Toronto Blue Jays vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Mar 30, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	10	19	1	12
STL	1	0	2	2	0	1	1	2	0	9	15	0	11

loss:

R. Helsley(0-1)win: Toronto Blue Jays logo

Y. Garcia(1-0)save: Toronto Blue Jays logo

J. Romano(1)

Game Recap

Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS -- The Blue Jays spent the slow days of Spring Training preaching a cleaner brand of baseball. Then, on Opening Day, a beautiful mess blew through Busch Stadium. Toronto’s 10-9 win over the Cardinals to open the season was not the masterclass in precision that this club hopes...

Scoring Summary

TORSTL

1Daulton Varsho doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette to 3rd. [1 run] 10
1Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler O'Neill. Bo Bichette scores. Daulton Varsho scores. [2 runs] 30
1Nolan Arenado singles on a line drive to left fielder Daulton Varsho. Brendan Donovan scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. [1 run] 31
2Bo Bichette doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. George Springer scores. [1 run] 41
3Tyler O'Neill homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Willson Contreras scores. [2 runs] 43
4Daulton Varsho out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. George Springer scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 53
4Brendan Donovan homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Tommy Edman scores. [2 runs] 55
6Paul Goldschmidt singles on a line drive to right fielder George Springer. Brendan Donovan scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. [1 run] 56
7Matt Chapman singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Nathan Lukes scores. [1 run] 66
7Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, shortstop Bo Bichette to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Willson Contreras scores. Tyler O'Neill to 3rd. Nolan Gorman out at 2nd. Jordan Walker to 1st. [1 run] [1 out] 67
8Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd. [2 runs] 87
8Nolan Arenado hits a ground-rule double (1) on a line drive down the left-field line. Lars Nootbaar scores. Paul Goldschmidt scores. [2 runs] 89
9George Springer singles on a fly ball to shortstop Tommy Edman. Whit Merrifield scores. Kevin Kiermaier to 3rd. [1 run] 99
9Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Tyler O'Neill. Kevin Kiermaier scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 109

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1George SpringerRF	5	6	4	1	1	0	1	.833
2Bo BichetteSS	4	6	2	1	1	0	3	.667
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	2	4	0	3	0	0	4	.500
4Daulton VarshoLF	1	5	1	2	2	0	6	.200
5Alejandro KirkC	1	5	0	2	1	0	4	.200
6Brandon BeltDH	1	4	0	0	2	0	1	.250
Nathan LukesPR-DH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Cavan BiggioPH-DH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
7Matt Chapman3B	3	5	0	1	1	0	2	.600
8Whit Merrifield2B	0	3	1	0	2	2	3	.000
9Kevin KiermaierCF	2	5	1	0	1	0	2	.400
TOTAL	19	43	10	10	11	3	26	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Alek ManoahRHP	3.1	9	5	5	3	2	2	85	13.50
Zach PopRHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0.00
Erik SwansonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	0.00
Tim MayzaLHP	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	8	-.--
Anthony BassRHP	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	13	27.00
Adam CimberRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0.00
Yimi GarciaRHP	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	0	21	18.00
Jordan RomanoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	15	9	9	8	6	2	180	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brendan Donovan2B	3	6	3	2	0	0	1	4	.500
2Lars NootbaarLF	1	4	1	0	1	2	0	2	.250
3Paul Goldschmidt1B	2	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.500
4Nolan Arenado3B	2	5	0	3	0	0	0	3	.400
5Willson ContrerasC	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	2	.500
Andrew KniznerC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
6Tyler O'NeillCF	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	3	.250
7Nolan GormanDH	1	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	.333
8Jordan WalkerRF	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	5	.200
9Tommy EdmanSS	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.400

TOTAL	15	41	9	9	8	6	2	24	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Miles MikolasRHP	3.1	10	5	5	6	0	0	90	13.50
Zack ThompsonLHP	1.2	1	0	0	3	0	0	23	0.00
Drew VerHagenRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	0.00
Andre PallanteRHP	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	24	6.75
Jordan HicksRHP	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	27	18.00
Ryan HelsleyRHP	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	24	18.00


TOTAL	9.0	19	10	10	11	3	0	204	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORSTL

TOP 1
SINGLE — George Springer singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker.
00
SINGLE — Bo Bichette singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler O'Neill. George Springer to 2nd.
00
FLYOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Tyler O'Neill. George Springer to 3rd. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Daulton Varsho doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette to 3rd. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler O'Neill. Bo Bichette scores. Daulton Varsho scores. [2 runs]
30
LINEOUT — Brandon Belt lines out to center fielder Tyler O'Neill. [2 outs]
30
SINGLE — Matt Chapman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd.
30
STRIKEOUT — Whit Merrifield called out on strikes. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Brendan Donovan singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bo Bichette. Brendan Donovan to 2nd. Brendan Donovan advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bo Bichette.
30
WALK — Lars Nootbaar walks.
30
STRIKEOUT — Paul Goldschmidt strikes out swinging. [1 out]
30
SINGLE — Nolan Arenado singles on a line drive to left fielder Daulton Varsho. Brendan Donovan scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. [1 run]
31
LINEOUT — Willson Contreras lines out to second baseman Whit Merrifield. [2 outs]
31
STRIKEOUT — Tyler O'Neill strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
31

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Team Stats

TOR

STL

10Runs9

19Hits15

1Errors0

.442Batting Avg.366

43At Bats41

3Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs2

10Runs-Batted-In9

3Walks6

0Stolen Bases1

11Strikeouts8

12Left on Base11

22Total Bases23

Game Details

Thursday, March 30, 2023 · 4:10 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 47,649 (104.7%)

weather: 70 degrees, sunny