Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals 4/4/23 – On Tuesday evening, the Washington Nationals 1-2 will attempt to upset Tampa Bay Rays 3-0. Starting pitchers expected for both teams are Josh Fleming for Tampa Bay and Chad Kuhl for the Washington Nationals. In this new season of MLB,Tampa Bay is having a good record over the Nationals, and as per the MLB betting sites they will be winning this exciting matchup.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 7:05 PM ET
Location: Nationals Park
TV: MASN
Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals 4/4/23 Betting Odds
Rays
Moneyline: -185
Spread: -1.5 (-118)
Total: 8.5 over (-125)
Nationals
Moneyline: +145
Spread: +1.5 (-119)
Total: 8.5 under (112)
Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Analysis
Tampa Bay Rays boasts a slugging percentage of 0.495 and have been struck out 26 times, while taking 12 walks. They have 20 RBI’s and 27 base knocks so far this season, while their average at the plate stands at 0.278. As a team, they have produced 9 doubles while hitting 4 balls out of the park for 21 runs scored with an OBP of 0.375. As a collective unit, the Rays are earning 7.0 runs per game, placing them 5th in the league in terms of runs scored per game earned. The Rays boast a team earned run average of 1.00 for the season and have struck out 30 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio stands at 5.00, while their pitching staff boasts a WHIP of 0.74. Throughout this span, Rays pitchers have allowed one home run and three total runs; additionally, they’ve walked 6 batters while having an FIP of 2.14 as a collective unit for 2018. In their 243 innings on the diamond, the Rays have converted 77.4% of balls in play into outs – good enough to place them 2nd in MLB. This season, Tampa Bay Rays have 81 putouts, 22 assists and two errors; their fielding percentage of 0.981 ranks 22nd among all MLB teams, and they’ve turned two double plays as well.
Washington Nationals has hit one long ball and driven in 7 RBIs this season, along with 3 doubles, while walking 12 times and scoring 7 runs. They boast an OBP of 0.298 as well as a batting average of 0.211 this year, along with a slugging percentage of 0.278 which leads to them scoring 2.33 runs per contest on average. They were called out on strikes 20 times this season for a total of 19 hits. The Washington Nationals boast a team WHIP of 1.481 and FIP of 5.03 as a staff this season, ranking 16th in the league in total hits allowed with 27. This Washington pitching staff has given up 15 runs over the course of this season while holding an ERA of 4.00. Their strikeout to walk ratio stands at 1.62, they have allowed 4 home runs and surrendered 50.00 runs per 9 innings. Over 243 innings played this season, the Washington Nationals have achieved an efficiency on defense of 67.8%. They have turned 7 double plays and boast a fielding percentage of 0.976. In addition, they have recorded 39 assists, 3 errors, and 81 putouts throughout this stretch of games.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Against the Spread
Under is 2-0-2 in Rays last 4 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter. Under is 2-0-2 in Rays last 4 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter. Over is 6-0 in Fleming’s last 6 starts on grass. Over is 6-0 in Fleming’s last 6 road starts. Over is 5-0 in Rays last 5 games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Under is 5-0 in Nationals last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record. Under is 4-0 in Nationals last 4 vs. American League East. Nationals are 0-5 in their last 5 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record. Nationals are 1-9 in their last 10 interleague games vs. a left-handed starter. Nationals are 1-8 in their last 9 games with the total set at 11.0 or higher.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Free Pick
On Tuesday night the Rays will not be starting one of their best arms, while the Nationals don’t plan to field any formidable rivals either. Chad Kuhl is expected to get the start for Tampa Bay with an average bullpen behind him. The offense and bullpen have both had strong starts this season so far; they had no problems against the Tigers during their opening series. Tampa Bay Rays are expected to prevail in this awesome match as they are the best MLB picks today.
Free Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (-118)
