{"id":719,"date":"2024-09-14T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-14T10:28:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T14:28:11","slug":"preview-royals-tackle-pirates-at-pnc-park-on-september-14-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/14\/preview-royals-tackle-pirates-at-pnc-park-on-september-14-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Royals Tackle Pirates at PNC Park on September 14, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 14, 2024, the Kansas City Royals are set to clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, beginning at 1:05 PM. The forecast predicts clear skies for the game day.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Wacha will start as pitcher for the Royals, carrying an ERA of 3.338. The Pirates will counter with Mitch Keller, who has an ERA of 3.849.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, the Royals are 4th in the 2024 AL Central Division with an 80-67 record, reflecting a .54 winning percentage. They&#8217;ve won 33 and lost 16 in division games, placing them second in the AL Central. Their performance includes five wins in their last ten matches and they are coming off a recent loss. The Royals have a home record of 45-30 and an away record of 35-37. During daytime games, they have won 30 times, while at night they have notched up 50 victories. The team has scored 693 runs and conceded 598.<\/p>\n<p>The Pirates hold the 11th spot in the NL Central Division, having a record of 70-76, which brings their winning percentage to .48. They have a divisional record of 22 wins versus 20 losses, ranking them fourth. They&#8217;ve maintained a strong form lately, securing seven wins in their last ten games, and are currently enjoying a four-game winning streak. At home, their record stands at 37-38 and 33-38 on the road. The Pirates have secured 33 victories in day games and 37 in night games. They have scored a total of 619 runs and allowed 664 runs against them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 14, 2024, the Kansas City Royals are set to clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, beginning at 1:05 PM. The forecast predicts cl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":720,"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\/719"}],"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=719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betwestvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}