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The Tampa Bay Rays (41-42) are -191 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Washington Nationals (39-43) Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Nationals are listed with +162 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory.
Taj Bradley will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Washington will counter with Patrick Corbin.
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Rays and Nationals Betting Trends
The Rays have won 52.2% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (24-22).
Tampa Bay has gone 1-3 (winning just 25% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -191 or shorter.
This season, the Nationals have won 31 out of the 67 games, or 46.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Washington has a record of 9-9, a 50% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +162 or more by oddsmakers this season.
In the 83 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 42 times (42-37-4).
The Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 38 of their 82 games with a total this season.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays are the 24th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging four runs per game (332 total).
Tampa Bay is third-worst in MLB play with 73 home runs.
The Rays’ .235 batting average ranks 22nd in the majors.
Tampa Bay’s nine strikeouts per game rank 24th in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
Tampa Bay has the 23rd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.35).
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals rank 20th in the majors with 341 total runs scored this season.
Washington ranks 29th in Major League Baseball with just 68 home runs as a team.
The Nationals rank 19th in MLB with a .237 team batting average.
Washington is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking sixth with an average of 7.7 strikeouts per game.
The Nationals strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
Washington has the 15th-ranked ERA (3.97) in the majors this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Bradley makes the start for the Rays, his 10th of the season. He is 2-4 with a 3.81 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings pitched.
Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in home runs (12) and runs batted in (42) this season while batting .269.
Yandy Diaz’s batting average of .271 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
Randy Arozarena has collected 53 base hits, an OBP of .305 and a slugging percentage of .343 this season.
Jose Caballero is batting .244 with an OBP of .305 and a slugging percentage of .355 this season.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
Corbin (1-7) will take to the mound for the Nationals and make his 17th start of the season.
C.J. Abrams has accumulated a team-best batting average of .282, and leads the Nationals in home runs (13) and runs batted in (42).
Jesse Winker is hitting .263 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 41 walks.
Luis Garcia is hitting .264 with 14 doubles, seven home runs and 12 walks.
Lane Thomas is batting .243 with eight doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 19 walks.
Rays and Nationals Injuries
Rays: Richard Lovelady: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Nationals: Joey Gallo: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Trevor Williams: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Josiah Gray: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Ferrer: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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