{"id":714,"date":"2024-09-01T20:22:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:22:12","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-01T20:22:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:22:12","slug":"matchup-preview-cleveland-guardians-vs-kansas-city-royals-on-september-2-2024-at-4-10-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/01\/matchup-preview-cleveland-guardians-vs-kansas-city-royals-on-september-2-2024-at-4-10-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals on September 2, 2024 at 4:10 PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 2, 2024, a pivotal matchup is set between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, starting at 4:10 PM under expected clear skies.<\/p>\n<p>Gavin Williams will take the mound for the Guardians, entering the game with a 4.987 ERA, while Michael Wacha will pitch for the Royals, boasting a 3.496 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL Central Division standings, the Guardians hold third place with a record of 77-59, reflecting a .570 winning percentage. They top the divisional games with a 22-20 record, have won four out of their last ten games, and are trying to bounce back from a recent loss. The Guardians show strength at home with a 42-25 record, while their road games stand at 35-34. Their day game wins amount to 31 compared to 46 in night games, scoring 618 runs and conceding 551.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the Royals are positioned fourth in the AL Central with a 75-62 record, showcasing a .550 winning percentage. They are second in divisional play with a 29-14 record, matching the Guardians with four wins in their last ten games but currently facing a four-game losing streak. The Royals have been more effective at home, posting a 41-28 record, and evenly split on the road at 34-34. Their performance is better in night games with 47 wins to 28 day game wins, accumulating 661 runs while allowing 563.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 2, 2024, a pivotal matchup is set between the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, starting at 4:10 PM und<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":715,"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\/714"}],"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=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}