The Washington Nationals and Tampa Bay Rays both find themselves off the pace in their respective wild card chases and both are looking for a win to help their cause on Sunday.
Washington Nationals vs. Tampa Bay Rays (-185, 8)
Patrick Corbin gets the pitching start for the Nationals on Sunday, who owns a 1-7 record and 5.46 ERA with 6.1 strikeouts and 3.2 walks per nine innings with 1.2 home runs per nine innings allowed.
Rays starting pitcher, Taj Bradley is a bit of the opposite — having allowed 1.8 home runs per nine innings with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings, but the end result of the ERA leaving something to be desired is a commonality with a 3.81 ERA.
The Rays’ bullpen has been surprisingly shaky this season, ranking 22nd with a 4.26 ERA entering the weekend while the Nationals’ 4.05 ERA in the bullpen entered Saturday ranked 16th in the league.
While both teams have struggled to hit home runs and rank in the bottom five of the league in home runs per plate appearances, both teams have used their legs to create runs with both teams in the league’s top five in stolen bases.
With both starting pitchers having struggled this season and neither starter being backed by anything more than an average bullpen, these two struggling offenses will erupt on Sunday.
The Play: Nationals vs. Rays Over 8 Runs
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