Blue Jays Vs Cardinals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – July 27, 2022

The Toronto Blue Jays (54-43) take a seven-game winning streak into a home contest against the St. Louis Cardinals (51-47) on Wednesday at 7:07 PM ET. Toronto’s (-261 to win) Kevin Gausman and St. Louis’ (+215) Adam Wainwright pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

The insights in this article reflect odds as of July 27, 2022 at 1:31 PM ET.

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Blue Jays vs Cardinals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Blue Jays Probable Starter Kevin Gausman

• Gausman makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 19th of the season. He is 7-7 with a 3.00 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 99 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Friday, the right-hander went 5 2/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox, allowing three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
• The 31-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.00, with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opponents are hitting .276 against him.
• Gausman has 10 quality starts under his belt this year.
• The opposing Cardinals offense has the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.404) and ranks 14th in MLB play with 105 home runs. It has a collective .251 batting average, and is sixth in MLB with 836 total hits and eighth in MLB action scoring 448 runs.
• This season, the 31-year-old ranks 21st in ERA (3.00), 49th in WHIP (1.293), and seventh in K/9 (10.5) among qualifying pitchers.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 27, 2022 at 1:31 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cardinals Stats vs Gausman

Cardinals Probable Starter Adam Wainwright

• The Cardinals will hand the ball to Wainwright (6-8) for his 20th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Friday, when he gave up seven earned runs and allowed five hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds.
• The 40-year-old has an ERA of 3.40, a 2.676 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.238 in 19 games this season.
• He has earned a quality start 10 times in 19 starts this season.
• The Blue Jays rank third in MLB with 478 runs scored this season. They have a .268 batting average this campaign with 127 home runs (fifth in the league).
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this year, the 40-year-old ranks 31st in ERA (3.40), 42nd in WHIP (1.238), and 52nd in K/9 (7).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 27, 2022 at 1:31 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Blue Jays Stats vs Wainwright

Blue Jays Betting Trends

• The Blue Jays have won 47 of the 78 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (60.3%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -261 or shorter, Toronto has gone 7-3 (70%).
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 72.3% in this contest.
• Toronto has had an over/under set by bookmakers 97 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 52 of those games (52-43-2).
• The Blue Jays have a 45-52-0 record ATS this season (covering 46.4% of the time).

Cardinals Betting Trends

• This season, the Cardinals have won 19 out of the 48 games, or 39.6%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• St. Louis has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +215 odds on them winning this game.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 31.7%.
• Games involving St. Louis have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 46 of 98 chances this season.
• The Cardinals are 51-47-0 against the spread this season.

Blue Jays Players to Watch

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has racked up 103 hits, a team-best for the Blue Jays, on the way to hitting .279 with 17 doubles, 21 home runs and 39 walks.
• Guerrero ranks 40th in batting average, 37th in on base percentage, and 21st in slugging among the qualified batters in MLB action.
• Guerrero takes a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .381 with three doubles, two home runs, two walks and eight RBI.
• George Springer is batting .258 with 14 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 34 walks.
• Among qualifiers, Springer ranks 72nd in batting average, 63rd in on-base percentage, and 31st in slugging.
• Springer has hit safely in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .391 with a home run, two walks and seven RBI.
• Alejandro Kirk is hitting .317 with 13 doubles, 12 home runs and 34 walks, and has a team-high .394 on-base percentage.
• Kirk brings a nine-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .359 with a double, two home runs, two walks and six RBI.
• Bo Bichette is slugging .421 to lead his team. He has 23 doubles, 14 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .259.

Blue Jays Batting Stats (2022)

Cardinals Players to Watch

• Tommy Edman has been key for St. Louis with 98 hits, an OBP of .326 plus a slugging percentage of .376.
• Among all qualifying hitters in the majors, Edman’s batting average is 67th, his on-base percentage ranks 83rd, and he is 127th in slugging.
• Dylan Carlson is batting .259 with a .421 slugging percentage and 28 RBI this year.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Carlson’s batting average places him 67th, his on-base percentage ranks 77th, and he is 77th in slugging.
• Brendan Donovan has collected 63 base hits, an OBP of .391 and a slugging percentage of .373 this season.
• Tyler O’Neill is batting .234 with a .298 OBP and 33 RBI for St. Louis this season.

Cardinals Batting Stats (2022)

Blue Jays vs Cardinals Player Props

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