Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 6/30/24, 10:27 AM  by Bill Christy in MLB Picks

At 39-43, the Washington Nationals have fallen on the wrong side of .500 by losing 4 of their last 5 games. They snapped a 4-game losing streak on Saturday when they took game two against these Tampa Bay Rays (41-42) by the score of 8-1. Jake Irvin went 6 innings an allowed just 1 run on 1 hit. Leading just 2-1 entering the 7th inning, the Nats tagged up reliever Shawn Armstrong for 6 runs and put the game out of reach. Prior to this loss by the Rays, they had been winners of 7 of their last 9. Today, they will have Taj Bradley (2-4, 3.81) on the mound to face this Nats lineup that is now just 22nd in the league with an OBP of just .305. On the other side, Patrick Corbin (1-7, 5.46) will be hurling for the Nats. After going back-to-back starts allowing just 1 run in each, Corbin allowed 3 on 5 hits against the Padres in his last start. He has not factored into the decision in each of his last 4 starts. For Bradley, he has been spot-on over his last 4 starts. He has allowed just 4 earned runs in 23.1 innings of work and struck out 29 during the same stretch.