Rays vs. Nationals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 30, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (41-42) host the Washington Nationals (39-43) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Rays are favored (-183) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:40 PM ET from Tropicana Field. Taj Bradley gets the starting nod for Tampa Bay while Patrick Corbin is Washington’s starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Rays vs. Nationals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-183)
• Underdog: Nationals (+153)
• Over/under: 8

Rays vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• The Rays have been favorites in 45 games this season and have come away with the win 23 times (51.1%) in those contests.
• This season Tampa Bay has come away with a win two times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -183 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 64.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Nationals have put together a 31-36 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.3% of those games).
• Washington is 12-13 (winning 48% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +153 or longer.
• The Nationals have a 39.5% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rays vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders

• Isaac Paredes is batting .269 this season with a team-high 12 home runs and 42 RBI.
• Including all hitters in MLB, Paredes is 45th in homers and 42nd in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz’s batting average of .271 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• C.J. Abrams has accumulated a team-best batting average of .282, and paces the Nationals in home runs (13) and runs batted in (42).
• Abrams’ home run total ranks 36th in MLB, and he is 42nd in RBI.
• Jesse Winker is hitting .263 with 11 doubles, nine home runs and 41 walks.

Rays vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings

• The Rays have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• Rays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.35 this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• The Rays rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.262 WHIP this season.
• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Washington’s 3.97 team ERA ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals have the 19th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.283).