How to watch Cardinals vs. Blue Jays: TV channel and streaming options for July 31

The Toronto Blue Jays host the St. Louis Cardinals to open a three-game series at Rogers Centre, with first pitch at 7:07 p.m. ET on Friday. Dylan Cease (7-5, 2.46 ERA) will start for the Blue Jays, who are 50-59 this season and fifth in the AL East. Kyle Leahy (7-4, 3.55 ERA) is expected to start for the Cardinals, who are 54-55 and fourth in the NL Central.

How to watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Cardinals vs. Blue Jays odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Blue Jays -190
• Underdog Moneyline: Cardinals +155
• Total: 7.5
• Total Over Odds: -110
• Total Under Odds: -110

Injury reports

Blue Jays

Jesus Sanchez: 10 Day IL (Ankle), Lenyn Sosa: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Jonatan Clase: 10 Day IL (Foot), Patrick Corbin: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Cody Ponce: 60 Day IL (Knee), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Mantiply: 60 Day IL (Knee), Addison Barger: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), José Berrios: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (Hamstring)

Cardinals

JoJo Romero: 15 Day IL (Appendix), Ramón Urías: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know

• Toronto’s Ernie Clement is slashing .294/.319/.423 this season with eight home runs, 35 RBIs and an OPS of .742. He has a 9.5% strikeout rate and a 3.3% walk rate in 430 plate appearances, and he has scored 46 total runs.
• In 435 plate appearances, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit six long balls, tallied 44 RBIs and scored 54 runs. He is batting .265/.345/.357 and has posted a 13.1% strikeout rate and a 10.3% walk rate. Guerrero has recorded seven steals on 10 attempts.
• St. Louis’ Jordan Walker is slashing .281/.342/.496 this season with 22 home runs (20th in MLB), 78 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of .838. He has a 25% strikeout rate and an 8.1% walk rate in 456 plate appearances, and he has scored 67 total runs. Walker has recorded 14 steals on 19 attempts.
• In 458 plate appearances, Alec Burleson has hit 15 long balls, tallied 71 RBIs (8th in MLB) and scored 57 runs. He is batting .284/.345/.460 and has posted a 15.5% strikeout rate and a 7.9% walk rate.

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