The St. Louis Cardinals will again be on the road Wednesday night in Toronto, ON for a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Cardinals come into Wednesday five games above .500 after losing two of the last three games played following a 6-3 lost to the Cincinnati Reds. Mike Mikolas took the loss for St. Louis after giving up six runs on seven hits across 5 innings of work. The Cardinals bullpen pitched well allowing no runs on no hits over the final three innings of the game.
Offensively Paul Goldschmidt leads the way for the Cardinals offense with a .335 batting average to go along with a team high 24 home runs and 77 RBIs. Nolan Arenado carries a .296 batting average and boasts a second best 18 home runs and 59 RBIs for the Cardinals this season.
The Toronto Blue Jays go back home on Wednesday running hot as of late riding a 6 game win streak after an 8-4 win over the Boston Red Sox. Ross Stripling got the start for Toronto giving up two runs on five hits across 4 innings of work leading to a no decision. The Toronto bullpen did enough allowing two runs on three hits before Tim Mayza came on in relief to pick up the victory.