Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals, July 31, 2026

CardinalsSTL
1-3
Final
Blue JaysTOR

July 31, 2026, 7:07 PM ET | Rogers Centre

Last 5 Form

St. Louis Cardinals

1-4

Last 5
L 3-7
vs CHC
L 2-10
vs CHC
W 3-2
vs CHC
L 2-4
vs CHC
L 1-3
@ TOR

Toronto Blue Jays

3-2

Last 5
L 1-6
@ BOS
W 3-2
@ WSH
L 6-8
@ WSH
W 5-2
@ WSH
W 3-1
vs STL

Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals

Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy
Recorded starter

Toronto Blue Jays

Dylan Cease headshot
Dylan Cease
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 31, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
St. Louis Cardinals54-56.491#4#814.0
Toronto Blue Jays51-59.464#5#913.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
St. Louis CardinalsToronto Blue Jays
.691
OPS
.691
167
HR
152
720
Runs
648
4.26
ERA
3.90
1.36
WHIP
1.29
1278
Strikeouts by pitchers
1410

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

JJ Wetherholt headshot
JJ Wetherholt

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Masyn Winn headshot
Masyn Winn

6 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Jordan Walker headshot
Jordan Walker

3 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Justin Bruihl headshot
Justin Bruihl

3.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Dustin May headshot
Dustin May

5.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 1.50 ERA

Toronto Blue Jays

Hitters

Kazuma Okamoto headshot
Kazuma Okamoto

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

George Springer headshot
George Springer

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Luis Urías headshot
Luis Urías

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Jeff Hoffman headshot
Jeff Hoffman

3.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Louis Varland headshot
Louis Varland

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Trey Yesavage headshot
Trey Yesavage

6.2 IP, 4 SO, 1.35 ERA

Line Score

Toronto Blue Jays 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1: STL 5 hits, TOR 9 hits; STL 0 errors, TOR 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
St. Louis Cardinals000010000150
Toronto Blue Jays00000102x390

Box Score

Batting

Nathan Church led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
JJ Wetherholt2B3000110
Jordan WalkerRF4011020
Alec Burleson1B3010120
Iván HerreraDH4000010
Lars NootbaarLF4000010
Masyn WinnSS3010110
Nathan ChurchCF4120010
José Fermín3B4000000
Jimmy CrooksC3000020
Totals321513110

Brandon Valenzuela led Toronto Blue Jays with 3 hits.

Toronto Blue Jays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Nathan LukesRF2000100
Myles StrawPH/RF0000000
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B4110000
Kazuma Okamoto3B4011010
George SpringerDH3110100
Daulton VarshoCF3100110
Ernie Clement2B/LF3000110
Jesús SánchezLF2000000
Davis SchneiderPH/LF1000010
Luis UríasPH/2B1012000
Brandon ValenzuelaC4030000
Andrés GiménezSS3020000
Totals30393440

Pitching

Kyle Leahy went 6.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (3 SO, 1 ER); Dylan Cease went 6.0 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (7 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Leahy6.0611130
Justin Bruihl0.1200010
Peter Strzelecki1.0022200
Gordon Graceffo0.2100100
Toronto Blue Jays
Dylan Cease6.0311370
Spencer Miles1.0100020
Jeff Hoffman1.0000020
Louis Varland1.0100000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T5

    Single Jordan Walker singles on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. STL 1, TOR 0

  • B6

    Double Kazuma Okamoto doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B8

    Single Luis Urías singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. George Springer scores. Daulton Varsho scores. Ernie Clement to 2nd. STL 1, TOR 3

Play-by-Play

All 70 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Forceout José Fermín grounds into a force out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to second baseman Luis Urías. Masyn Winn out at 2nd. STL 1, TOR 3

  • T9

    Flyout Nathan Church flies out to right fielder Myles Straw. STL 1, TOR 3

  • T9

    Single Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to right fielder Myles Straw. STL 1, TOR 3

  • T9

    Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Luis Urías to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. STL 1, TOR 3

