MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/02/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2251 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (50-63) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 11 0
Toronto Blue Jays (56-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 1
Dominant Performance by Franklin in St. Louis Win
The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a win at Rogers Centre, topping the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3. On the mound for St. Louis was right-hander Ed Franklin. He played a principal role in the triumph. Picking up the save was R.J. Alvarez, his 12th. The Cardinals are now 50-63.

Franklin was in the zone all game. He frustrated Toronto hitters while giving the Cardinals 6.2 innings of quality work. Franklin threw 100 pitches, allowing 2 hits and getting 7 punchouts.

"When Ed is on, he can really move the ball around," said St. Louis manager Aaron Thompson.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Logan CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .216 2 11
C. Yelich DH 5 0 3 2 0 1 3 .176 0 3
B. Page 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .263 4 24
   a-B. Schales 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 1 12
Z. Taylor RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .249 9 33
J. Encarnación LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 12 41
A. Romero 3B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .299 11 51
B. Wolfe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 5 20
G. Watts SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
C. Gómez C 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .356 2 4
Totals 37 4 11 4 2 6 20      
a - B. Schales substituted for B. Page in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Yelich 2 (2, 6th Inning off K. Graveman, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off H. Hirsch, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. Logan (4, 7th Inning off H. Hirsch, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gómez (2, 5th Inning off K. Graveman, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Taylor (9, 8th Inning off E. Morgan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Logan 2 , C. Yelich 5 , B. Page , Z. Taylor 4 , J. Encarnación , G. Watts 2 , C. Gómez 5
2-out RBI: C. Yelich , C. Gómez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Page , B. Schales , A. Romero
GIDP: Z. Taylor , A. Romero
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Taylor (12)

FIELDING
PB: C. Gómez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .252 5 32
T. Cotto 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .293 22 55
D. Prince RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .245 15 49
R. Ikeda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .296 18 60
A. Salinas LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 12 38
K. Frazier 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276 5 25
R. Miller DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .232 20 50
N. Ciuffo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 7 38
C. Bryan CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .237 3 30
Totals 32 3 5 3 2 9 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Prince (15, 8th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Gordon , T. Cotto 2 , D. Prince 4 , R. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Prince , N. Ciuffo
Hit by Pitch: C. Bryan
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gordon (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Gordon-Frazier-Ikeda, Frazier-Gordon-Ikeda)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Franklin W (9-7) 6.2 2 0 0 2 7 0 25 100 3.62   
R. Rodriguez H (2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 5 20 5.40   
C. Salazar H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 5.66   
R. Alvarez SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Franklin 75
Batters Faced: E. Franklin 25, R. Rodriguez 5, C. Salazar 2, R. Alvarez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Franklin 6-7, R. Rodriguez 0-1, C. Salazar 1-0, R. Alvarez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Franklin 100-66, R. Rodriguez 20-13, C. Salazar 11-8, R. Alvarez 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Franklin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Graveman L (8-10) 6.2 7 2 2 2 4 1 27 101 4.51   
H. Hirsch 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 12 1.16   
E. Morgan 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 9 33 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Graveman 54
Batters Faced: K. Graveman 27, H. Hirsch 3, E. Morgan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Graveman 11-3, H. Hirsch 0-0, E. Morgan 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Graveman 101-69, H. Hirsch 12-7, E. Morgan 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Hirsch 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Franklin
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 1:37 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 43979
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