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The fans at Nationals Park will be treated to a interleague game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Washington Nationals when they take their seats on Sunday.
The Blue Jays will trot Ricky Romero out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Romero has a 3-3 record and a 3.73 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Nationals will be Shairon Martis. The righthander has a 4.76 ERA to go along with a 5-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Willie Harris hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning to lift the Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday. The Nationals won the game as +105 underdogs, while the eight runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
Nick Johnson had two hits and drove in one run for the Nationals. Julian Tavarez tossed 1 2-3 innings of relief for the win.
Vernon Wells homered in a losing effort for the Blue Jays, who were -115 favorites in that game. Scott Richmond allowed two runs in relief to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Toronto has lost 2 straight games.
Washington has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Toronto: 37-33
SU
Washington
: 20-46 SU
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Cincinnati are 3-3
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Washington most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Toronto is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
Washington is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games at home
Next up:
Toronto home to Cincinnati, Tuesday, June 23
Washington home to Boston, Tuesday, June 23

 

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