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Brandon Valenzuela grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Luis Urías out at 2nd. Brandon Valenzuela out at 1st. STL 1, TOR 3

  • B8

    Single Luis Urías singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. George Springer scores. Daulton Varsho scores. Ernie Clement to 2nd. STL 1, TOR 3

  • B8

    Walk Ernie Clement walks. George Springer to 3rd. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B8

    Walk Daulton Varsho walks. George Springer to 2nd. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B8

    Walk George Springer walks. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B8

    Pop Out Kazuma Okamoto pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory. STL 1, TOR 1

  • T8

    Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. STL 1, TOR 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. STL 1, TOR 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B7

    Grounded Into DP Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Myles Straw out at 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at 1st. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B7

    Hit By Pitch Myles Straw hit by pitch. Brandon Valenzuela to 3rd. Andrés Giménez to 2nd. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B7

    Single Andrés Giménez singles on a ground ball to first baseman Alec Burleson. Brandon Valenzuela to 2nd. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B7

    Single Brandon Valenzuela singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Davis Schneider strikes out swinging. STL 1, TOR 1

  • T7

    Strikeout JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging. STL 1, TOR 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. STL 1, TOR 1

  • T7

    Groundout José Fermín grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Nathan Church to 2nd. STL 1, TOR 1

  • T7

    Single Nathan Church singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B6

    Flyout Ernie Clement flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B6

    Groundout Daulton Varsho grounds out sharply, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Kazuma Okamoto to 3rd. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B6

    Lineout George Springer lines out to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B6

    Double Kazuma Okamoto doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. STL 1, TOR 1

  • B6

    Double Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. STL 1, TOR 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. STL 1, TOR 0

  • T6

    Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. STL 1, TOR 0

  • T6

    Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Dylan Cease. STL 1, TOR 0

  • B5

    Flyout Nathan Lukes flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 1, TOR 0

  • B5

    Single Andrés Giménez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Masyn Winn. Brandon Valenzuela to 2nd. STL 1, TOR 0

  • B5

    Single Brandon Valenzuela singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 1, TOR 0

  • B5

    Groundout Jesús Sánchez grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, TOR 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Ernie Clement strikes out swinging. STL 1, TOR 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. STL 1, TOR 0

  • T5

    Single Jordan Walker singles on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. STL 1, TOR 0

  • T5

    Walk JJ Wetherholt walks. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T5

    Groundout José Fermín grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Dylan Cease. Nathan Church to 3rd. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T5

    Single Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B4

    Groundout Daulton Varsho grounds out softly, pitcher Kyle Leahy to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B4

    Flyout George Springer flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Kazuma Okamoto pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T4

    Groundout Masyn Winn grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Lars Nootbaar strikes out swinging. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T4

    Groundout Iván Herrera grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T4

    Double Alec Burleson doubles (27) on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B3

    Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B3

    Walk Nathan Lukes walks. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B3

    Pop Out Andrés Giménez pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B3

    Single Brandon Valenzuela singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B3

    Groundout Jesús Sánchez grounds out softly, pitcher Kyle Leahy to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Jordan Walker pops out to second baseman Ernie Clement. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T3

    Lineout JJ Wetherholt lines out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T3

    Flyout Jimmy Crooks flies out sharply to right fielder Nathan Lukes. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B2

    Grounded Into DP Ernie Clement grounds into a double play, shortstop Masyn Winn to second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. George Springer out at 2nd. Ernie Clement out at 1st. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B2

    Single George Springer singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T2

    Lineout José Fermín lines out to left fielder Jesús Sánchez. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Nathan Church strikes out swinging. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T2

    Walk Masyn Winn walks. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T2

    Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Dylan Cease. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B1

    Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, TOR 0

  • B1

    Groundout Nathan Lukes grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Kyle Leahy. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Walk Alec Burleson walks. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. STL 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Jesús Sánchez. STL 0, TOR 0