{"id":703,"date":"2024-08-31T21:32:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T01:32:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-31T21:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T01:32:12","slug":"matchup-preview-pittsburgh-pirates-at-cleveland-guardians-on-september-1-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/31\/matchup-preview-pittsburgh-pirates-at-cleveland-guardians-on-september-1-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at Cleveland Guardians on September 1, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to clash with the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on September 1, 2024, starting at 1:40 PM. The weather conditions for the game day will play a role in the event.<\/p>\n<p>Pirates&#8217; pitcher Mitch Keller, who has secured an ERA of 3.762, will start the game. The Guardians, on the other hand, have yet to announce their starting pitcher.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 NL Central Division standings, the Pirates are currently 12th with a 62-72 record, translating to a 0.46 winning percentage. Their divisional record is 20-19, ranked 5th in the division. The team has managed to win 4 of their last 10 games and is currently experiencing a four-game losing streak. Their home record stands at 32-36, while their away record is 30-36. They perform similarly in day and night games, with 30 and 32 wins respectively, having scored 568 runs and conceded 616 in total.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Guardians hold the 3rd place in the AL Central Division with a 77-58 record for a 0.57 winning percentage. They are leading their division with a 22-20 record. Like the Pirates, they have won 4 of their last 10 games and are currently on a two-game winning streak. The Guardians boast a stronger record at home (42-24) compared to away games (35-34), with better performance in night games (46 wins) compared to day games (31 wins). Their offense has netted 618 runs, while their defense has given up 548 runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to clash with the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on September 1, 2024, starting at 1:40 PM. The weather condi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwashingtonsports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}