The Washington Nationals and Toronto Blue Jays clash Tuesday in game 2 of an MLB series at Rogers Centre. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Nationals look to play spoiler after winning 8 of their last 12 games. The Nationals are 8 games back in the NL wild card race. The Nationals pitching staff is 27th in ERA (4.87), 27th in WHIP (1.44) and 16th in quality starts (44). The Nationals’ offense is 20th in runs per game (4.36), 6th in batting average (.258) and 29th in homers (119). Lane Thomas leads the Nationals with 146 hits and 69 RBI, while Joey Meneses and Dominic Smith have combined for 256 hits and 111 RBI. MacKenzie Gore gets the ball, and he is 6-10 with a 4.38 ERA and 145 strikeouts this season. This will be Gore’s first career game against the Braves.

Washington Nationals Team Facts

• The Nationals have lost nine of their last 10 night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• The Nationals have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 road games against American League opponents following a loss.
• The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight Tuesday games against opponents that held a winning record.
• The Nationals have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last four games at Rogers Centre.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last three games as underdogs against AL East opponents.

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview

The Blue Jays need a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Blue Jays are 2.5 games out of the AL wild card race. The Blue Jays pitching staff is 2nd in ERA (3.71), 8th in WHIP (1.24) and 7th in quality starts (58). The Blue Jays offense is 16th in runs per game (4.48), 9th in batting average (.257) and 16th in homers (155). Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 152 hits and 62 RBI, while Whit Merrifield and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 267 hits and 136 RBI. Jose Berrios gets the ball, and he is 9-9 with a 3.55 ERA and 144 strikeouts this season. Berrios is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 7 strikeouts in his career against the Nationals.

Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts

• The Blue Jays have lost each of their last four games as home favorites following a home win.
• The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games as favorites following a home win.
• The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last nine games as home favorites.
• The Blue Jays have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five Tuesday games as favorites.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last three games.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 2nd in the league for ERA this season (3.71).
• The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 2nd in the league for strikeouts this season (1243).
• The Washington Nationals ranks 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (201).
• The Washington Nationals ranks 29th in the league for home runs this season (119).

Randy’s Pick

The Nationals have made us money this month as they continue to win games in the underdog role and play spoiler for some of these playoff hopefuls. However, the Blue Jays simply can’t afford to lose games like this at home if they’re going to sneak into the postseason. Jose Berrios has also shown flashes of his all star self with a 3.55 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, and he has a 3.09 ERA at home this season. No excuses for the Blue Jays. Give me the home team and the RL for max betting value.