{"id":801,"date":"2024-08-21T21:10:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T01:10:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-21T21:10:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T01:10:17","slug":"matchup-preview-cincinnati-reds-take-on-pittsburgh-pirates-on-august-22-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/21\/matchup-preview-cincinnati-reds-take-on-pittsburgh-pirates-on-august-22-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Cincinnati Reds Take on Pittsburgh Pirates on August 22, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Scheduled for August 22, 2024, the Cincinnati Reds are set to clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, with the first pitch at 6:40 PM under clear skies.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Lodolo, with an ERA of 4.554, will start for the Reds, while Paul Skenes, who carries an ERA of 2.296, will handle pitching duties for the Pirates.<\/p>\n<p>As of the latest 2024 NL Central Division standings, the Reds sit in 11th place with a 61-65 record, achieving a .480 winning percentage. They hold a 4th place position in divisional games with an 18-17 record. Recently, the Reds have won 5 out of their last 10 matches and are trying to bounce back from a single-game losing streak. Their home record stands at 31-34, with road games slightly better at 30-31. The team shines in night games, with 40 wins against 21 during the day. They have scored 555 runs and allowed 529 runs overall.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, the Pirates are ranked 12th in the NL Central, with a record of 59-66, reflecting a .470 winning percentage. They are 5th in divisional play, with a 17-15 record. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games and are coming off a recent win. At home, they&#8217;ve posted a 29-32 record, and a slightly worse 30-34 on the road. They have a nearly equal performance in day (30 wins) and night games (29 wins), scoring a total of 518 runs while conceding 546.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scheduled for August 22, 2024, the Cincinnati Reds are set to clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, with the first pitch at 6:40 PM under cle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betohiosports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}