{"id":681,"date":"2024-08-01T08:04:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T12:04:15","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-01T08:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T12:04:15","slug":"matchup-preview-arizona-diamondbacks-vs-pittsburgh-pirates-08-02-2024-18-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/matchup-preview-arizona-diamondbacks-vs-pittsburgh-pirates-08-02-2024-18-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates &#8211; 08\/02\/2024 18:40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 2, 2024, the Arizona Diamondbacks will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, starting at 6:40 PM, under overcast conditions. <\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks will have Brandon Pfaadt as their starting pitcher, who enters the game with a 3.918 ERA. Facing him from the mound for the Pirates will be Luis L. Ortiz, who boasts a 2.746 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 NL West Division, Arizona is currently sixth, with a record of 58-51, translating to a 0.53 winning percentage. They have a 19-14 record in divisional play, ranking third. Recently, the Diamondbacks have been strong, winning seven of their last 10 games and currently enjoying a three-game winning streak. They have a 31-25 record at home and 27-26 on the road, with day and night game records of 22 and 36 wins, respectively. The team has scored a total of 558 runs while giving up 513.<\/p>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates sit ninth in the 2024 NL Central Division with a record of 55-53, equating to a 0.51 winning percentage. They are third in the division with a 17-15 record. The Pirates have won five of their last 10 games and are coming off a loss. Their home and road splits are balanced at 26-26 and 29-27, respectively. Pittsburgh has won 29 games during the day and 26 at night, scoring 451 runs and conceding 456.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 2, 2024, the Arizona Diamondbacks will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, starting at 6:40 PM, under overcast conditions. <\/p>\n<p>The Dia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betmichigansports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}