Rays vs Nationals Odds

#1 LF

James Wood: Continues spring power display

Mar 17th

Wood went 2-for-3 with a double, a two-run home run and a second run scored in Sunday's Grapefruit league game against the Rays.

#1 P

MacKenzie Gore: Locked in for Opening Day start

Mar 17th

The Nationals announced Monday that Gore will start the team's March 27 season opener versus the Phillies in Washington.

#2 2B

Jose Tena: Competing for bench role

Mar 16th

Tena is competing with Trey Lipscomb for an infield utility job and has a .156/.206/.219 slash line through 11 Grapefruit League games.

#1 1B

Nathaniel Lowe: Slow going in spring ball

Mar 16th

Lowe went 1-for-3 with a strikeout in Sunday's spring game against the Rays and is hitting .200 through 13 Grapefruit League contests.

#3 2B

Amed Rosario: Starting Saturday

Mar 15th

Rosario (knee) will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

#3 1B

Andres Chaparro: Sent for MRI on oblique

Mar 14th

Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Friday that Chaparro has left oblique tightness and will undergo an MRI on Saturday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

#1 SS

CJ Abrams: Back in action Thursday

Mar 13th

Abrams (quadricep) will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

#10 BP

Jackson Rutledge: Shifting to multi-inning relief

Mar 12th

Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Wednesday that Rutledge will be used as a multi-inning reliever moving forward, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

#6 P

Brad Lord: Flashing improved velocity

Mar 11th

Lord has been sitting 95-96 mph with his fastball in camp this spring, a significant improvement on the 92-93 mph he averaged in the minors last season, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports.

#4 P

Mitchell Parker: Hurls four frames in spring game

Mar 10th

Parker allowed two runs on four hits while striking out four across four innings during Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins.

#2 P

Jake Irvin: Gets stretched out Sunday

Mar 10th

Irvin gave up six runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks over 3.1 innings during Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets. He struck out three.

#3 BP

Derek Law: Taking aim at workload record

Mar 10th

Law has made it his goal to break the Nationals' franchise record for innings pitched in a season by a reliever, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

#2 C

Riley Adams: Back in action Monday

Mar 10th

Adams (wrist) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

#19 PROS

Zach Brzykcy: Nursing leg injury

Mar 9th

Manager Dave Martinez said Sunday that Brzykcy is considered day-to-day due to a right quad injury, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

#9 P

DJ Herz: Struggling this spring

Mar 9th

Herz gave up four runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk over 3.1 innings during Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals. He struck out one.

#3 P

Trevor Williams: Builds up to four innings Friday

Mar 8th

Williams gave up a run on three hits and a walk over four innings in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets. He struck out out.

#1 CL

Kyle Finnegan: Faces hitters Friday

Mar 8th

Finnegan faced hitters on a back field Friday afternoon, Jessica Camerato of MLB.com reports.

#5 BP

Cole Henry: Sent to Triple-A

Mar 7th

The Nationals optioned Henry to Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

#16 PROS

Andry Lara: Optioned to Triple-A

Mar 7th

The Nationals optioned Lara to Triple-A Rochester on Friday.

#1 C

Keibert Ruiz: Launches two homers Thursday

Mar 7th

Ruiz went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals.

#5 P

Michael Soroka: Sharp in Thursday's outing

Mar 7th

Soroka gave up one run on four hits over four innings in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals. He struck out six without walking a batter.

#1 2B

Luis Garcia: Cracks first long ball of spring

Mar 6th

Garcia went 1-for-1 with two walks and a solo home run in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins.

#4 PROS

Jarlin Susana: Among seven reassigned

Mar 4th

The Nationals reassigned Susana to minor-league camp Tuesday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

#1 3B

Paul DeJong: Smacks first homer of spring

Mar 3rd

DeJong went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros.