Nationals-Rays Lines Preview

The Washington Nationals and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Tropicana Field. Jordan Zimmermann will be the starting pitcher for the Nationals on this day. Righthander Zimmermann is 2-3 this season with a 5.71 ERA. Zimmermann's opponent in this one will be Andy Sonnanstine. The Rays righthander has a 7.00 ERA to go along with a 4-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 168-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Gabe Kapler belted a game-winning home run in the bottom the eighth inning to lift the Rays to a 4-3 win over the Nationals on Friday. The Rays won the game as -240 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9). Dioner Navarro had two hits and drove in one run for the Rays. J.P. Howell evened his record at 2-2 with the victory in relief. Adam Dunn went 2-for-2 at the plate with one RBI for the Nationals, who were +210 underdogs. Ron Villone gave up the winning run and suffered the loss on the mound. Current streak: Tampa Bay has won 3 straight games. Team records: Washington: 16-43 SU Tampa Bay: 32-31 SU Washington most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After a loss are 3-7 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Washington are 6-4 After playing Washington are 3-7 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games on the road Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 14 games Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games at home Next up: Tampa Bay home to Washington, Sunday, June 14