Preview: Rays set sights on 2-game sweep of Nationals in Wednesday’s matinee
TV: FOX Sports Sun
TIME: Pregame coverage begins at 12:30 p.m.
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Washington Nationals (17-29, fifth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (31-17, first in the AL East)
PITCHING PROBABLES
Washington: Austin Voth (0-5, 7.99 ERA)
Tampa Bay: Pete Fairbanks (4-3, 3.00 ERA)
LINE
Rays favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE
Washington enters the matchup as losers of their last three games.
The Rays are 17-8 on their home turf. Tampa Bay has a collective on-base percentage of .330, good for third in the American League. Yandy Diaz leads the club with a mark of .423.
The Nationals have gone 8-13 away from home. The Washington offense has compiled a .263 batting average as a team this season, good for seventh in the league. Juan Soto leads the team with a mark of .350.
TOP PERFORMERS
Willy Adames leads the Rays with 40 hits and is batting .274.
Soto leads the Nationals with 11 home runs and is batting .350.
INJURIES
Rays: Chaz Roe: (elbow), Cody Reed: (finger), Colin Poche: (elbow), Andrew Kittredge: (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: (elbow), Jalen Beeks: (elbow), Jose Alvarado: (shoulder), Yandy Diaz: (hamstring), Ji-Man Choi: (hamstring), Mike Zunino: (oblique).
Nationals: Stephen Strasburg: (hand), Seth Romero: (right hand), Tanner Rainey: (forearm), Javy Guerra: (hamstring), Sam Freeman: (elbow), Roenis Elias: (elbow), Sean Doolittle: (oblique), Dakota Bacus: (right flexor), Howie Kendrick: (left hamstring), Starlin Castro: (wrist).
