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Toronto Blue Jays vs St. Louis Cardinals, MLB Opening Day

MLB
Blue Jays
1-0
10-9
Final
Cardinals
0-1
Busch Stadium
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Blue Jays 10-9

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-9 in MLB Opening Day on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals win the series 2-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Cardinals 3-1 in the 1st inning. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for the Blue Jays. Brendan Donovan went 3-for-6 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · Mar 30
Springer's 5 hits help Jays outlast Cards 10-9 in opener

George Springer had five hits and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat St. Louis 10-9 on Thursday despite the Cardinals' Tyler O'Neill tying a major league record by homering on opening day for the fourth straight...

What it means

  • Season series: STL wins series 2-1.
  • Blue Jays 1-0 on the road; Cardinals 0-1 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 28
Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale
Recap · Sep 27
Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale
Recap · Sep 27
Misiorowski continues Cy Young Award push and Turang gets 100th RBI as Brewers beat Cardinals 6-4
Preview · Sep 27
Cardinals look to break skid in game against the Brewers
Preview · Sep 27
Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match
Recap · Sep 26
Turang's go-ahead homer lifts Brewers over Cardinals 3-2 for 102nd win
Recap · Sep 26
Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays
Preview · Sep 26
Brewers bring 1-0 series advantage over Cardinals into game 2

Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays5th in AL East
  • Anthony Santander RF
    Shoulder, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce SP
    Knee, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Dylan Cease SP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Jameson Taillon SP
    Elbow, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Shane Bieber SP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
Cardinals4th in NL Cent
  • Masyn Winn SS
    Thumb, Soreness, left
    Out
  • Richard Fitts SP
    Lat, Surgery, right
    Day-To-Day
  • Blaze Jordan 3B
    Ankle, Sprain, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Everson Pereira RF
    Hand, Bruise, left
    10-Day-IL
  • Joshua Baez LF
    Oblique, Strain, left
    10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East
Alek Manoah SP
Probable starter · 3-9, 5.87 ERA, 79 K, 1.74 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1George SpringerRF
  2. 2Bo BichetteSS
  3. 3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  4. 4Daulton VarshoLF
  5. 5Alejandro KirkC
  6. 6Brandon BeltDH
  7. 7Matt Chapman3B
  8. 8Whit Merrifield2B
  9. 9Kevin KiermaierCF
Cardinals4th in NL Cent
Miles Mikolas SP
Probable starter · 9-13, 4.78 ERA, 137 K, 1.32 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Brendan Donovan2B
  2. 2Lars NootbaarLF
  3. 3Paul Goldschmidt1B
  4. 4Nolan Arenado3B
  5. 5Willson ContrerasC
  6. 6Tyler O'NeillCF
  7. 7Nolan GormanDH
  8. 8Jordan WalkerRF
  9. 9Tommy EdmanSS

The series

STL wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri · Attendance 47,649
Officials
Dan Iassogna (Home Plate Umpire), Scott Barry (First Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Second Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSTL wins series 2-1

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