Washington Nationals (61-71, fourth in the NL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (72-60, third in the AL East)
Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (6-10, 4.38 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 145 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (9-9, 3.55 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 144 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Blue Jays -206, Nationals +172; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays play the Washington Nationals with a 1-0 series lead.
Toronto has a 34-29 record in home games and a 72-60 record overall. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .257, which ranks fourth in the AL.
Washington has a 32-35 record in road games and a 61-71 record overall. The Nationals have gone 22-10 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has a .312 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has 26 doubles, two triples and 18 home runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 12-for-41 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
Joey Meneses leads the Nationals with a .284 batting average, and has 32 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs, 33 walks and 76 RBI. Stone Garrett is 12-for-34 with two home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .233 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Nationals: 6-4, .242 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Matt Chapman: 10-Day IL (finger), Bo Bichette: day-to-day (quadricep), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (spine), Hagen Danner: 15-Day IL (oblique), Otto Lopez: 60-Day IL (oblique), Adam Cimber: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Nationals: Carl Edwards Jr.: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Stone Garrett: 60-Day IL (leg), Rico Garcia: 15-Day IL (biceps), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (back), Cade Cavalli: 60-Day IL (elbow), Thad Ward: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Stephen Strasburg: 60-Day IL (ribs/shoulder), Tanner Rainey: 60-Day IL (elbow), Victor Arano: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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