The Tampa Bay Rays (42-30) host the Washington Nationals (39-37) on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Rays are favored (-121) against the underdog Nationals (-100). Tampa Bay has Ian Seymour starting things off, and Washington will counter with Cade Cavalli.

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Rays vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-121)
• Underdog: Nationals (-100)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have won 62.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (27-16).
• Tampa Bay has a 21-10 record (winning 67.7% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -121 or shorter.
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.8% in this matchup.
• Tampa Bay has played in 72 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 33 times (33-34-5).
• The Rays are 42-30-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with a .320 batting average.
• Among all hitters in MLB play, Diaz’s home run total ranks 47th and his RBI tally ranks 18th.
• Diaz has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with two walks and an RBI.
• Junior Caminero’s 15 home runs are a team-high mark.
• Caminero ranks 26th in homers and 90th in RBI this season.
• Caminero takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Jonathan Aranda has put up a team-high 51 runs batted in.
• Aranda heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Chandler Simpson is hitting .259 with four doubles, four triples and 14 walks.

Rays pitching rankings

• The 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Tampa Bay’s 3.92 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 6-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.238).
• Rays pitchers combine to give up 86 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (17th-fewest in baseball).
• In its 5-2 win last time out, Tampa Bay struck out seven Nationals batters while allowing six hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• This season, the Nationals have won 34 out of the 66 games, or 51.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Washington has a record of 31-27, a 53.4% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -100 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 50% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
• Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 47 of its 76 games with a total this season.
• The Nationals are 47-29-0 against the spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood leads Washington with 20 home runs this season. He’s batting .273 with 48 RBI.
• Wood’s home run total ranks sixth in MLB, and he is 16th in RBI.
• C.J. Abrams leads Washington in batting average (.284) and runs batted in (55) this season while also slugging 15 homers.
• Abrams ranks 26th among hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and fourth in RBI.
• Abrams brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .190 with a double, a home run and two RBIs.
• Daylen Lile has collected 75 base hits, an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .410 this season.
• Luis Garcia has 62 hits and an OBP of .288 to go with a slugging percentage of .470 this season.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals average just 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in the majors.
• Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.66 ERA this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• The Nationals have a combined WHIP of 1.386 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• With 109 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 28th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Washington suffered a 5-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out three Rays batters while allowing 10 hits.