{"id":957,"date":"2024-09-21T21:16:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T01:16:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-21T21:16:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T01:16:27","slug":"showdown-at-wrigley-nationals-meet-cubs-on-september-22-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/21\/showdown-at-wrigley-nationals-meet-cubs-on-september-22-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Showdown at Wrigley: Nationals Meet Cubs on September 22, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Nationals are set to square off against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 22, 2024, with first pitch scheduled for 2:20 PM. The forecast predicts moderate rain for the game day.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Irvin will take the mound for the Nationals, entering the game with a 4.065 ERA. Facing him from the Cubs&#8217; side will be Shota Imanaga, who boasts a 3.030 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, in the 2024 NL East Division rankings, the Nationals sit 13th with a record of 68-86, equating to a .440 winning percentage. They have a 23-26 record against divisional opponents and are ranked 4th within the division. The Nationals have won four of their last ten games and are on a five-game losing streak. Their home record stands at 36-39, while they have won 32 of their 79 road games. They have recorded 33 wins in day games against 35 in night matches, totaling 633 runs scored against 737 allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Cubs rank 8th in the NL Central Division with a 79-75 record, reflecting a .510 winning percentage. They are 2nd in the division with a 21-28 record in divisional games. The Cubs have captured wins in five of their recent ten matchups and are currently riding a two-game winning streak. They have a 41-35 record at Wrigley and a 38-40 record on the road. With wins in 37 day games compared to 42 at night, they&#8217;ve put up 708 runs and conceded 642.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Nationals are set to square off against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 22, 2024, with first pitch scheduled for 2:20 PM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":958,"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\/957"}],"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=957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betpennsylvaniasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}