After a lopsided sweep to the Yankees, the Nationals return home where they will take on another AL East opponent. This time they are facing the Tampa Bay Rays. It has been a weird season for the Rays, where they have had to play in the Yankees Spring Training stadium. They have also been an up and down team.
For the Nats, Daylen Lile is returning, which gives the offense a big boost. He missed the Yankees series due to an illness, and they missed him. Brady House will be out of the lineup, being
replaced by Paul DeJong. Riley Adams will do the catching and should see a heavy workload with Drew Millas injured. Despite massive struggles, the Nationals continue to trot Mitchell Parker out there every fifth day.
The star of the show for the Rays is the young Junior Caminero. In his first full season, the third baseman already has 39 homers. At the top of the lineup is a throwback leadoff man in Chandler Simpson. He is one of the fastest men in baseball and is a menace on the bases. Highly rated prospect Carson Williams is at shortstop. Deadline pickup Adrian Houser is on the mound.
Game Info:
Stadium: Nationals Park
Time: 6:45 PM EST
TV: MASN
Radio: 106.7 The Fan and DC 87.7
After facing a bunch of baseball’s elite teams, the Rays are an easier matchup on paper. However, they still have a lot of talent on the roster and the Nats aren’t good enough to take anyone lightly. Hopefully the Nats can snap their five game losing streak. Follow along down in the comments and let’s go Nats.
