The Washington Nationals (38-43) will try to stop a four-game losing streak on Saturday versus the Tampa Bay Rays (41-41), with first pitch at 4:10 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Want to see who’s in and who’s out for the Rays and the Nationals? Keep scrolling for complete injury reports for both teams.
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Rays vs. Nationals Game Info
Game Day: Saturday, June 29, 2024
Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
TV Channel: MASN2
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Rays vs. Nationals Injury News Today
Rays’ Injuries
| Name |
Status |
Injury |
2024 Stats |
| Richard Lovelady |
15 Day Injury List |
Forearm |
2-4, 7.62 ERA, 8.3 K/9 |
| Jacob Waguespack |
60 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
0-0, 5.40 ERA, 9.9 K/9 |
| Jeffrey Springs |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
| Shane McClanahan |
60 Day Injury List |
Forearm |
– |
| Drew Rasmussen |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
Nationals’ Injuries
| Name |
Status |
Injury |
2024 Stats |
| Jesse Winker |
day-to-day |
Knee |
.264 / .380 / .416, 9, 36 |
| Joey Gallo |
10 Day Injury List |
Hamstring |
.164 / .285 / .321, 5, 11 |
| Trevor Williams |
15 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
5-0, 2.22 ERA, 7.5 K/9 |
| Josiah Gray |
15 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
0-2, 14.04 ERA, 9.7 K/9 |
| Jose Ferrer |
60 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
– |
| Cade Cavalli |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
| Mason Thompson |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
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Rays’ Recent Hitting Insights
Tampa Bay has racked up 15 home runs over the last 10 games.
Over the last 10 games, the Rays are slugging .454 with 3.4 extra-base hits per contest.
Over the last 10 outings, Tampa Bay has a .269 batting average with 94 total hits (9.4 per game).
Over the past 10 games, Josh Lowe has a team-best three homers.
Yandy Diaz is batting .370 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Nationals’ Recent Hitting Insights
Over the last 10 games, Washington has hit nine home runs.
The Nationals are slugging .392 with 32 extra-base hits over their last 10 games.
Over the last 10 games, Washington is batting .235 as a team with 7.8 hits per contest.
Over the past 10 games, C.J. Abrams has racked up a team-best batting average of .421.
Lane Thomas has 10 hits over the last 10 games and a slash line of .238/.289/.500.
Rays’ Starting Pitcher
The Rays’ Aaron Civale (2-5) will make his 17th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw five innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up one earned run while allowing three hits.
The 29-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with an ERA of 5.20, a 3.57 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.352.
During the past 10 games, Rays pitchers have a collective 3.39 ERA.
Opposing batters have jumped on Tampa Bay’s pitchers for 13 home runs over the past 10 games.
Nationals’ Starting Pitcher
Jake Irvin (5-6) gets the starting nod for the Nationals in his 17th start of the season. He has a 3.13 ERA in 92 2/3 innings pitched, with 81 strikeouts.
In his last appearance on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies, the righty threw six innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering three hits.
In 16 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.13 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .233 to his opponents.
Nationals pitchers have a collective ERA of 5.22 over the last 10 games.
Washington has allowed 15 home runs during the past 10 games.
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