{"id":723,"date":"2024-06-20T21:16:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T01:16:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-06-20T21:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T01:16:44","slug":"preview-tampa-bay-rays-clash-with-pittsburgh-pirates-on-june-21-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/20\/preview-tampa-bay-rays-clash-with-pittsburgh-pirates-on-june-21-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Clash with Pittsburgh Pirates on June 21, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of June 21, 2024, the Tampa Bay Rays will go head-to-head with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, beginning at 6:40 PM. Expect some light rain during the game. Ryan Pepiot will take the mound for the Rays, entering the match with a 4.571 ERA, while the Pirates have not yet announced their starting pitcher. In the 2024 AL East Division, the Rays currently rank 10th with a 34-38 record, showcasing a winning percentage of 0.47. They hold a division record of 10-17, placing them 5th, with only three victories in their last ten games and a recent win extending their current streak to one. Their home record stands at 19-23, balanced by a 15-15 performance on the road. The Rays have performed slightly better during nighttime with 21 victories, in contrast to 13 daytime wins. They have scored a total of 279 runs while conceding 350. The Pirates, in the NL Central, hold the 9th position with a 35-37 record, reflecting a 0.49 winning percentage. Their divisional performance is balanced at 9-9, positioning them 3rd. Their recent track shows a stronger form with six wins in the last ten matches, and a current two-game winning streak. At home, they&#8217;ve achieved a 17-17 record complemented by an 18-20 away record. With 19 daytime victories compared to 16 at night, the Pirates have accumulated 297 runs and allowed 322.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of June 21, 2024, the Tampa Bay Rays will go head-to-head with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, beginning at 6:40 PM. Expect some li<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":724,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}