Tampa Bay at Washington 7:05 ET
Rays over Nationals- It is said that itching 90% of the game in baseball and it must be so as the light-hitting Tampa Bay Rays are a surprise in first place at his time. Most experts felt this team would collapse with the departure of pitcher David Price and manager Madden but they just keep on truckin' and winning games in improbable fashion. Tonight they send their ace Chris Archer (7-4, 2.00 ERA) to the hill as he has 113 strikeouts in 90 innings with 51 coming in his last five starts covering 35.1 innings. He is also 5-0 on the road this season with a 0.51 ERA but is 0-1 lifetime against the Nationals. Doug Fister (2-2, 4.31) starts for Washington and he is 2-3 with a 2.88 ERA against the Rays. Take TAMPA BAY!