Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals Matchup Preview - April 1st, 2023

George Springer and the Blue Jays go head-to-head against Brendan Donovan and the Cardinals today. Over the last 7 days, George Springer has provided the bulk of the offense for Blue Jays. He's batted .833 with 4 runs and 1 RBIs. Meanwhile, it's been Brendan Donovan who has been hot for the Cardinals. Over the last week, he's batting .500 with 3 runs, 2 RBIs, and 1 home runs.

Toronto Blue Jays Insights

• Kevin Gausman has been given a longer leash than the average pitcher since the start of last season, throwing 5.6 more adjusted pitches-per-game than the average pitcher.

• Danny Jansen's 13.1% Barrel% grades out in the 92nd percentile since the start of last season.

• Danny Jansen has a high pull rate on his flyballs (41.7% — 100th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball's 6th-deepest LF fences today.

St. Louis Cardinals Insights

• Jack Flaherty will hold the platoon advantage over 6 opposing hitters in this matchup.

• The Toronto Blue Jays have just 1 same-handed RP in their bullpen, so Lars Nootbaar can likely count on never losing the platoon advantage against the 'pen all game.

• Projected catcher Willson Contreras grades out as a weak pitch framer, per The Sharp Model projection system.

Betting Trends

• Nolan Gorman has hit the RBIs Under in his last 3 games (+3.00 Units / 39% ROI)