Current-feed record
+4wins for Blue Jays
53% Blue Jays · 47% Nationals
Blue Jays have pulled further ahead since 2023: 8-4.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals All-Time Record
Interleague
Toronto Blue Jays
Washington Nationals
Blue Jays lead Nationals49to38since 1997
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 3 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Blue Jays lead 2-1
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1997 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals insights
Recent form
11-9last 20
Blue Jays won 5-2 on Jul 29, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Blue Jays built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 25 of 50 decided meetings (50%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 8-4, or 67% to Blue Jays.
Blue Jays vs Nationals complete all-time series record
Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals have met 87 times since 1997, never in the postseason. 25 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1997 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 25
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 62
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Win Percentage
33W
29W
TOR
WSH
53%47%
Toronto Blue JaysWashington Nationals
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jul 29
WSH 2-5 TOR
TORJul 28
WSH 8-6 TOR
WSHJul 27
WSH 2-3 TOR
TORApr 2
TOR 4-2 WSH
TORApr 1
TOR 5-3 WSH
TORMar 31
TOR 5-2 WSH
TORMay 5
WSH 11-8 TOR
WSHMay 4
WSH 3-6 TOR
TORMay 3
WSH 9-3 TOR
WSHAug 30
TOR 7-0 WSH
TOR| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | WSH | TOR | 2–5 | TOR |
| Jul 28, 2026 | WSH | TOR | 8–6 | WSH |
| Jul 27, 2026 | WSH | TOR | 2–3 | TOR |
| Apr 2, 2025 | TOR | WSH | 4–2 | TOR |
| Apr 1, 2025 | TOR | WSH | 5–3 | TOR |
| Mar 31, 2025 | TOR | WSH | 5–2 | TOR |
| May 5, 2024 | WSH | TOR | 11–8 | WSH |
| May 4, 2024 | WSH | TOR | 3–6 | TOR |
| May 3, 2024 | WSH | TOR | 9–3 | WSH |
| Aug 30, 2023 | TOR | WSH | 7–0 | TOR |
Last Meeting
Jul 29, 2026Final
WSH
2
HOME
TOR
5
AWAY
Blue Jayswon by3runs
Snapped Nationals' streak·Game 62 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Toronto Blue Jays won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.5 runs on average
3.5runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
TOR↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
Archive since 200253.2%
WSH↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
Archive since 200246.8%
Last 10 Results
TOR / WSH
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season62 games
33
29
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Toronto Blue Jays Biggest Win
8–0+8 runs
Jun 3, 2015
Washington Nationals Biggest Win
10–2+8 runs
Jun 29, 2003
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | TOR ↕ | WSH ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
All 16 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
12-16
TOR
AWAY
13-21
WSH
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals all-time record, 1997 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 84
- Peak inning
- 5
- Record game
- 19 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 62 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 84 Retrosheet games from 1997 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
TORWSH
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
TORWSH
58.3
140.5
57.1
239.3
57.1
347.6
56.0
454.8
73.8
541.7
51.2
650.0
53.6
748.8
53.6
865.5
39.7
938.6
23.1
EX53.8
- TOR after scoring first
- 73.9%
- WSH after scoring first
- 65.8%
- Lead-change games
- 39.3%
- Beyond nine innings
- 6
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Highest total
19 runs
WSH 11, TOR 8
May 5, 2024
Biggest margin
12 runs
TOR 14, WSH 2
Jun 22, 1998
Longest game
13 innings
TOR 7, WSH 6
Jul 2, 1997
Largest crowd
50,436
TOR 1, WSH 2
Jul 1, 1997
Toronto Blue Jays largest comeback
4-run deficit
WSH 6, TOR 7
Jul 10, 1999
Washington Nationals largest comeback
5-run deficit
WSH 8, TOR 5
Jun 21, 2003
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricTORWSH
Hits765746
Home runs11282
Walks274237
Strikeouts525558
Errors4167
Where the rivalry lived
- 0144games
Rogers Centre
Toronto, ONT
- 0217games
Stade Olympique
Montreal, QUE
- 0315games
Nationals Park
Washington, DC
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
12.9%
Share of the 62 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
87.1%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.5.
Average total
8.8runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
59.7%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 37 | 25 | 59.7% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 33 | 29 | 53.2% |
| 9.5 | 27 | 35 | 43.5% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Toronto Blue Jays
33 W · 53.2%1.88
Washington Nationals
29 W · 46.8%2.14
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
10%vs 12.9% full archive
-2.9% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
90%vs 87.1% full archive
+2.9% in the last 20
Average total
9.6 runsvs 8.8 runs full archive
+0.8 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2020 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Blue Jays and Nationals in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals
When did the Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is Jun 30, 1997, when Washington Nationals won 2-1 away to Toronto Blue Jays. The archive covers 84 meetings from 1997 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals have met 62 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.