Blue Jays look to sweep series against the Cardinals

Updated Sep. 15, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

St. Louis Cardinals (74-74, third in the NL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (71-78, fifth in the AL East)

Toronto; Sunday, 1:37 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (8-11, 5.55 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 110 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Yariel Rodriguez (1-6, 4.42 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Blue Jays -125, Cardinals +105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays will try to sweep a three-game series with a victory against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Toronto has a 37-37 record in home games and a 71-78 record overall. Blue Jays hitters have a collective .314 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the AL.

St. Louis is 35-39 on the road and 74-74 overall. The Cardinals have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the NL at .246.

The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 41 doubles, a triple and 28 home runs while hitting .320 for the Blue Jays. Spencer Horwitz is 12-for-28 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Nolan Arenado has 21 doubles and 16 home runs for the Cardinals. Jordan Walker is 9-for-35 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .265 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Cardinals: 5-5, .203 batting average, 3.06 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Joey Loperfido: day-to-day (adductor), Leo Jimenez: day-to-day (finger), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (calf)

Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10-Day IL (finger), Keynan Middleton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Rom: 60-Day IL (biceps)

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