Washington Nationals 2-5 Tampa Bay Rays
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Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg on Fri, 19 Jun 2026.
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Tampa Bay Rays beat Washington Nationals 5-2
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 5-2 at Tropicana Field on Friday 19 June.
A 3-run 3rd inning did the damage.
Griffin Jax got the win, Miles Mikolas took the loss and Bryan Baker earned the save.
Jonathan Aranda went 1-for-4 with a homer and 3 RBI and Luis García Jr. went 2-for-3 with a homer and 1 RBI.
Hits: WSH 6, TB 10; errors 0-1.
Tampa Bay Rays move to 42-30; Washington Nationals fall to 39-37.
Attendance: 17,134.
Decisions
- Win: Griffin Jax
- Loss: Miles Mikolas
- Save: Bryan Baker
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Biggest moments
- Jonathan Aranda homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Hunter Feduccia scores. Yandy Díaz scores.
- Luis García Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.
- Jacob Young reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Junior Caminero. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd.
- CJ Abrams homers (15) on a fly ball to center field.
- Taylor Walls singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Richie Palacios scores.
Questions
Who won Washington Nationals vs Tampa Bay Rays?
The Tampa Bay Rays, 5-2, on Fri, 19 Jun 2026.