Cardinals host the Blue Jays to open 3-game series

Toronto Blue Jays (35-30, third in the AL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (36-29, second in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (2-2, 3.67 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (4-3, 4.91 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -114, Cardinals -105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday to start a three-game series.

St. Louis has a 36-29 record overall and a 22-11 record at home. The Cardinals are 27-15 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Toronto has a 13-17 record in road games and a 35-30 record overall. The Blue Jays have gone 15-7 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Monday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado has 10 doubles, a triple and seven home runs for the Cardinals. Pedro Pages is 6 for 25 with two home runs over the last 10 games.

George Springer has 14 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 28 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Addison Barger is 10 for 34 with a double and five home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .241 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Blue Jays: 8-2, .294 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore: day-to-day (fatigue), Jordan Walker: 10-Day IL (wrist), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)

Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony Santander: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Max Scherzer: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (back), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.