St. Louis CardinalsvsToronto Blue Jays
STL 5/TOR 1
Things to say
The Cardinals beat the Blue Jays 5-1 at Rogers Centre.
01
opener
Cards took it 5-1 up in Toronto. Never really felt close after the middle innings. St. Louis just kept adding on while the Jays' bats went quiet.
02
key player
Whoever St. Louis ran out there was dealing. One run on the Jays all day, that's a starter getting deep into his stuff and handing the pen a lead.
03
hot take
Toronto's a .460 team for a reason. One run at home on a getaway day? That lineup's got no life in the heart of the order right now.
04
deep cut
Jays wasted a decent start themselves. When you only scratch one across, you're leaning on the bullpen way too early and it just snowballs.
05
exit
Cards are back over water at .500-ish now. Curious if they can keep it rolling their next series.
The recap
Cardinals rolled into Rogers Centre and grabbed a tidy 5-1 win on a getaway day. St.
Louis put five on the board while the Jays could only scratch across a lone run, so this one never really felt in doubt after the middle innings. Toronto's bats stayed cold against the heart of the order, and the Cardinals' arms kept them off balance all afternoon.
Blue Jays drop to 52-60 and you can feel the season slipping.