{"id":743,"date":"2024-09-23T10:26:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:26:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-23T10:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:26:15","slug":"matchup-preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-washington-nationals-on-september-24-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/23\/matchup-preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-washington-nationals-on-september-24-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Kansas City Royals vs Washington Nationals on September 24, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are set to clash with the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 24, 2024, with the first pitch scheduled for 06:45 pm under expected light rain conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Ragans will lead the pitching effort for the Royals, entering the game with a 3.244 ERA. His counterpart from the Nationals, Mitchell Parker, will take the mound with a 4.438 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL Central Division, the Royals sit in 5th place with an 82-74 record, equating to a .530 winning percentage. They are 2nd in divisional contests with a 33-19 record. The Royals&#8217; recent performance includes 2 wins in their last 10 games and they are on a 7-game losing streak. Their home record stands at 45-36, while away they have a 37-38 record. They have won 30 day games versus 52 at night, scoring a total of 719 runs and conceding 633.<\/p>\n<p>Over in the NL East, the Nationals are positioned 13th with a 69-87 win-loss record, resulting in a .440 winning percentage. They are 4th in their division with a 23-26 record. The Nationals have 4 wins from their last 10 games and are coming off a loss. They hold a home record of 36-39 and an away tally of 33-48. They&#8217;ve secured 34 victories in day games against 35 in night outings, scoring 638 runs while allowing 743 in total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are set to clash with the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on September 24, 2024, with the first pitch scheduled for 06:4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betnebraskasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}