Blue Jays vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 5/4/2024

Blue Jays vs Nationals Prediction

The Toronto Blue Jays play the second game of a three-game series on the road in the nation's capital on Saturday against the Washington Nationals. Toronto dropped to 15-17 following its 6-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Toronto has lost two straight and seven of the last nine. The Blue Jays are fourth in the American League East, 5 ½ games behind first place Baltimore. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB predictions.

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 Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays will send Kevin Gausman to the mound. The right-hander is 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA, 23 Ks and 6 BBs.

The Washington Nationals dropped to 15-16 following a 6-0 loss on Thursday to the Texas Rangers. In their just completed three-game series with the Rangers, Washington scored a total of just two runs, which included a 1-0 win, shutout loss of 6-0 and a 7-1 loss. The Nationals are fourth in the National League East, six games behind the first place Atlanta Braves

CJ Abrams is batting .284 to lead Washington and has team highs in home runs with seven, RBI with 17 and hits with 32. Jesse Winker is the leader in on-base percentage at .360. Washington has a team batting average of .228 and slugging percentage of .361. On Saturday, Washington will send Jake Irvin to the mound. The right-hander is 2-2 with a 4.28 ERA, 26 Ks and 7 BBs.