Washington Nationals at Tampa Bay Rays Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 36-29 Tampa Bay Rays play host to the 33-31 Washington Nationals tonight on the turf of Tropicana Field, June 16, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Rays -123/Nationals +113
O/U Total: 7.5

Pitching Matchup
Tanner Roark (R) W/L 2-2 WHIP 1.24 ERA 3.71
Alex Colome (R) W/L 3-2 WHIP 1.40 ERA 4.21

Tampa Bay defeated Washington 6-1 yesterday. It was the Rays 4th-straight win. They are 5-2 on their homestand and 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Nationals are 3-4 on their road trip and 3-6 in their past 9 games.

Tampa Bay has a 5-2 edge in the series dating back to 2009.

Roark received a no decision in his last start, a 6-5 loss at Milwaukee. He allowed 5 runs over 6.2 innings in his 4th start of the season. He has 1 Q start after making his first 13 appearances of 2015 out of the bullpen.

Colome also received a ND in a 6-2 loss to the Angels. He went 5.1 innings and gave up only 1 run. He has only 1 Q start in his 9 starts on the year partly because he hasn’t pitched more than 6 innings in any of his starts.

No one on Washington has faced Colome before.

Only one player on Tampa Bay has faced Roark before and that is C Rene Rivera. He is 2-5 (.400) against the right-hander.

Washington at Tampa Bay Betting Trends

The Nationals are 5-12 straight up in their last 17 games.
Washington is 3-7 straight up in their last 10 road games.
The game total has gone over in 4 of Washington’s last 6 games.
Tampa Bay is 5-1 straight up in their last 6 games.
The Rays are 5-2 straight up in their last 7 games against Washington.

Injury Report

WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Aaron Barrett P 15-Day Disabled List
Doug Fister P 15-Day Disabled List
Reed Johnson OF 15-Day Disabled List
Nate McLouth OF 60-Day Disabled List
Craig Stammen P 60-Day Disabled List
Stephen Strasburg 15-Day Disabled List
Jayson Werth OF 15-Day Disabled List
Ryan Zimmerman 1B 15-Day Disabled List

TAMPA BAY RAYS
Tim Beckham 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Jeff Beliveau P 60-Day Disabled List
Andrew Bellatti P 15-Day Disabled List
Alex Cobb P 60-Day Disabled List
John Jaso DH 60-Day Disabled List
Desmond Jennings 15-Day Disabled List
James Loney 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Evan Longoria 3B Day-to-Day (wrist)
Matt Moore P 60-Day Disabled List
Jake Odorizzi P 15-Day Disabled List
Burch Smith P 60-Day Disabled List
Drew Smyly P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Washington: 57%
Tampa Bay: 43%

Free MLB Pick

We get a game that features two good young arms on the mound, but we prefer the Rays’ Alex Colome today who has been the better of the two in recent starts. Colome has been very sharp at home this season allowing 3 runs in his last 3 starts over 15 2/3 innings. Nationals starter Tanner Roark had two decent starts before two uneven performances where he gave up 9 runs in 12 1/3 innings pitched. The rays have been one of the better hitting clubs over the last week and are a mini 4-game roll.

Take the Tampa Bay Rays -134‏ @ Bovada Sportsbook