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 hold a 39-36 record with a 23-14 mark on the road, while the Rays maintain a 41-30 overall record and have secured 24 home wins.
- Nasim Nunez recorded 13 hits in his last 10 games for Washington, while James Wood has 20 home runs; Jonathan Aranda tallied 11 hits and Junior Caminero leads the Rays 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 , with Tampa Bay favored at-132 and the over/under set at 8 runs.
- The Nationals rank third in the National League with 96 home runs, averaging 1.3 per game; Washington has gone 6-4 over their last 10 games while the Rays posted 4-6.
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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.
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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