{"id":718,"date":"2024-09-01T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:24:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-01T20:24:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:24:09","slug":"matchup-preview-cleveland-guardians-take-on-kansas-city-royals-on-september-2-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/01\/matchup-preview-cleveland-guardians-take-on-kansas-city-royals-on-september-2-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Cleveland Guardians Take on Kansas City Royals on September 2, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Guardians are set to clash with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on September 2, 2024, with the first pitch scheduled for 4:10 PM under clear skies.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin Williams will start as pitcher for the Guardians, carrying an ERA of 4.987, against the Royals&#8217; Michael Wacha, who enters the game with an ERA of 3.496.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL Central Division, the Guardians rank third with a record of 77-59, a winning percentage of 0.57, and a divisional record of 22-20, placing them first in this category. They have won 4 of their last 10 games but are currently experiencing a losing streak of one game. The Guardians have shown strength at home, boasting a record of 42-25, and have an almost even record of 35-34 on the road. Their performance in day and night games stands at 31 and 46 wins, respectively, with 618 runs scored and 551 runs allowed.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals, meanwhile, sit fourth in the division with a 75-62 record and a 0.55 winning percentage. They have a divisional achievement of 29-14, securing them the second position in this area. Like the Guardians, they have won 4 out of their last 10 games, though they are currently on a four-game losing streak. At home, the Royals have a 41-28 record; on the road, they are 34-34. They have won 28 day games versus 47 at night, scoring a total of 661 runs and conceding 563.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Guardians are set to clash with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on September 2, 2024, with the first pitch scheduled for 4:10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betidahosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}