The Blue Jays will be trying to slam their rivals from the other league on Wednesday, as the Washington Nationals visit in inter-league play at Rogers Centre.

For the Blue Jays, Kyle Drabek gets the ball, charged with keeping the Nationals hitters off the base paths. He'll face Stephen Strasburg, 7-1 on the year.



View Washington vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Washington before the first pitch in this match will find them as 120-moneyline favorites. They will see an Sportsbook total of 8.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Blue Jays, most recently No. 4 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Nationals, who rate a National League No. 7 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Toronto's No. 4-rated American League offense, averaging 4.8 runs per game, against a Nationals defense that ranks No. 1 in the National League at 3.3 in runs allowed per game. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.5 hits per game so far, more than Nationals batters have averaged on the year (8.3 hits per game).

Defensively, Washington features the National League's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 3 runs per game. Toronto, meanwhile, comes in at No. 3 in the American League at home, scoring 5.1 runs per game.

The Nationals were a 4-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Washington at +142 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Nationals enjoyed a 4-2 victory at the expense of the Blue Jays on Tuesday, with Chien-Ming Wang throwing 5 innings of 4-hit ball at Rogers Centre.




Washington Nationals Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 3-7
After playing Toronto are 3-7
After a win are 7-3

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7

A few Nationals at Blue Jays trends to consider:
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington


Next up:
Washington home to NY Yankees, Friday, June 15
Toronto home to Philadelphia, Friday, June 15