA of 4.13 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Gausman makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 29th of the seas꧂on. He is 12-11 with a 4.09 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 163 2/3 innings pitched.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in home runs with 28, runs batted in with 94 and his batting average of .321 is also 🐭best on his team.
George Springer has collected 111 hits this season and has an OBP of .306. He’s slugging .378 on the year.
Dault𒉰on Varsho has collected 98 base hits, an OBP of .293 and a slugging percentage of .407 this seas📖on.
Ernie Clement is batting .267 with an OBP of .288🐻 and a slugging percentage of .423 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals will send Fedde (8-9) to the mound for his 29th start this se♌ason.
Alec Burleson has a🅷 team-high 21 hܫome runs and 73 runs batted in.
Brendan Donovan’s .272 batting average paces his team.
Nola🦹n Arenado is batting .267 with 21 doubles, 16 home runs and 40 walks.
Masyn Winn’s .272 batting average is a team-high mark.
Blue Jays and Cardinals Injuries
Blꦆue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10 Day IL (C🌄alf), Jordan Romano: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alek Manoah: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10🏅 Day IL (Finger), Drew Rom:💖 60 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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