{"id":595,"date":"2024-05-23T07:46:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:46:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-05-23T07:46:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:46:26","slug":"preview-kansas-city-royals-clashing-with-tampa-bay-rays-on-may-24-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/preview-kansas-city-royals-clashing-with-tampa-bay-rays-on-may-24-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Kansas City Royals Clashing with Tampa Bay Rays on May 24, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 24, 2024, the Kansas City Royals are set to battle the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:50 PM. The forecast predicts light cloud cover for the game.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge for the Royals will be Seth Lugo, who has maintained an impressive ERA of 1.791. The starting pitcher for the Rays has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL Central Division rankings, the Royals currently sit in third place with a record of 32-19, holding a .630 winning percentage. They have achieved a divisional record of 11-5, ranking second in their division. Their recent performance showcases 8 wins out of the last 10 games, accompanied by a six-game winning streak. While their home record shows 21-8, their away games are balanced at 11-11. The Royals have been more successful during nighttime with 19 wins, compared to 13 during daytime, with a total of 247 runs scored against 175 allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Rays are positioned 8th in the 2024 AL East Division, sporting a 25-26 win-loss record and a .490 winning percentage. Their divisional standing is 4th with a 9-11 record. Over their last 10 games, they&#8217;ve secured 5 wins, though they are currently facing a four-game losing streak. Home and away records are fairly similar, with a 14-15 performance at home and an 11-11 on the road. The Rays have won more games at night (16) as opposed to during the day (9) and have scored a total of 205 runs while conceding 245.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 24, 2024, the Kansas City Royals are set to battle the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:50 PM. The forec<\/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:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betkansassports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}