Washington Nationals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+102) Toronto (-122)

The Washington Nationals (1-2) are on their way to Rogers Centre on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays (2-2). The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at +102 while the Blue Jays open at -122. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Trevor Williams and Jose Berrios.

The Nationals have tallied 6 doubles as a unit and have knocked 6 balls out of the park. Washington has a slugging percentage of .485 and have struck out 39 times, while drawing a walk on 7 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are knocking in 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 10th in the league. They have tallied 14 runs batted in in addition to 26 hits for the year, while their batting average is .252. They are sitting with 14 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .313.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.67 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.71. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 5 home runs and also 19 total runs (25th in the league). Washington has conceded 30 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 18 earned runs. The Nationals have an earned run average of 5.79 so far this year (25th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 30 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 18 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.63 as a team for the year.

Nationals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 7 times in addition to having 5 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 0 holds on the campaign (30th in the league). The Nationals bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 2 save situations. They have earned 1 save so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 13 base runners this year and 53.8% of them crossed home plate. The Nationals have sent 13 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Washington Nationals have a tally of 84 putouts on the year, as well as 30 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which has them ranked 11th in baseball, and have accumulated 3 double plays. The Nationals have turned 65.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 252 innings, ranking them 27th in MLB.

Williams has pitched in 926 innings and has accumulated 760 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.31 (443 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.362. He has surrendered 959 base hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 302 free passes. Williams (50-55 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.24 and he has faced 3,988 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

Toronto has tallied 3 HRs so far this year and 16 runs batted in. They have 8 doubles, while taking a walk 15 times as well as earning 18 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays hold an on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .258 this year. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .391 and they are earning 4.50 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have struck out on 32 occasions (12th in MLB) and have notched a total of 33 base hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 24 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 6.00 (24 earned runs conceded). They have given up 10 homers and they relinquish 6.00 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.389 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.43 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.30 (37 strikeouts vs 12 bases on balls). They are sitting at 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 38.

Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.0% out of 5 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 1 time in high leverage situations and also on 3 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Blue Jays have 2 holds and also 0 blown saves. They sit at 11th in baseball with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 16 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Toronto has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 1 save chance and they have tallied 1 save.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 2 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .993 (10th in the majors). The Blue Jays have accrued 25 assists, 1 error and have accumulated 108 putouts on the campaign. In their 324 innings played, the Blue Jays have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.2% (19th in MLB).

Berrios (99-77 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.07 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.22 and he has faced 5,909 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 636 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.232 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Berrios has surrendered 1,314 hits while tallying 1,343 strikeouts in 1,405 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+102)

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