Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Sportsnet

The Washington Nationals (16-16) will compete against the Toronto Blue Jays (15-18) at Nationals Park on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Alek Manoah and MacKenzie Gore.

Toronto has a slugging percentage of .362 and have been rung up 244 times, while drawing a walk on 114 occasions. They have compiled 106 RBI's in addition to 236 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .225. The Blue Jays have accrued 54 doubles as a team and have knocked 28 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 114 runs scored and hold an OBP of .307. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 3.5 runs per game, which is 28th in baseball.

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The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.37 this season (24th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 254 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 43 long balls in addition to 151 runs in total (23rd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 108 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.57 as a team on the year. Toronto has allowed 282 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 138 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.37.

The Blue Jays bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 81.8% and has come into the game in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 56 base runners on the campaign with 25.0% of them earned a run for their team. Blue Jays pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 37 times and also have had 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 106 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 19 holds this year (12th in the league). They have earned 9 saves over the course of the season and have blown 2 of their 11 save opportunities.

The Toronto Blue Jays have notched a total of 852 putouts thus far, as well as 287 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .984 which has them ranked 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 28 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,556 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 22nd in professional baseball.

Manoah has taken the ball for 395 innings and has accounted for 386 punch outs during his MLB career. Manoah (28-18 career record) has a FIP of 4.06 and he has faced 1,660 batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.32 (146 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.173. He has conceded 314 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 150 walks.

The Washington Nationals have a team on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .232 this year. They have struck out on 254 instances (24th in baseball) and have recorded 245 hits. Washington has accounted for 28 HRs on the season to go along with 116 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .366 and they tally 4.00 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have hit 50 doubles, while taking a walk 103 times and scoring 128 runs.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.413 with a FIP of 3.39 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.10 (254 strikeouts vs 103 walks). They come in at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 297. They have relinquished 20 long balls and they give up 4.39 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have yielded 138 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (132 earned runs conceded).

Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 15 save opportunities and they have earned 10 saves. They are ranked 15th in MLB with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 115 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 35 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with runners on base. Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.1% out of their 41 inherited runners. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 24 holds and 5 blown saves.

Out of their 2,547 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 66.0% (30th in the majors). The Washington Nationals have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (2nd in professional baseball). The Nationals have recorded 306 assists, 10 errors and have earned a total of 849 putouts on the campaign.

During his pro baseball career, Gore has conceded 233 base hits while he has earned 261 punch outs in 237 innings. Gore (13-17 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.29 earned run average while allowing 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 113 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.416 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.53 and he has gone up against 1,022 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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