Kirk leads Blue Jays against the Cardinals after 4-hit game

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

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (6-3, 3.56 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (4-2, 3.96 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 36 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -120, Cardinals +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays play the St. Louis Cardinals after Alejandro Kirk’s four-hit game on Monday.

St. Louis has gone 22-12 in home games and 36-30 overall. The Cardinals have the third-best team batting average in MLB play at .257.

Toronto is 36-30 overall and 14-17 in road games. The Blue Jays have a 15-7 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams match up Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar has 12 doubles, eight home runs and 28 RBIs while hitting .237 for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 12 for 35 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

Kirk has a .316 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has eight doubles and four home runs. Ernie Clement is 13 for 38 with a home run and an RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .228 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

Blue Jays: 8-2, .281 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: 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.