St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Picks and Prediction for Saturday August 1 2026
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The Saturday MLB schedule will get underway with an interleague battle between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays from the Rogers Centre. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Cardinals (54-56) have dropped seven of their previous ten games and are three games back in the race for the final National League Wild Card spot. Last night, St. Louis batters went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base during a 3-1 road loss against Toronto.
Rookie left-hander Quinn Mathews will make his first career major league start for the Cardinals. Mathews, who is currently the #7 rated prospect in the St. Louis organization, has struck out 111 batters in 92 innings at Triple-A Memphis this season.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have won consecutive games and are looking to make a push to get back into contention for one of the three American League Wild Card spots. During Friday’s home victory, Luis Urias delivered a pinch-hit two-run single in the eighth inning to move Toronto ahead to stay. SP Dylan Cease struck out seven batters in six innings and did not factor in the decision for the Blue Jays (51-59), who improved to 27-30 at home.
The Blue Jays will counter with thirty-five year old righty Kevin Gausman (4-10 4.51 ERA) on Saturday. Toronto has dropped Gausman’s previous five starts and he has surrendered 19 runs (15 ER) across his last 26 plus frames.
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Cardinals vs Blue Jays Pick
Toronto OF Anthony Santander is still dealing with discomfort in his left shoulder and could miss the remainder of the season. Through 110 games, St. Louis ranks 25th in OPS and 17th in runs scored. For the season, Toronto ranks 29th in OPS and 30th in runs scored. Take the Cardinals to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, St. Louis Cardinals win 5-3.
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