Springer leads Blue Jays against the Cardinals after 5-hit performance
Toronto Blue Jays (1-0) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (0-1)
St. Louis; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (0-0); Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Blue Jays -133, Cardinals +113; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays take on the St. Louis Cardinals after George Springer's five-hit game on Thursday.
St. Louis had a 93-69 record overall and a 53-28 record in home games last season. The Cardinals pitching staff had a collective 3.79 ERA last season while averaging 7.4 strikeouts and 3.1 walks per nine innings.
Toronto had a 92-70 record overall and a 45-36 record on the road last season. The Blue Jays averaged 9.0 hits per game last season while batting a collective .263.
INJURIES: Cardinals: Willson Contreras: day-to-day (knee), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (back), Wilking Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Adam Wainwright: 15-Day IL (groin)
Blue Jays: Mitchell White: 15-Day IL (elbow), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (undisclosed)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
