At the end of 3 innings, the Jays were down 8-1. Drew Hutchison had a terrible start, giving up eight runs in just 2.1 innings. He gave up three home runs (Pablo Sandoval, Mookie Betts, and Dustin Pedroia took him deep.

ST. LOUIS — Blue Jays manager John Schneider thought for a moment, staring forward as he exhaled in the tunnels under St. Louis’ Busch Stadium. Toronto had just won its fifth straight series, toppling the Cardinals before finishing the sweep on Wednesday. The manager was asked to think back: When was the last time his team had a stretch this good?

Early Wednesday morning, Alan Roden raced wide-eyed around a corner outside the Blue Jays’ clubhouse and nearly crashed into Davis Schneider. “Is he here?!” The two looked like 6-year-olds about to meet their favorite player.

For quite some time, the Blue Jays were struggling to find momentum and consistency. However, over the last month, Toronto has been playing very well and are now comfortably over

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Ernie Clement left in the ninth inning Wednesday against St. Louis after banging his knee in the eighth when he dove for a grounder.

It’s Wednesday, June 11 and the Blue Jays (37-30) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (36-31). Eric Lauer is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Matthew Liberatore for St. Louis.

Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore exited his Wednesday start vs. the Blue Jays feeling "better physically" after his early exit following velocity dips less than a week prior.