St. Louis Cardinals vs Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineup — Saturday, Aug 1, 2026
Starting Lineups
St. Louis Cardinals @ Toronto Blue Jays · Saturday, Aug 1, 2026
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ Wetherholt | 0.251 | 0.348 | 0.741 | 16 | 41 | — | — |
| 2 | Jordan Walker | 0.281 | 0.341 | 0.835 | 22 | 79 | 0.333 | 0.666 |
| 3 | Alec Burleson | 0.282 | 0.344 | 0.803 | 15 | 71 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Iván Herrera | 0.244 | 0.361 | 0.740 | 12 | 46 | — | — |
| 5 | Lars Nootbaar | 0.235 | 0.339 | 0.695 | 3 | 15 | 0.500 | 1.350 |
| 6 | Masyn Winn | 0.243 | 0.319 | 0.641 | 4 | 44 | 0.500 | 1.250 |
| 7 | Nathan Church | 0.226 | 0.269 | 0.623 | 8 | 31 | — | — |
| 8 | Blaze Jordan | 0.231 | 0.254 | 0.596 | 1 | 22 | — | — |
| 9 | Jimmy Crooks | 0.165 | 0.253 | 0.559 | 3 | 9 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Urías | 0.233 | 0.313 | 0.778 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 0.265 | 0.344 | 0.702 | 6 | 44 |
| 3 | Kazuma Okamoto | 0.231 | 0.307 | 0.761 | 24 | 69 |
| 4 | George Springer | 0.235 | 0.319 | 0.721 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Alejandro Kirk | 0.231 | 0.309 | 0.648 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Daulton Varsho | 0.245 | 0.307 | 0.686 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Ernie Clement | 0.292 | 0.318 | 0.738 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Myles Straw | 0.218 | 0.277 | 0.589 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Davis Schneider | 0.148 | 0.279 | 0.566 | 3 | 12 |
St. Louis Cardinals at Toronto Blue Jays (2026-08-01). Quinn Mathews vs Kevin Gausman at Rogers Centre.
Starters — Quinn Mathews has only 1.0 inning on the board, so his 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 9.0 K/9, 0.0 BB/9, and 0.0 HR/9 come from an extremely small sample. His lone recent outing was 1.0 inning, 0 earned runs, 1 strikeout, and 0 walks. There is no established trend yet. Kevin Gausman has a 4.45 ERA and 1.26 WHIP over 123.1 innings with 9.05 K/9, 2.55 BB/9, and 1.09 HR/9. In his last three appearances, he logged 1.1 innings with 0 earned runs and 1 strikeout, then 6.0 innings with 3 earned runs and 6 strikeouts, then 3.1 innings with 4 earned runs and 1 strikeout. The listed trend is down, though the most recent line was cleaner.
Teams — St. Louis carries a .690 OPS and 477 runs scored, with a .238 team average. The Cardinals’ pitching staff owns a 4.15 ERA and 1.35 WHIP, and they enter on a 3-7 run over the last 10 games. Toronto has a .684 OPS and 433 runs scored with a .243 team average. The Blue Jays’ staff has been slightly better on run prevention indicators at a 4.11 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, and they are 5-5 over their last 10. From a betting perspective, St. Louis has shown the stronger season-long run production, while Toronto brings the more established starter and a marginal edge in overall staff efficiency.