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Left-hander Easton Lucas pitched five scoreless innings in his first career major-league start as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon.

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Lucas (1-0) picked up the win against the Nationals on Wednesday. He allowed one hit and two walks while striking out three across five scoreless innings. With Max Scherzer (thumb) on the IL, Lucas was given the ball Wednesday for his first major-league start.

Toronto; Wednesday, 3:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.17 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Easton Lucas (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nationals -129, Blue Jays +110;