The Tampa Bay Rays (40-41) will host the Washington Nationals (38-42), Friday at 6:50 PM ET, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Nationals are road underdogs (+124) at the Rays (-146). The scheduled starters are Zach Eflin (3-5) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Mitchell Parker (5-3) for the Washington Nationals.
The Rays’ matchup Friday versus the Mariners finished in a 5-2 loss. Jose Caballero went 3-for-3 with a double in the defeat, while Shawn Armstrong threw 2/3 of an inning, giving up two earned runs on one hit en route to taking the loss.