Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals play in game 2 of series

Washington Nationals (1-3) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (3-2)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Trevor Williams (0-0); Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (0-1, 10.80 ERA, 2.20 WHIP, five strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -163, Nationals +138; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Washington Nationals.

Toronto went 74-88 overall and 39-42 in home games a season ago. The Blue Jays pitching staff had a collective 4.30 ERA while averaging 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2024 season.

Washington had a 71-91 record overall and a 33-48 record in road games last season. The Nationals pitching staff had a collective 4.31 ERA last season while averaging 8.3 strikeouts and three walks per nine innings.

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (lat), Erik Swanson: 15-Day IL (hand), Ryan Burr: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Nationals: Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cade Cavalli: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Brzykcy: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Andres Chaparro: 10-Day IL (oblique), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.