{"id":595,"date":"2024-05-23T07:20:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:20:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-05-23T07:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:20:19","slug":"matchup-preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-tampa-bay-rays-may-24-2024-18-50-at-tropicana-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/matchup-preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-tampa-bay-rays-may-24-2024-18-50-at-tropicana-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Kansas City Royals vs Tampa Bay Rays &#8211; May 24, 2024, 18:50 at Tropicana Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are set to clash with the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 24, 2024. The first pitch is scheduled for 06:50 pm under a sky with few clouds.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Lugo will take the mound for the Royals, entering the game with an impressive ERA of 1.791. The starting pitcher for the Rays has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL Central Division, the Kansas City Royals rank third with a 32-19 record, reflecting a 0.63 winning percentage. They are second in divisional play with an 11-5 record. The Royals have won eight of their last ten games and are riding a six-game winning streak. Their performance at home is strong with a 21-8 record, while they are 11-11 on the road. The Royals have won 13 day games and 19 night games, with a total of 247 runs scored and 175 runs allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the Tampa Bay Rays sit 8th in the 2024 AL East Division with a 25-26 record, a 0.49 winning percentage. They are fourth in their division, having won 9 and lost 11 games. The Rays have won five of their last ten matches but are currently struggling with a four-game losing streak. Their home record stands at 14-15, and they have an even 11-11 record on the road. In terms of game timing, the Rays have secured 9 day game wins against 16 victories in nighttime contests. They have scored 205 runs and conceded 245 runs this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are set to clash with the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on May 24, 2024. The first pitch is scheduled for 06:50 pm under a <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}