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The Toronto Blue Jays (15-18) hope to avoid their fourth straight defeat when they visit the Washington Nationals (16-16) Saturday at 4:05 PM ET on SN1. The Blue Jays are listed as -169 favorites to snap their losing skid, while the Nationals are +142 underdogs.
Kevin Gausman will get the ball for Toronto while Washington will counter with Jake Irvin.
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The Blue Jays have won 57.1% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (12-9).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -169 or shorter, Toronto has a 3-2 record (winning 60% of its games).
This season, the Nationals have won 15 out of the 30 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Washington has a record of 8-9 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +142 on the moneyline.
The Blue Jays have combined with opponents to go over the total 13 times this season for a 13-19-1 record against the over/under.
So far this season, the Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 14 of their 32 games with a total.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays are the fifth-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.5 runs per game (114 total).
Toronto averages 0.8 home runs per game to rank 22nd in baseball with 28 total home runs .
The Blue Jays’ .225 batting average ranks 23rd in MLB.
Toronto’s batters strike out 7.4 times per game, the fifth-lowest average in MLB.
The eight strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
Toronto has a 4.37 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals have scored the 20th-most runs in the league this season with 128 (four per game).
Washington’s 28 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
The Nationals rank 21st in MLB with a .232 team batting average.
Washington ranks seventh in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 Ks per contest.
The Nationals have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the big leagues.
Washington has pitched to a 4.21 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Gausman (1-3) gets the starting nod for the Blue Jays in his seventh start of the season. He has a 4.50 ERA in 28 2/3 innings pitched, with 23 strikeouts.
Justin Turner leads Toronto with a batting average of .296. He’s also hit four home runs with 15 RBI.
Daulton Varsho leads Toronto in home runs with six and runs batted in with 16.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has collected 29 base hits, an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .352 this season.
George Springer has collected 25 hits this season and has an OBP of .285. He’s slugging .311 on the year.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
The Nationals will send Irvin (2-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
C.J. Abrams paces the Nationals with seven home runs and 18 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .280.
Jesse Winker is batting .250 with six doubles, three home runs and 15 walks.
Jacob Young is batting .311 with five doubles and two walks.
Luis Garcia is batting .300 with eight doubles, two home runs and six walks.
Blue Jays and Nationals Injuries
Blue Jays: Chad Green: 15 Day IL (Teres major), Bowden Francis: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Alek Manoah: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Yariel Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Spine), Yimi Garcia: day-to-day (Back)
Nationals: Joey Gallo: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Lane Thomas: 10 Day IL (Knee), Victor Robles: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Robert Garcia: 15 Day IL (Influenza), Josiah Gray: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Ferrer: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jacob Young: day-to-day (Back)
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