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# STARTING PITCHERS — Washington Nationals @ Tampa Bay Rays
Slate date: 2026-06-19
Generated: 2026-08-06 12:42:44 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~589 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 7:10 PM ET
- Venue: Tropicana Field (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3
- Status: Final — Washington Nationals 2, Tampa Bay Rays 5 (at generation time)
- Away: Washington Nationals [WSH] — record 39-37 (.513)
    Probable starter: PJ Poulin — 3-0, 2.70 ERA, 36.2 IP, 25 K / 21 BB, 1.31 WHIP (11 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-11 vs New York Yankees (ND): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 31 pitches
      2026-06-23 vs Philadelphia Phillies (ND): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 8 pitches
      2026-06-19 @ Tampa Bay Rays (ND): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 4.2 IP, 0 ER (0.00 ERA), 5 K / 1 BB, 0.64 WHIP
- Home: Tampa Bay Rays [TB] — record 42-30 (.583)
    Probable starter: Griffin Jax — 6-9, 3.63 ERA, 91.2 IP, 100 K / 30 BB, 1.21 WHIP (18 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-08-02 vs Chicago White Sox (L): 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 82 pitches
      2026-07-28 vs Texas Rangers (L): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, 93 pitches
      2026-07-22 @ Toronto Blue Jays (W): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 83 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 16.2 IP, 3 ER (1.62 ERA), 23 K / 4 BB, 0.96 WHIP

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