Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Rays

4-0

6-2

Final

Nationals

1-3

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 6-2

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Monday, April 3, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Rays win the series 3-0. The Rays outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 1st inning. Luke Raley went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Rays. Jeimer Candelario went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals.

Recap · Apr 3

Rays 4-0 for 1st time, Rasmussen beats Nationals 6-2

Luke Raley homered twice, Drew Rasmussen pitched six shutout innings and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Washington Nationals 6-2 Monday night for the first 4-0 start in team history.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 3-0.
Rays 1-0 on the road; Nationals 1-3 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

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

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Drew Rasmussen SP

Probable starter · 4-2, 2.62 ERA, 47 K, 1.05 WHIP

Lineup

1Brandon Lowe2B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Randy ArozarenaDH
4Luke RaleyLF
5Harold RamirezLF
6Isaac Paredes1B
7Josh LoweRF
8Manuel MargotCF
9Francisco MejiaC

Nationals4th in NL East

Trevor Williams SP

Probable starter · 6-10, 5.55 ERA, 111 K, 1.60 WHIP

Lineup

1Luis Garcia Jr.2B
2Joey MenesesDH
3Jeimer Candelario3B
4Dominic Smith1B
5Keibert RuizC
6Lane ThomasRF
7CJ AbramsSS
8Ildemaro VargasLF
9Victor RoblesCF

The series

TB wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 10,754
Officials: Larry Vanover (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Guccione (First Base Umpire), Dan Merzel (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Third Base Umpire)