{"id":755,"date":"2024-09-23T09:38:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:38:39","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-23T09:38:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:38:39","slug":"matchup-preview-tampa-bay-rays-battle-detroit-tigers-on-september-24-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/matchup-preview-tampa-bay-rays-battle-detroit-tigers-on-september-24-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Battle Detroit Tigers on September 24, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of September 24, 2024, the Comerica Park will set the stage for a compelling match between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Detroit Tigers, starting at 6:40 PM under light rain conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Pepiot will lead the pitching for the Rays with his ERA of 3.645. Counterpart Tarik Skubal, who maintains a lower ERA of 2.481, will take the mound for the Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, in the 2024 AL East Division, the Rays hold the 9th spot with an even record of 78-78, reflecting a 0.50 win percentage. They&#8217;ve achieved 24 victories against 25 setbacks within the division, placing them 3rd. The Rays come into the game strong, riding a four-game winning streak, including seven wins out of their last ten games. They show a split in performance on the road (36-39) and at home (42-39) with a notable difference in day (31 wins) versus night games (47 wins). So far, they&#8217;ve scored 589 runs but have conceded 644.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Detroit Tigers stand 6th in the AL Central Division, holding an 82-74 record which translates to a 0.53 winning percentage. Positioned 3rd within their division, they&#8217;ve notched 27 wins compared to 22 losses. Like the Rays, the Tigers are also on a positive trajectory with seven wins in their last ten outings, including a current two-game win streak. Their home and away games reflect a fairly balanced record of 39-36 and 43-38, respectively. During day and night games, they&#8217;ve secured 37 and 45 wins accordingly. The Tigers have managed to score 660 runs while giving up 623 runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of September 24, 2024, the Comerica Park will set the stage for a compelling match between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Detroit Tigers, s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":756,"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\/755"}],"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=755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betarizonasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}