Washington Nationals vs. Tampa Bay Rays MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/9/2021
The Washington Nationals and Tampa Bay Rays meet Wednesday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. The Nationals need a win after losing four of their last five games. The Rays look to stay hot after winning 20 of their last 24 games.
The Washington Nationals have scored nine runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last nine games. The Nationals have lost nine of their last 10 games when scoring three or less runs. Trea Turner leads the Nationals with 71 hits and 29 RBI while Starlin Castro and Josh Harrison have combined for 95 hits and 38 RBI. Patrick Corbin gets the ball, and he is 3-5 with a 6.28 ERA and 45 strikeouts this season. This will be Corbin’s first career game against the Rays.
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 13 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last 10 games. The Rays have won 13 of their last 14 games when scoring four or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 57 hits and 27 RBI while Austin Meadows and Joey Wendle have combined for 103 hits and 75 RBI. Shane McClanahan gets the ball, and he is 2-1 with a 4.11 ERA and 38 strikeouts this season. This will be McClanahan’s first career game against the Nationals.
The Nationals are 6-2 in their last 8 Wednesday games and 5-2 in their last 7 interleague games. The Rays are 6-1 in their last 7 during game 2 of a series and 20-6 in their last 26 overall. The under is 4-1 in Nationals last 5 road games. The under is 5-1 in Rays last 6 Wednesday games. The Nationals are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings in Tampa Bay.
Patrick Corbin has been bad this season and that includes 21 earned runs allowed in his last 41 innings. But forget the pitching matchup, the Rays have lost just four games since May 13. Until this run cools off, you shouldn’t be eager to step in front of the Rays. Well, as long as the prices are reasonable.
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