{"id":656,"date":"2024-07-14T06:42:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T10:42:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-07-14T06:42:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T10:42:12","slug":"matchup-preview-cleveland-guardians-vs-tampa-bay-rays-on-july-14-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/14\/matchup-preview-cleveland-guardians-vs-tampa-bay-rays-on-july-14-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays on July 14, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On July 14, 2024, the Cleveland Guardians are set to compete against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:40 PM under a forecast of light rain.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Lively will take the mound for the Cleveland Guardians, entering the game with a 3.593 ERA. Opposing him from the Tampa Bay Rays is Ryan Pepiot, who holds a 4.205 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>As of now in the 2024 AL Central Division, the Guardians claim the top spot with a record of 58-36, reflecting a .617 winning percentage. They&#8217;ve maintained a solid divisional stance with 15 wins and 13 losses. Recently, they\u2019ve clinched 5 of their last 10 matches and are currently enjoying a one-game winning streak. At home, the Guardians have achieved 30 victories versus 11 losses, while their road record stands at 28-25. They\u2019ve won 25 games during the day and 33 during nighttime matches, with a total run score of 454 while conceding 367.<\/p>\n<p>In the AL East Division, the Tampa Bay Rays rank 9th with a nearly even record of 47-48, equating to a .495 winning percentage. They&#8217;ve secured 4th place in their division with a 12-18 record. Over their last 10 games, the Rays have amassed 4 wins but are currently on a single-game losing streak. They hold a home record of 26-27 and are equally poised on the road with 21 wins and 21 losses. The Rays boast 17 day-time game wins versus 30 during the night, having scored 374 runs and conceded 439 overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 14, 2024, the Cleveland Guardians are set to compete against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:40 PM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":657,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}