TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 25: Bo Bichette #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays looks on from the dugout in the first inning during a MLB game against the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre on September 25, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Match Preview: Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals
The Toronto Blue Jays will face the St. Louis Cardinals on 27th July 2022, in what will be the second game of their ongoing series. The Blue Jays were able to win the first game of the series quite easily by a score of 10-3.
The Cardinals are missing their two best players Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt due to vaccine mandates that are present in Toronto, Canada. As a result, the second and last game of this mini-series between the Cardinals and the Blue Jays will be a tough ladder to climb for the team from St. Louis.
Cardinals:
| PLAYER | POSITION | UPDATED | INJURY | INJURY STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Matz | SP | Mon, Jul 25 | Knee | Expected to be out until at least Sep 1 |
| Harrison Bader | CF | Sat, Jul 23 | Foot | Expected to be out until at least Jul 29 |
| Juan Yepez | LF | Tue, Jul 19 | Forearm | Expected to be out until at least Jul 30 |
| Drew VerHagen | RP | Sun, Jul 17 | Hip | Expected to be out until at least Jul 30 |
| Dakota Hudson | SP | Fri, Jul 15 | Neck | Expected to be out until at least Jul 30 |
| Yadier Molina | C | Wed, Jul 13 | Knee | Expected to be out until at least Aug 2 |
| Jack Flaherty | SP | Mon, Jul 11 | Shoulder | Expected to be out until at least Aug 26 |
| Alex Reyes | RP | Mon, May 23 | Shoulder | Out for the season |
| Ljay Newsome | RP | Wed, Apr 6 | Elbow | Out for the season |
Blue Jays:
| PLAYER | POSITION | UPDATED | INJURY | INJURY STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Vasquez | RP | Wed, Jul 27 | Ankle | Expected to be out until at least Jul 27 |
| Tayler Saucedo | RP | Wed, Jul 27 | Hip | Expected to be out until at least Jul 27 |
| Yusei Kikuchi | SP | Mon, Jul 25 | Neck | Expected to be out until at least Jul 28 |
| Julian Merryweather | RP | Sat, Jul 2 | Oblique | Expected to be out until at least Aug 14 |
| Nate Pearson | RP | Tue, Jun 28 | Lat | Expected to be out until at least Aug 15 |
| Hyun-Jin Ryu | SP | Mon, Jun 27 | Elbow | Out for the season |
Vladdy had a great outing in the first game of the series against the Cardinals. In 5 at-bats, he had a hit, which was a home run and counted as 2 RBIs. He’ll be expected to carry his good form from the all-star break into this match as well.
The Blue Jays will be heavily favored to win this game and sweep the mini-series against the St. Louis Cardinals because the Cardinals are without their two best players, who are very important to their clubhouse.
The Toronto Blue Jays are currently on a 7-game winning streak, and they would love to extend it to 10 games before facing the Detroit Tigers. In this winning streak of 7 games, the Blue Jays have scored 68 runs.
They are completely blowing off every team, and the Cardinals would like to avoid another blowout loss to the hottest team in baseball right now.
Match Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays to win the game.
With the Toronto outfit in red hot form, online sports book Betway have priced them at 1.36 favourites to beat the Cardinals who in turn are priced at 3.20.
You can watch the game on MLB TV.
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