Blue Jays vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 5/3/2024

Nationals vs Blue Jays Prediction

The Toronto Blue Jays open an interleague series on the road Friday versus the Washington Nationals. Toronto is 15-17 following its 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Seth Lugo threw seven solid innings to win his fifth game in seven starts. Toronto is 4th in the American League East, five games behind co-leaders Baltimore and New York. The Blue Jays are off on Thursday. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB picks.

Justin Turner is batting .298 to lead Toronto and has team highs in hits with 28, RBI with 15 and on-base percentage at .376. Daulton Varsho is the leader in home runs with six. Toronto has a team batting average of .224 and slugging percentage of .360. On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Yusei Kikuchi to the mound. The left hander Is 2-2 with a 2.94 ERA, 36 Ks and 8 BBs.

The Washington Nationals are 15-15 following a 1-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Trevor Williams and four relievers combined to shut out Texas on Wednesday. Alex Call had an RBI single for the Nationals only run. Washington has won five of the last six and the Nationals are fourth in the National League East, 5 ½ games behind first place Atlanta

CJ Abrams is batting .284 to lead Washington and has team highs in home runs with seven, RBI with 17 and hits with 31. Jesse Winker is the leader in on-base percentage at .372. Washington has a team batting average of .231 and slugging percentage of .366. On Friday, Washington will send Patrick Corbin to the mound. The left-hander is 0-3 with a 6.82 ERA, 22 Ks and 13 BBs.