Junior Caminero is only one homer away from hitting 40 this season, and will try to reach that milestone when his Tampa Bay Rays (64-69) visit the Washington Nationals (53-80) at Nationals Park on Friday, beginning at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Rays are favored (-140) in the outing against the Nationals (+117). Adrian Houser starts for Tampa Bay while Washington will counter with Mitchell Parker.

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Rays vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-140)
• Underdog: Nationals (+117)
• Over/under: 9

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have won 57.8% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (37-27).
• Tampa Bay has a record of 16-15 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -140 or shorter (51.6% winning percentage).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 58.3% chance to win.
• Tampa Bay has played in 133 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 56 times (56-69-8).
• The Rays have gone 59-74-0 ATS this season.

Rays hitting info

• Caminero leads the Rays in home runs (39) and runs batted in (94).
• Among all hitters in MLB, Caminero’s home run total ranks sixth and his RBI tally ranks seventh.
• Yandy Diaz has a club-best .286 batting average.
• Diaz ranks 41st in home runs and 33rd in RBI among hitters in MLB.
• Diaz heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .474 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and three RBIs.
• Brandon Lowe is hitting .264 with 13 doubles, 26 home runs and 33 walks.
• Chandler Simpson has 11 doubles, three triples and 18 walks while hitting .297.

Rays pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
• Tampa Bay has the 15th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.97).
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 4-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.212).
• Rays pitchers combine to give up the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (177 total, 1.3 per game).
• Tampa Bay its 4-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out 11 Guardians batters while allowing eight hits.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have been underdogs in 116 games this season and won 49 (42.2%) of those contests.
• Washington is 35-54 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +117 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 46.1% chance to win.
• Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 66 of its 132 games with a total this season.
• The Nationals have an ATS record of 65-67-0 in 132 games with a spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• C.J. Abrams leads Washington with a batting average of .267. He’s also hit 17 home runs with 53 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Abrams ranks 84th in home runs and 108th in RBI.
• Abrams has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• James Wood is batting .261 this season with a team-high 26 home runs and 83 RBI.
• Wood currently is 21st in homers and 16th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Wood enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .318 with three doubles and a walk.
• Luis Garcia has collected 107 base hits, an OBP of .299 and a slugging percentage of .408 this season.
• Josh Bell has collected 89 hits this season and has an OBP of .323. He’s slugging .388 on the year.
• Bell has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .231 with .

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals average just 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in the big leagues.
• Washington has the 29th-ranked ERA (5.39) in the majors this season.
• The Nationals have a combined 1.451 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
• With 174 homers allowed, the Nationals rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Washington suffered an 11-2 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 12 Yankees batters while allowing 13 hits.