Cardinals vs Blue Jays match player stats | 2026 Series Game 2 Saturday, August 1st

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Cardinals @ Blue Jays Series Game 2 Matchup Details

Teams : St. Louis Cardinals at Toronto Blue Jays
Series Game 2
Date : Todays Game is on Saturday, August 1st
Time : 01/08/26 15:07:00 PM EST First Pitch

Positives for the St. Louis Cardinals Series Game 2 Game Today

When assessing his strikeout ability, the leading projection system (THE BAT) forecasts Kevin Gausman in the 80th percentile among all starters in the majors.

,Throwing 93.9 adjusted pitches per outing this year on average, Kevin Gausman falls in the 87th percentile.

,The leading projection system (THE BAT) projects Rogers Centre as the 5th-best stadium in MLB for strikeouts.

,Kevin Gausman was rolling in his previous GS and compiled 11 strikeouts.

,Placing in the 80th percentile, Kevin Gausman put up a 12.4% Swinging Strike rate this year.

,The league’s 8th-highest fence height (on average) can be found at Rogers Centre.

,Kevin Gausman performed well in his previous start and conceded 1 ER.

,Kevin Gausman has suffered from bad luck when it comes to his ERA this year; his 4.51 mark is quite a bit higher than his 3.67 FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching, an estimator of ERA that focuses on the things a pitcher has the most control over).

,Kevin Gausman has been one of the unluckiest hurlers in Major League Baseball on balls in play this year with a .310 BABIP and ought to see that luck normalize going forward.

Negatives with the Toronto Blue Jays Series Game 2 Game Today

Contrary to popular belief, fastballs are typically a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Kevin Gausman has utilized his fastball a lot this year, though: 51.9% of the time, placing in the 100th percentile.

,The #6 venue in the game for boosting walks, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Rogers Centre.

,Among all stadiums, Rogers Centre’s CF fences are the 10th-shallowest.

,Among every team in action today, the 5th-worst infield defense is that of the Toronto Blue Jays.

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