St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 31, 2026 ยท 7:07 PM ET ยท Rogers Centre
STL 54-56
ยท
TOR 51-59
Matchup Preview
Two quality starters take the mound tonight, making run prevention the focal point of this matchup: Kyle Leahy (3.55 ERA) for the St. Louis Cardinals against Dylan Cease (2.46 ERA) for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Dylan Cease's 13.3 K/9 gives the Toronto Blue Jays a meaningful advantage on the mound, as his elite ability to consistently miss bats can limit the St. Louis Cardinals, a roughly league-average lineup.
The Toronto Blue Jays have also gotten steadier bullpen work, won 2 straight games entering tonight, and taken 7 of the last 10 meetings between these two teams.
The market gives a medium edge to the Toronto Blue Jays, pricing them at -168.
SportsFBI's outlook favors the Toronto Blue Jays tonight, driven primarily by Dylan Cease's pitching advantage and Toronto Blue Jays' bullpen edge. While the St. Louis Cardinals have enough offensive firepower to keep the game competitive, the Toronto Blue Jays enter as the stronger overall matchup.
๐ SportsFBI Verdict
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๐ Engine Edges
โพ Starting Pitchers
๐งข Starting Lineup
- 1 JJ Wetherholt 2B
- 2 Jordan Walker RF
- 3 Alec Burleson 1B
- 4 Ivan Herrera DH
- 5 Lars Nootbaar LF
- 6 Masyn Winn SS
- 7 Nathan Church CF
- 8 Jose Fermin 3B
- 9 Jimmy Crooks C
- 1 Nathan Lukes RF
- 2 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B
- 3 Kazuma Okamoto 3B
- 4 George Springer DH
- 5 Daulton Varsho CF
- 6 Ernie Clement 2B
- 7 Jesus Sanchez LF
- 8 Brandon Valenzuela C
- 9 Andres Gimenez SS
๐ธ Team Snapshot
| STL Away | TOR Home | |
|---|---|---|
| Team OPS | 0.707 | 0.713 |
| Bullpen FIP | 29.03 | 24.74 |
| Run Diff / 10G | -1.7 | -1.5 |
| Days Rest | 0 | 1 |
| Streak | -2 | 2 |
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