The Associated Press
August 30, 2025, 4:01 AM
Tampa Bay Rays (65-69, fourth within the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (53-81, fifth within the NL East)
Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (9-10, 3.82 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 149 strikeouts); Nationals: Jake Irvin (8-9, 5.40 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -154, Nationals +128; over/below is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals will attempt to cease their six-game shedding streak after they play the Tampa Bay Rays.
Washington has a 53-81 file general and a 26-40 file at residence. The Nationals have a 24-64 file in video games after they have allowed a house run.
Tampa Bay has gone 31-36 in street video games and 65-69 general. The Rays have the seventh-ranked workforce ERA within the AL at 3.94.
Saturday’s recreation is the second time these groups meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: James Wooden leads the Nationals with 26 residence runs whereas slugging .478. Luis Garcia is 9 for 34 with two residence runs and 4 RBIs over the past 10 video games.
Junior Caminero has 22 doubles and 39 residence runs for the Rays. Jake Mangum is 14 for 41 with three doubles and 4 RBIs over the past 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 3-7, .243 batting common, 5.93 ERA, outscored by 23 runs
Rays: 4-6, .249 batting common, 4.54 ERA, outscored by 4 runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Drew Millas: 10-Day IL (finger), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keibert Ruiz: 7-Day IL (concussion), Derek Legislation: 60-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Grey: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Stuart Fairchild: 60-Day IL (indirect), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (again), Taylor Partitions: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Aranda: 10-Day IL (wrist), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Hunter Bigge: 60-Day IL (lat), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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