In this article, we will formulate a Washington Nationals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, May 5th at Nationals Park. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
-The Blue Jays recent form and recent player performance
-The Nationals recent form and recent play performance
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Toronto
-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Washington
-Recent betting trends in games played between Toronto and Washington
-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between the Blue Jays and Nationals.
Blue Jays Finally Pick Up Another Win on Saturday
The Blue Jays were struggling, but they finally picked up another win on Saturday. The Blue Jays offense scored six runs and that was enough for the victory. Kevin Kiermaier had a strong game hitting a home run and driving in two RBIs. Kevin Gausman also stepped up on the mound going 5.1 innings giving up three hits and zero runs. He also had seven strikeouts.
Blue Jays Offense Has been Inconsistent
The Blue Jays on the season have had some inconsistent offense and they are averaging 3.53 runs per game while the defense is ranked 4.53 runs per game. The offense is ranked 29th while the pitching is ranked 22nd. Justin Turner has hit four home runs and driven in 16 RBIs. Getting the start for the Blue Jays will be Alek Manoah who is being activated for this start. The Blue Jays need him to be strong here. The Blue Jays will have Monday off before continuing the road trip against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Can Nationals Move Back to .500
The Nationals are hovering around .500 but they have a chance to move back to .500 with a victory in this game. On Saturday they gave up four runs in the top of the 1st inning and they couldn’t ever bounce back. Shortstop CJ Abmas did have a good game finishing with two hits and one RBI. The Nationals are averaging 3.97 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.36 runs per game. The offense is ranked 19th in the league while the pitching is ranked 18th. They currently have a negative run differential of -0.394 which is 19th in the league. CJ Abrams has been the top player hitting seven home runs and driving in 19 RBIs. Getting the start for the Nationals will be Mackenzie Gore who sits with a 2-3 record and an ERA of 3.19. In his last start against the Texas Rangers, he went five innings giving up five hits and two runs.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- Probable Starting Pitcher: MacKenzie Gore Record this season: 2-3 ERA: 3.19
- The Nationals have won each of their last six day games against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have lost nine of their last 10 games following a road win.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last seven day games against American League opponents following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line each of their last five games at Nationals Park against teams that held a losing record.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Alek Manoah Record this season: – ERA: –
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last seven day games against NL East opponents.
- The Nationals have lost each of their last seven day games against AL East opponents following a home loss.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven day games against AL East opponents following a home loss.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last four day games against NL East opponents.
- The Nationals have lost the first inning in each of their last three day games against AL East opponents.
- The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last five games against AL East opponents.
- The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five games against AL East opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the last five games between the Blue Jays and Nationals at Nationals Park have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Blue Jays’ last six games against NL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last four day games between the Blue Jays and Nationals.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last three day games at Nationals Park.
Washington Nationals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
Manoah is being activated for the Blue Jays, but I don’t trust him to find a lot of success here. Gore gets the start for the Nationals, and he has a very solid ERA. The Blue Jays offense overall this season has been an issue, and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. The Nationals are going to only need three or four runs total here to get the job done, and they will score at least that here. Back the Nationals on the money line.