{"id":733,"date":"2024-07-30T06:02:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:02:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-07-30T06:02:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T10:02:40","slug":"preview-houston-astros-host-pittsburgh-pirates-on-july-30-2024-at-8-10-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/30\/preview-houston-astros-host-pittsburgh-pirates-on-july-30-2024-at-8-10-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Houston Astros Host Pittsburgh Pirates on July 30, 2024 at 8:10 PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of July 30, 2024, the Pittsburgh Pirates are set to clash with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, starting at 8:10 PM. The expected weather condition is broken clouds.<\/p>\n<p>The Pirates have yet to announce their starting pitcher for the game. Conversely, the Astros will be sending Hunter Brown to the mound, who sports a 3.997 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the 2024 NL Central Division, the Pirates are currently 9th with a record of 54-52, translating to a win percentage of .510. They are 3rd in the division with a record of 17-15. Having won 6 of their last 10 games, they are on a two-game winning streak. The Pirates hold an even 26-26 record at home and a slightly better 28-26 on the road. Their performance during day games stands at 29 wins, versus 25 at night. They have scored 441 runs and conceded 449 in total.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the Houston Astros rank 7th in the AL West Division with a 55-51 record and a .520 winning percentage. They lead their division with a 19-17 record. The Astros have won 5 of their recent 10 matches but are currently experiencing a two-game losing streak. Their home record is 30-23, compared to 25-28 on the road. The team excels in night games, having secured 37 victories, in contrast to 18 wins in daytime games. The Astros have notched up 495 runs while allowing 446.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of July 30, 2024, the Pittsburgh Pirates are set to clash with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, starting at 8:10 PM. The expecte<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":734,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}