Washington Nationals vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Nationals

39-43

8-1

Final

Rays

41-42

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
WSH	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	8
TB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Who won: Nationals 8-1

The Washington Nationals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Rays 6-0 in the 7th inning. CJ Abrams went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals. Brandon Lowe went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Jun 29

Jake Irvin pitches 6 solid innings as the Nationals beat the Rays 8-1 to stop a 4-game slide

Jake Irvin pitched six effective innings, CJ Abrams hit a leadoff homer and the Washington Nationals beat Tampa Bay Rays 8-1 on Saturday, stopping a four-game skid.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Nationals 22-24 on the road; Rays 22-25 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Nationals4th in NL East

Drew Millas C
Finger, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Ken Waldichuk RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Matt Waldron RP
Chest, Inflammation
60-Day-IL
Orlando Ribalta RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
PJ Poulin RP
Forearm, Strain, left
60-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Griffin Jax SP
Back, Bruise
Day-To-Day
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East

Jake Irvin SP

Probable starter · 10-14, 4.41 ERA, 156 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1CJ AbramsSS
2Lane ThomasRF
3Jesse WinkerLF
4Joey Meneses1B
5Luis Garcia Jr.2B
6Harold RamirezDH
7Keibert RuizC
8Nick Senzel3B
9Jacob YoungCF

Rays1st in AL East

Aaron Civale SP

Probable starter · 8-9, 4.36 ERA, 149 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon LoweDH
3Isaac Paredes3B
4Josh LoweRF
5Randy ArozarenaLF
6Richie Palacios2B
7Jose SiriCF
8Ben RortvedtC
9Taylor WallsSS

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 3, Nationals 1 (Jun 28)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 17,501
Officials: Jeremy Riggs (Home Plate Umpire), Dan Bellino (First Base Umpire), Phil Cuzzi (Second Base Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Third Base Umpire)