{"id":717,"date":"2024-09-12T11:52:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:52:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-12T11:52:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:52:15","slug":"preview-kansas-city-royals-clash-with-pittsburgh-pirates-on-september-13-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/12\/preview-kansas-city-royals-clash-with-pittsburgh-pirates-on-september-13-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Kansas City Royals Clash with Pittsburgh Pirates on September 13, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are set to clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 13, 2024, starting at 6:40 PM. The forecast predicts overcast cloud conditions for the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals have yet to announce their starting pitcher for the game, while the Pirates will have Luis L. Ortiz on the mound, boasting an ERA of 3.261.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Royals sit fourth in the 2024 AL Central Division with an 80-67 record, a .54 winning percentage, and a strong divisional record of 33-16. They have claimed five wins in their last 10 outings but are coming off a loss. At home, the Royals have recorded 45 wins to 30 losses, and on the road, they hold a 35-37 record. Their day game performance includes 30 wins, and they have notched up 50 wins in night games. The team has scored 693 runs while conceding 598.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Pirates are placed 12th in the NL Central Division, with a 70-76 record, reflecting a .48 winning percentage. They rank fifth within the division with a 22-20 divisional record. The team has won seven of their last ten games and is currently riding a four-game winning streak. The Pirates have a home record of 37-38 and an away record of 33-38. They&#8217;ve secured 33 victories in day games and 37 in night games. The Pirates have scored 619 runs and allowed 664 runs this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are set to clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 13, 2024, starting at 6:40 PM. The forecast predicts over<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}