The Cardinals wrap up a quick road trip with the last of three Sunday against the Blue Jays. First pitch is set for 12:37 p.m.
St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· dropped Friday's opener in 11 innings then was routed Saturday.
Right-hander Miles Mikolas (8-11, 5.55)Â will take the mound Sunday for the Cardinals.
Among qualified starters, Mikolas has the third-worst ERA in baseball, more than a run worse than the next-best player.
His expected ERA, based on quality of contact allowed, is a run better than Mikolas' actual ERA, a reversal of last season, when his numbers exceeded expectations.
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Batters are hitting .309 off his slider, his second-most-thrown pitch, after they hit .245 against it last year.
The Blue Jays will counter with right-hander Yariel RodrÃguez (1-6, 4.42), a 27-year-old Cuban in his first MLB season. He established himself with the Chunichi Dragons as a top Japanese league setup man before signing with the Jays.
Half of his 18 starts this year have been four or fewer innings.
Sunday is Roberto Clemente Day, when the league honors the Hall of Famer's humanitarian legacy.
All previous Clemente Award recipients and all current nominees have the option to wear his No. 21, as do those from Puerto Rico and others who previously wore his number. The Cardinals' nominee for this year's award is Paul Goldschmidt.
The Cardinals are 74-74, third in the NL Central and seven games out of the final wild-card spot with 14 games to play.
St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· is 22-20 vs. American League teams with four interleague games left, Sunday's game plus a three-game visit from Cleveland next weekend.
The Blue Jays are 71-78, last in the AL East and have won three of four. Before these first two games vs. St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ·, Toronto hadn't won two consecutive games since Aug. 25 and 26.
St. ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùµ¼º½ÍøÖ· next returns home for its final homestand of the season starting Monday vs. Pittsburgh.
Lineups
CARDINALS
1. Brendan Donovan, 2B
2. Alec Burleson, 1B
3. Nolan Arenado, 3B
4. Luken Baker, DH
5. Lars Nootbaar, LF
6. Iván Herrera, C
7. Thomas Saggese, SS
8. Jordan Walker, RF
9. Michael Siani, CF
P: Miles Mikolas, RHP
BLUE JAYS
1. Nathan Lukes, CF
2. Ernie Clement, SS
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., DH
4. Spencer Horwitz, 1B
5. Davis Schneider, LF
6. Addison Barger, RF
7. Leo Jiménez, 2B
8. Luis De Los Santos, 3B
9. Brian Serven, C
P: Yariel RodrÃguez, RHP
Injury report
Willson Contreras (fractured finger):Ìý°Õ³ó±ðÌýcatcher fractured the middle finger on his right hand when struck by a pitch Aug. 24. He will be evaluated Monday, and he may be able to resume some baseball-related activities that day. Monday is the earliest he and the club will know how possible a return to play is for this season. Updated Sept. 12