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August 30, 2025

Washington Nationals vs Tampa Bay Rays Game Thread | Federal Baseball

Sam Sallick

Federal Baseball

Nationals aim to snap a six-game slide as Jake Irvin starts at Nationals Park against Tampa Bay. Brady House sits, Paul DeJong starts, and Luis García Jr. slides to the 8th against a righty. Rays reshuffle the bottom of the order with Jake Mangum, Chandler Simpson, Bob Seymour and Hunter Feduccia while Ryan Pepiot takes the mound.

This afternoon doubles as an audition for Washington’s young core with a month left in the season, while Tampa Bay looks to maintain momentum in an afternoon clash that could ripple through late-season lineups and fantasy rosters.

Given the lineup shakeups for WAS and the Rays’ bottom-order tweaks, what is the immediate fantasy outlook for DeJong and the WAS offense tonight?With Irvin on the mound, what pitching and lineup factors should fantasy players monitor for WAS—Rays tonight?Which Rays bottom-order players present the best value in DFS against WAS today?What is the most actionable takeaway for fantasy managers from Cairo’s lineup moves tonight?

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