The set-up: I believe that the Nationals are well worth the price of admission in this particular starting pitching matchup. The Nats hand the ball to ace Max Scherzer (0-1, 6.75 ERA), who was 11-7 with a 2.92 ERA last year. He gave up four runs while striking out 11 over five innings in an opening day loss to the Yanks, but I think he'll bounce back large vs. Toronto.

The pick: Nate Pearson gets his major league debut here in this difficult situation. Pearson gets the call up and he had a decent spring, but the book is clearly still out on the rookie. The defending champs are down some people due to injury, but they still can't be happy with the way they've performed at the plate to open 2020; I'm completely expecting that trend to change here. Lay the price.

8* SITUATIONAL BLOWOUT DESTRUCTION on the Washington Nationals.