Athletics enter matchup against the Nationals on losing streak

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Washington Nationals (48-49, fourth in the NL East) vs. Athletics (41-55, fourth in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Cade Cavalli (5-4, 3.83 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 110 strikeouts); Athletics: Gage Jump (3-4, 3.51 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)

LINE: Athletics -112, Nationals -110; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics aim to stop a nine-game slide when they play the Washington Nationals.

The Athletics have a 41-55 record overall and a 19-28 record at home. Athletics hitters have a collective .400 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the AL.

Washington has a 28-18 record in road games and a 48-49 record overall. The Nationals have the top team slugging percentage in the majors at .435.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shea Langeliers has 16 doubles, 21 home runs and 46 RBIs for the Athletics. Jonah Heim is 8 for 37 with two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

Luis Garcia leads the Nationals with a .284 batting average, and has 16 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs, 15 walks and 68 RBIs. James Wood is 15 for 34 with seven home runs and 12 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 1-9, .210 batting average, 7.07 ERA, outscored by 41 runs

Nationals: 4-6, .279 batting average, 5.60 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Athletics: Nick Kurtz: 10-Day IL (thumb), Zack Gelof: 10-Day IL (knee), Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brent Rooker: 10-Day IL (knee), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

Nationals: Drew Millas: 10-Day IL (finger), Jake Irvin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brad Lord: 15-Day IL (side), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Richard Lovelady: 15-Day IL (tricep), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.