Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals Matchup Preview - March 30th, 2023

Today's contest between the Cardinals and the Blue Jays pits The Sharp Model's 23rd ranked SP (Alek Manoah) against the 172nd ranked SP (Miles Mikolas). The rundown on Manoah tells us that he leans on his four-seamer fastball 36.1% of the time and keeps hitters off balance with a slider (27.1%). Mikolas is a four-seam guy (27.3%) who brings a slider as his most-trusted secondary offering.

Toronto Blue Jays Insights

• The Toronto Blue Jays outfield defense profiles as the 5th-best on the slate.

• Matt Chapman has a ton of pop (97th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's usually a big "IF" (28.5% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Miles Mikolas has a pitch-to-contact profile (23rd percentile K%) — great news for Chapman.

• Projected catcher Alejandro Kirk projects as an elite pitch framer, according to The Sharp Model projection system.

St. Louis Cardinals Insights

• Miles Mikolas has been given a longer leash than the average pitcher since the start of last season, throwing 8.9 more adjusted pitches-per-game than the average starting pitcher.

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

• St. Louis's 92.2-mph exit velocity on flyballs makes them the #9 club in the league since the start of last season by this standard.