{"id":641,"date":"2024-06-21T20:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T00:06:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-06-21T20:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T00:06:17","slug":"upcoming-mlb-clash-tampa-bay-rays-vs-pittsburgh-pirates-on-june-22-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/21\/upcoming-mlb-clash-tampa-bay-rays-vs-pittsburgh-pirates-on-june-22-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming MLB Clash: Tampa Bay Rays vs Pittsburgh Pirates on June 22, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming MLB game featuring the Tampa Bay Rays against the Pittsburgh Pirates is set for June 22, 2024, at PNC Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:05 PM under a sky with few clouds.<\/p>\n<p>Zach Eflin will be starting on the mound for the Rays, entering the game with an ERA of 4.117. Facing him from the Pirates&#8217; side will be Jared Jones, who boasts an ERA of 3.759.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL East Division standings, the Rays are currently 10th with a 34-38 record, reflecting a 0.47 winning percentage. They are 5th in their division with a 10-17 divisional record. Recently, the Rays have shown a slight recovery, winning 3 of their last 10 games, along with holding a current win streak of one. Their record at home shows 19-23 and an even 15-15 on the road. They have won 13 day games compared to 21 at night, totaling 279 runs scored and 350 runs allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Concurrently, in the NL Central Division, the Pirates hold the 9th spot with a record of 35-37, which converts into a 0.49 winning percentage. Also ranking 3rd in their division with a 9-9 record, they have captured 6 wins in their recent 10 games and are presently on a two-win streak. At home, their record stands at 17-17 and 18-20 when playing away. The Pirates have a slightly better performance in day games with 19 victories versus 16 in night contests. They have scored 297 runs this season, while conceding 322.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming MLB game featuring the Tampa Bay Rays against the Pittsburgh Pirates is set for June 22, 2024, at PNC Park. The first pitch is scheduled <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":642,"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\/641"}],"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=641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}