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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

3:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreGame-day snapshot Aug 1, 3:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score41
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 41
1
1–5
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
5
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsThe starters are close overall, but Mathews owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .028 difference in OPS.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 8 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formJaysToronto has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

STL
Quinn Mathews LHP
Quinn Mathews
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
0.00
85th
WHIP
1.00
150th
K/9
9.00
98th
BB/9
0.00
146th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.00
52nd
OPS/R
–
IP
1.0
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 1)
TOR
Kevin Gausman RHP
Kevin Gausman
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.45
141st
WHIP
1.26
102nd
K/9
9.05
55th
BB/9
2.55
43rd
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.09
137th
OPS/R
–
IP
123.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.22
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
How the starters differ
·Mathews allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.00 WHIP compared with 1.26.
·Mathews enters with a 0.00 ERA compared with Gausman's 4.45.
·Mathews allows the lower home-run rate: 0.00 vs 1.09 per nine.
·Gausman has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Mathews arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam39%93.4
Slider23%84.8
Changeup17%83.0
Curveball13%75.7
Sinker9%92.8
Gausman arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam51%93.8
Splitter39%84.0
Slider8%84.0
Changeup1%83.9
Sweeper1%79.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Kevin Gausman)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs LHP (Quinn Mathews)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Kevin Gausman
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Gausman (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.732No MLB historyNo history
2Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.769No MLB historyNo history
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.939No MLB historyNo history
4Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.697No MLB historyNo history
5Lars NootbaarLLF66.7218.800No MLB historyNo history
6Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.594No MLB historyNo history
7Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.671No MLB historyNo history
8Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.556No MLB historyNo history
9Jimmy CrooksLC42.5915.569No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score4Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score6Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .594 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Jimmy Crooks C · L.179 / .591 · 5 HRvs hand .569 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Quinn Mathews
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Mathews (BvP)
1Luis UríasR2B—.8033.653No MLB historyNo history
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.6889.829No MLB historyNo history
3Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.876No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.663No MLB historyNo history
5Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.803No MLB historyNo history
6Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.634No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.651No MLB historyNo history
8Myles StrawRCF41.6463.635No MLB historyNo history
9Davis SchneiderRLF40.6255.493No MLB historyNo history
1Luis Urías 2B · R.250 / .803 · 3 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score3Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .634 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Davis Schneider LF · R.145 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·TORTOR
AVG.239 24th.247 9th
OPS.691 29th.691 28th
Home runs167 24th152 30th
Runs720 16th648 30th
OBP.313 22nd.310 25th
SLG.378 29th.381 26th
PitchingSTLSTL·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs3.90
STLTOR
WHIP1.36vs1.29
STLTOR
K/98.0vs8.8
STLTOR
HR Allowed158vs167
STLTOR
BullpenSTLSTL·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.10vs4.05
no league rank
Saves46vs52
STLTOR
ResultsSTLSTL·TORTOR
+25121st
Run differential
+24622nd
77–85 Record79–83
3–7 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (3–7)
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
Toronto Blue Jays (5–5)
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Quinn Mathews (0.00 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Kevin Gausman (4.45 ERA, 4–10) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
3:07 PM ET at Rogers Centre.
Where is the game being played?+
Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cardinals and Jays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Jays 3–0 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Quinn Mathews is at 54; Kevin Gausman is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.