{"id":772,"date":"2024-08-17T20:28:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T00:28:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-17T20:28:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T00:28:17","slug":"preview-seattle-mariners-tackle-pittsburgh-pirates-on-august-18-2024-at-pnc-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/17\/preview-seattle-mariners-tackle-pittsburgh-pirates-on-august-18-2024-at-pnc-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Seattle Mariners Tackle Pittsburgh Pirates on August 18, 2024 at PNC Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 18, 2024, the Seattle Mariners are set to clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, starting at 1:35 PM. The forecast indicates light rain could influence gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>George Kirby, with a commendable ERA of 3.422, will lead the pitching duties for the Mariners. The Pirates, however, have yet to announce their starting pitcher.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL West Division, the Mariners are currently 8th with 63 victories and 59 defeats, giving them a winning percentage of 0.52. They are ranked 2nd in the division with a record of 19-13. Lately, their performance has included 4 wins in the last 10 contests, although they are struggling with a 3-game losing streak. They demonstrate a stronger performance on home turf with 37 wins, compared to 26 on the road, and show a preference for night games with 42 wins versus 21 during the day. The team has scored 481 runs and conceded 457.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Pirates are positioned 12th in the NL Central Division, with a record of 56 wins and 64 losses, translating to a 0.47 winning percentage. They rank 5th in their division with a 17-15 record in divisional games. Their recent form is concerning with 0 wins in their last 10 games and a current 10-game losing streak. Home and away records are nearly balanced, with 27-31 at home and 29-33 away. Similar balances persist between day and night games, each with 28 wins. The Pirates have scored 496 runs while allowing 527.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 18, 2024, the Seattle Mariners are set to clash with the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, starting at 1:35 PM. The forecast indicates light r<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betindianasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}