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Rays Beat the Nationals 5-2 to Open a 10-Game Homestand

The Rays are 24-9 at home and the Nationals have won six of their last 10 games.

  • On Friday, the Washington Nationals opened a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida, marking the first meeting between the clubs this season.
  • The Nationals enter with a 39-36 record, including a 23-14 mark on the road, while the Rays maintain a 41-30 overall record and have secured 24 home wins.
  • Nasim Nunez has recorded 13 hits in his last 10 games for Washington, while James Wood has 20 home runs; for Tampa Bay, Jonathan Aranda tallied 11 hits and Junior Caminero leads with 15 home runs.
  • Cade Cavalli takes the mound for the Nationals with a 4-4 record and 81 strikeouts, facing Rays starter Griffin Jax, who carries a 1-5 record, with Tampa Bay favored at-132 and the over/under set at 8 runs.
  • Ranking third in the National League with 96 home runs, the Nationals average 1.3 per game, while Washington has gone 6-4 over their last 10 games and Tampa Bay posted a 4-6 record.
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Rays beat the Nationals 5-2 to open a 10-game homestand

Jonathan Aranda hit a three-run home run, Griffin Jax allowed two runs in five innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 on Friday night to open a 10-game homestand.

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Rays host the Nationals to start 3-game series

The Tampa Bay Rays start a three-game series at home against the Washington Nationals on Friday.

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Nasim Nunez, Nats riding high entering series with slumping Rays

The Washington Nationals arrive in Florida in their best standings position in seven seasons, and the club is hoping for positive chaos in its three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays starting Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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