The Washington Nationals will look to snap a six-game losing streak when they host the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.

The Nationals out-hit the Rays 12-8 on Friday night but went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position in a 4-1 loss.

"We left a lot of guys, less than two outs, on third base," Washington interim manager Miguel Cairo said. "Those are the little things that we talk about. ... Move the runner over, put the ball in play with a man on third and less than two outs. That's the little things that we got to do consistently."

Washington has been outscored 39-15 during its six-game skid.

Looking to remain in the American League wild-card race, Tampa Bay will send Ryan Pepiot (9-10, 3.82 ERA) to the mound against Washington's Jake Irvin (8-9, 5.40) on Saturday in a battle

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