Toronto Blue Jays (70-78) vs St. Louis Cardinals (74-74)
Game Info: Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 1:37 pm (Rogers Centre)
Yariel Rodriguez (1-6) (4.48) vs Miles Mikolas (8-11) (5.55)
Betting Odds: Toronto Blue Jays -122 / St. Louis Cardinals +103 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
The St. Louis Cardinals and Toronto Blue Jays meet Sunday in MLB game 3 action at Rogers Centre. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction. This article will include a St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Pick.
St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals are 74-74 on the year and play the Pirates and Guardians next. The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 7 of their last 9 games. The St. Louis Cardinals have lost 4 of their last 6 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Masyn Winn leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 145 hits and 50 RBI, while Brendan Donovan and Nolan Arenado have combined for 287 hits and 129 RBI.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 71-78 on the year and play the Rangers and Rays next. The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Toronto Blue Jays have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 181 hits and 96 RBI, while George Springer and Ernie Clement have combined for 214 hits and 103 RBI.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Pick Matchup
Miles Mikolas gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 8-11 with a 5.55 ERA and 110 strikeouts this season. Mikolas has allowed 16 hits and 9 earned runs in his last 6 innings. Mikolas has a 4.65 ERA and .288 allowed batting average in 81.1 road innings. Mikolas is 0-0 with a 7.20 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Yariel Rodriguez gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 1-6 with a 4.42 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season. Rodriguez has allowed 5 hits and 1 run in his last 8 innings. Rodriguez has a 3.64 ERA and .231 allowed batting average in 29.2 home innings. This will be Rodriguez’s first career game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last six road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last 10 Sunday day games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in seven of their last eight day games following a win.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six day games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Daulton Varsho has hit a home run in five of his last 13 appearances with the Blue Jays as home favorites against NL opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Blue Jays' last five games as home favorites.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances against the Cardinals.
- Daulton Varsho has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances with the Blue Jays as favorites against NL Central opponents.
- Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last seven appearances with the Blue Jays as home favorites.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Double in four of the Blue Jays' last five games as home favorites.
- Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 home appearances.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Nolan Arenado has recorded at least one Single in eight of the Cardinals' last nine games against AL East opponents.
- Willson Contreras has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 11 appearances with his team as an underdog against AL East opponents.
- Nolan Arenado has recorded an RBI in four of the Cardinals' last five road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Paul Goldschmidt has recorded at least one Double in five of his last six appearances with the Cardinals as road underdogs against AL opponents.
- Miles Mikolas has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his three previous appearances with the Cardinals as road underdogs against AL East opponents.
- Brendan Donovan has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances after playing the previous day.
- Nolan Gorman has hit at least one home run in two of his last three road appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Matt Carpenter has scored at least one run in each of his last four road appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Toronto Blue Jays rank 27th in the league for steals this season (67).
- The Toronto Blue Jays rank 25th in the league for home runs this season (149).
- The St. Louis Cardinals rank 25th in the league for runs scored this season (605).
- The St. Louis Cardinals rank T23rd in the league for home runs this season (152).
St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
The Toronto Blue Jays have simply been the better team this series, and their offense should have success yet again with Miles Mikolas on the mound. Mikolas is no longer his all star self as he's been getting tagged this season and I doubt he finds his footing on the road against a Toronto offense that has respectable bats. Yariel Rodriguez has pitched his best at home and is coming off a couple of solid outings. The price is cheap. Give me the Blue Jays at home.
Randy’s Pick Toronto Blue Jays -122
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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