MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Chicago Cubs VS Pittsburgh Pirates

CHICAGOCUBS (18-29)

PITTSBURGHPIRATES (29-19)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
CHC	18-29	-$901	4-10	14-19	6-8	12-21	22-25
PIT	29-19	$1203	5-6	24-13	11-8	18-11	21-27

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CHC	TEAM	PIT
3.89	RUNS	3.90
4.11	RUNS AGAINST	3.44
-0.21	DIFF	0.46
-$901	MONEY	$1,203
3.75	TEAM ERA	3.24
8.40	OFF HITS	7.96
2.21	OFF WALKS	2.73
7.32	OFF Ks	7.60
7.68	DEF HIT	7.23
3.19	DEF WALKS	3.40
7.51	DEF Ks	8.21

INJURIES

CHICAGO CUBS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Scott Baker	P	60-Day Disabled List
Shawn Camp	P	15-Day Disabled List
Steve Clevenger	3B	60-Day Disabled List
Arodys Vizcaino	P	60-Day Disabled List

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Chase d'Arnaud	SS	60-Day Disabled List
Jeff Karstens	P	15-Day Disabled List
James McDonald	P	15-Day Disabled List
John McDonald	SS	15-Day Disabled List
Charlie Morton	P	15-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

CHICAGO	PITTSBURGH
Chicago Tribune	Pittsburgh Tribune

BETTING TRENDS

CHICAGO CUBS

No trends to report

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

PAUL MAHOLM (L) ERA: 3.38 W/L: 6-4

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/22/2013	MIN	W	8-3	O	7⅓	100
05/17/2013	LA	W	8-5	O	6	100
05/11/2013	SF	L	1-10	O	4⅓	-100

KEVIN CORREIA (R) ERA: 3.90 W/L: 4-4

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/20/2013	ATL	L	1-5	U	4	-100
05/14/2013	CHW	L	2-4	U	7	-101
05/09/2013	BOS	W	5-3	U	5⅓	150

Chicago Cubs's relievers have pitched 5 innings in the last 3 games.
Pittsburgh Pirates's relievers have pitched 7⅔ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
05/25/2012	Fri	CHC	0	PIT	1	PIT	-128	7	U	R Dempster	A Burnett
09/04/2011	Sun	PIT	3	CHC	6	CHC	-133	8½	O	C Morton	R Wells
09/03/2011	Sat	PIT	7	CHC	5	PIT	-120	9½	O	R Ohlendorf	C Coleman
09/02/2011	Fri	PIT	3	CHC	1	PIT	-175	12½	U	B Burres	R Dempster
08/04/2011	Thu	CHC	7	PIT	6	CHC	-154	8	O	R Lopez	J McDonald
08/03/2011	Wed	CHC	1	PIT	0	CHC	101	7½	U	M Garza	C Morton
08/02/2011	Tue	CHC	11	PIT	6	CHC	-135	8½	O	R Wells	K Correia
08/01/2011	Mon	CHC	5	PIT	3	CHC	-134	7½	O	C Zambrano	P Maholm
07/10/2011	Sun	CHC	1	PIT	9	PIT	-122	8	O	Ra Ortiz	P Maholm
07/09/2011	Sat	CHC	6	PIT	3	CHC	-114	7½	O	R Dempster	K Correia

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

CUBS

Cubs trail the league in walks with 2.2 per game.

Cubs are second best in the league in giving up hits, allowing 7.7 per game.

PIRATES

Pirates have the second stingiest defence in the league at 3.4 runs per game.

Pirates have the best hits allowed in the league, allowing 7.2 per game.

Pirates are second worst in walks allowed in the league at 3.4 per game.

Pirates lead the league in K's with 8.2 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

CHICAGO CUBS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
05/25/2012	Fri	0	at PIT	1	L	-128	7	R Dempster	7⅓	A Burnett
05/23/2012	Wed	1	at HOU	5	L	-130	7	J Samardzija	6	Wandy Rodriguez
05/22/2012	Tue	1	at HOU	2	L	-120	8	T Wood	5⅔	J Happ
05/21/2012	Mon	4	at HOU	8	L	-105	7	M Garza	3	B Norris
05/20/2012	Sun	0	CHW	6	L	-102	11½	P Maholm	6⅓	J Peavy

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
05/25/2012	Fri	1	CHC	0	W	-128	7	A Burnett	5⅓	R Dempster
05/23/2012	Wed	1	NYM	3	L	-106	7½	C Morton	7	J Niese
05/22/2012	Tue	2	NYM	3	L	-127	7	J McDonald	7	R Dickey
05/21/2012	Mon	5	NYM	4	W	-114	7	E Bedard	5	Jo Santana
05/20/2012	Sun	3	at DET	4	L	-172	9	K Correia	6	M Scherzer

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Chi Cubs's Overall Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Overall Defense	3.9	11	3.4	2
Chi Cubs's Away Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Home Defense	2.9	15	2.9	2
Chi Cubs's Road ERA vs Pittsburgh's Home ERA Allowed	3.3	3	3.7	9
Pittsburgh's Overall Scoring vs Chi Cubs's Overall Defense	3.9	10	4.1	7
Pittsburgh's Home Scoring vs Chi Cubs's Road Defense	3.7	11	3.6	4
Pittsburgh's Home ERA vs Chi Cubs's Road ERA Allowed	2.5	1	2.5	15

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

CHICAGO CUBS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	18-29	10-14	8-15	6-8	12-21	22-25	4-10	14-19
vs Div	5-15	2-5	3-10	1-2	4-13	10-10	1-4	4-11
Last 10	3-7	3-3	0-4	3-2	0-5	6-4	0-3	3-4
vs AL	2-1	2-1	0-0	0-0	2-1	1-2	0-1	2-0
vs NL	16-28	8-13	8-15	6-8	10-20	21-23	4-9	12-19

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	29-19	18-9	11-10	11-8	18-11	21-27	5-6	24-13
vs Div	14-8	11-4	3-4	7-3	7-5	10-12	0-1	14-7
Last 10	8-2	8-1	0-1	7-1	1-1	2-8	0-1	8-1
vs AL	3-2	3-2	0-0	3-2	0-0	1-4	0-1	3-1
vs NL	26-17	15-7	11-10	8-6	18-11	20-23	5-5	21-12

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

PAUL MAHOLM VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
04/20/2013	3-1	PIT	6	4	3	3	3	5	L
10/01/2012	2-1	PIT	7	5	2	2	3	8	L
07/24/2012	5-1	CHC	8	4	1	1	1	7	W
05/26/2012	3-2	PIT	5	4	2	2	5	2	ND

KEVIN CORREIA VS. CHICAGO CUBS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
09/17/2012	3-0	PIT	7	2	0	0	1	6	W
07/25/2012	3-2	PIT	6	4	2	2	2	4	W
05/26/2012	3-2	PIT	6⅓	5	2	2	2	2	ND
08/02/2011	11-6	CHC	2	10	8	8	0	2	L
07/09/2011	6-3	CHC	3⅔	9	5	5	1	2	L