{"id":843,"date":"2024-09-26T21:32:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T01:32:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-09-26T21:32:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T01:32:44","slug":"matchup-preview-houston-astros-vs-cleveland-guardians-on-september-27-2024-at-progressive-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/26\/matchup-preview-houston-astros-vs-cleveland-guardians-on-september-27-2024-at-progressive-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchup Preview: Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Guardians on September 27, 2024, at Progressive Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 27, 2024, the stage is set for a compelling encounter as the Houston Astros visit the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 PM under expected overcast skies.<\/p>\n<p>Ronel Blanco will take the hill for the Astros, entering the game with a strong ERA of 2.878. His counterpart from the Guardians, Joey Cantillo, will start with an ERA of 4.989.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 AL West standings, the Astros are currently fourth with an 86-73 record, reflecting a .540 winning percentage. They have secured a divisional record of 29-23, ranking first within the division. Recently, Houston has won 5 of their last 10 games, though they&#8217;re trying to shake off a current one-game losing streak. They have a balanced home and away record, 46-35 at home and 40-38 on the road, finding more success under the night lights with 59 night game wins to 27 day game victories. Overall, they&#8217;ve scored 731 runs and allowed 644 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians rank second in the AL Central Division with a 92-67 record, yielding a .580 winning percentage. They also top their division with a 30-22 record against division opponents. The Guardians come into this game with momentum, winning 7 of their last 10 games and currently enjoying a two-game winning streak. They show strength at Progressive Field with a 50-28 home record and are 42-39 in away games. With more wins during night games (56) compared to day games (36), they&#8217;ve scored 703 runs while conceding 612 runs throughout the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 27, 2024, the stage is set for a compelling encounter as the Houston Astros visit the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field, with the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":844,"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\/843"}],"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=843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betvirginiasports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}