St. Louis Cardinals vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Jul 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	7
TOR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	-	3	9	0	8

loss:

P. Strzeleckiwin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

J. Hoffmansave: Toronto Blue Jays logo

L. Varland

Game Recap

TORONTO -- With the Trade Deadline at their doorstep, the Blue Jays are scrambling to make it interesting. Friday’s 3-1 win over the Cardinals, paired with a Guardians loss, moves the Blue Jays (51-59) within 4 1/2 games of the final American League Wild Card spot, even if that picture...

Scoring Summary

STLTOR

5
Jordan Walker singles on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Nathan Church scores. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. [1 run]
10
6
Kazuma Okamoto doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. [1 run]
11
8
Luis Urias singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. George Springer scores. Daulton Varsho scores. Ernie Clement to 2nd. [2 runs]
13

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.251
2Jordan WalkerRF	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.281
3Alec Burleson1B	1	3	0	0	2	1	0	2	.282
4Ivan HerreraDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.244
5Lars NootbaarLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.235
6Masyn WinnSS	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.243
7Nathan ChurchCF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	.226
8Jose Fermin3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.241
9Jimmy CrooksC	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.165



TOTAL	5	32	1	1	11	3	0	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kyle LeahyRHP	6.0	6	1	1	3	1	98	3.44
Justin BruihlLHP	0.1	2	0	0	1	0	16	3.59
Peter StrzeleckiRHP	1.0	0	2	2	0	2	17	9.00
Gordon GraceffoRHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	13	3.15
TOTAL	8.0	9	3	3	4	4	144	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Nathan LukesRF	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	.279
Myles StrawPH-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	1	4	1	0	0	0	5	.265
3Kazuma Okamoto3B	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	.231
4George SpringerDH	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	.235
5Daulton VarshoCF	0	3	1	0	1	1	2	.245
6Ernie Clement2B-LF	0	3	0	0	1	1	2	.292
7Jesus SanchezLF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.272
Davis SchneiderPH-LF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.148
Luis UriasPH-2B	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.233
8Brandon ValenzuelaC	3	4	0	0	0	0	2	.239
9Andres GimenezSS	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	.232
TOTAL	9	30	3	3	4	4	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Dylan CeaseRHP	6.0	3	1	1	7	3	96	2.41
Spencer MilesRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	16	3.21
Jeff HoffmanRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	11	4.02
Louis VarlandRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	15	0.96
TOTAL	9.0	5	1	1	11	3	138	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLTOR

TOP 1
FLYOUT — JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder Jesus Sanchez. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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WALK — Alec Burleson walks.
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STRIKEOUT — Ivan Herrera strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Nathan Lukes grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Kyle Leahy. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

STL

TOR

1Runs3

5Hits9

0Errors0

.156Batting Avg.300

32At Bats30

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In3

3Walks4

1Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts4

7Left on Base8

6Total Bases11

Game Details

Friday, July 31, 2026 · 7:07 PM

Rogers Centre · Toronto, ON

attendance: 41,506 (84.2%)

weather: 77 degrees, clear

spread: TOR -197

over/under: 7.5