The Toronto Blue Jays (37-30) have a 2-0 series lead and will look to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals (36-31) on Wednesday at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are favored (-139) against the underdog Blue Jays (+117) in the matchup, which starts at 2:15 p.m. ET. St. Louis has Matthew Liberatore starting, and Toronto will counter with Eric Lauer.

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Cardinals vs. Blue Jays betting lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-139)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+117)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been favored on the moneyline 29 total times this season. They’ve gone 15-14 in those games.
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -139 or shorter, St. Louis has a 5-3 record (winning 62.5% of its games).
• The Cardinals have a 58.2% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• St. Louis has played in 67 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 37 times (37-28-2).
• The Cardinals have covered 55.2% of their games this season, going 37-30-0 against the spread.

Cardinals hitting info

• Brendan Donovan leads the Cardinals with a .310 batting average.
• In MLB, Donovan ranks 193rd in homers and 116th in RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has shown his power as he leads his team with eight home runs.
• Arenado ranks 89th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 55th in RBI.
• Lars Nootbaar paces the Cardinals with eight home runs.
• Willson Contreras has hit eight home runs with 42 RBI. Both pace his team.
• Contreras enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a double, two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 7.2 K/9, the second-worst in MLB.
• St. Louis has the 17th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.96).
• The Cardinals have the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.277).
• The Cardinals give up the third-fewest home runs in baseball (55 total, 0.8 per game).
• St. Louis fell to the Blue Jays 10-9 in its last game with five strikeouts while allowing 16 hits.

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

• The Blue Jays have entered the game as underdogs 41 times this season and won 22, or 53.7%, of those games.
• This season, Toronto has won four of its 11 games, or 36.4%, when it’s the underdog by at least +117 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have a 46.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Toronto have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 36 of 66 chances this season.
• The Blue Jays are 40-26-0 against the spread in their 66 chances this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been key for Toronto with eight home runs, 29 RBI and a batting average of .275 this season.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Guerrero’s home run total is 89th, and his RBI total is 91st.
• Bo Bichette is a key run producer for Toronto with a .275 average, eight homers and 38 RBI.
• Bichette ranks 89th among batters in the big leagues in home runs, and 35th in RBI.
• Bichette brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .227 with a walk and three RBIs.
• George Springer leads Toronto in home runs with 10. He’s driven in 30 runs and is slugging .490.
• Springer brings a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .294 with three doubles, four home runs, five walks and nine RBIs.
• Alejandro Kirk leads Toronto in batting average (.323) this season while adding five home runs and 31 RBI.
• Kirk brings a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .475 with four doubles, two home runs, four walks and 12 RBIs.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

• The Blue Jays have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, sixth-best in baseball.
• Toronto pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.10 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.225 WHIP this season, 12th in the majors.
• The Blue Jays have allowed the second-most home runs this season with 94, or 1.4 per game.
• Last time out, Toronto defeated the Cardinals, 10-9, with four strikeouts and 12 hits allowed.