MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Houston Astros VS Texas Rangers

HOUSTONASTROS (12-32)

TEXASRANGERS (29-15)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
HOU	12-32	-$1169	4-8	8-24	1-1	11-31	27-15-2
TEX	29-15	$1072	11-5	18-10	23-13	6-2	16-26-2

Smart Chart

HOU	TEAM	TEX
3.93	RUNS	4.82
5.93	RUNS AGAINST	3.59
-2.00	DIFF	1.23
-$1,169	MONEY	$1,072
5.52	TEAM ERA	3.49
8.23	OFF HITS	9.39
2.68	OFF WALKS	3.05
9.82	OFF Ks	6.20
10.32	DEF HIT	7.86
3.84	DEF WALKS	2.84
6.27	DEF Ks	8.16

INJURIES

HOUSTON ASTROS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Ronny Cedeno	SS	Day-to-Day (illness)
Josh Fields	P	15-Day Disabled List
Justin Maxwell	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Bud Norris	P	Day-to-Day (back)
Alex White	P	60-Day Disabled List

TEXAS RANGERS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Neftali Feliz	P	60-Day Disabled List
Matt Harrison	P	15-Day Disabled List
Ian Kinsler	2B	15-Day Disabled List
Colby Lewis	P	15-Day Disabled List
Justin Miller	P	60-Day Disabled List
Alexi Ogando	P	15-Day Disabled List
A.J. Pierzynski	C	15-Day Disabled List
Joakim Soria	P	15-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

HOUSTON	TEXAS
Houston Chronicle	Dallas FW Star Telegram

BETTING TRENDS

HOUSTON ASTROS

No trends to report

TEXAS RANGERS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

LUCAS HARRELL (R) ERA: 4.63 W/L: 3-5

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/19/2013	PIT	L	0-1	U	7	-100
05/14/2013	DET	L	2-6	U	5	-100
05/09/2013	LAA	L	5-6	O	5	-100

JUSTIN GRIMM (R) ERA: 4.02 W/L: 3-3

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/18/2013	DET	W	7-2	U	6⅔	118
05/13/2013	OAK	L	1-5	U	5	-100
05/07/2013	MIL	L	3-6	O	5	-112

Houston Astros's relievers have pitched 11⅓ innings in the last 3 games.
Texas Rangers's relievers have pitched 6⅔ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
06/15/2012	Fri	HOU	2	TEX	6	TEX	-240	10	U	J Lyles	Y Darvish
05/20/2012	Sun	TEX	6	HOU	1	TEX	152	8½	U	C Lewis	J Lyles
05/19/2012	Sat	TEX	5	HOU	6	HOU	158	9	O	D Holland	L Harrell
05/18/2012	Fri	TEX	4	HOU	1	TEX	130	8½	U	N Feliz	Wandy Rodriguez
06/30/2011	Thu	TEX	0	HOU	7	HOU	-103	7½	U	M Harrison	Wandy Rodriguez
06/29/2011	Wed	TEX	3	HOU	2	TEX	120	8½	U	C Lewis	B Myers
06/28/2011	Tue	TEX	7	HOU	3	TEX	152	8	O	C.J. Wilson	J Lyles
06/22/2011	Wed	HOU	5	TEX	3	HOU	-185	9	U	B Myers	C Lewis
06/21/2011	Tue	HOU	4	TEX	5	TEX	-215	9	P	J Lyles	C.J. Wilson
06/20/2011	Mon	HOU	3	TEX	8	TEX	-185	10	O	J Happ	D Holland

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

ASTROS

Astros are the third lowest scoring team in the league at 3.9 runs per game.

Astros have the third-lowest base on balls in the league at 2.7 per game.

Astros strike out more than any team in the league with 9.8 per game.

Astros are the easiest team to score on in the league, giving up 5.9 runs per game.

Astros have the worst hits allowed in the league, allowing 10.3 per game.

Astros give up the most free passes in the league allowing 3.8 per game.

Astros strike out the second least opponents in the league with 6.3 per game.

RANGERS

Rangers have the second best hits stat in the league at 9.4 per game.

Rangers strike out less than any team in the league with 6.2 per game.

Rangers are the toughest team to score on in the league, allowing just 3.6 runs per game.

Rangers are second best in the league in giving up hits, allowing 7.9 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/15/2012	Fri	2	at TEX	6	L	-240	10	J Lyles	4⅓	Y Darvish
06/14/2012	Thu	6	at SF	3	W	-120	7	Wandy Rodriguez	6	B Zito
06/13/2012	Wed	0	at SF	10	L	-200	6	J Happ	3⅓	M Cain
06/12/2012	Tue	3	at SF	6	L	-171	6½	B Norris	3⅓	M Bumgarner
06/10/2012	Sun	11	at CHW	9	W	-167	10	L Harrell	7⅓	P Humber

TEXAS RANGERS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/15/2012	Fri	6	HOU	2	W	-240	10	Y Darvish	8	J Lyles
06/14/2012	Thu	3	ARI	11	L	-147	10½	S Feldman	5	D Hudson
06/13/2012	Wed	1	ARI	0	W	-160	9½	M Harrison	7⅓	W Miley
06/12/2012	Tue	9	ARI	1	W	-150	9½	C Lewis	9	I Kennedy
06/10/2012	Sun	5	at SF	0	W	118	7½	A Ogando	3	T Lincecum

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Houston's Overall Scoring vs Texas's Overall Defense	3.9	13	3.6	1
Houston's Away Scoring vs Texas's Home Defense	4.1	11	3.0	1
Houston's Road ERA vs Texas's Home ERA Allowed	5.1	15	5.9	2
Texas's Overall Scoring vs Houston's Overall Defense	4.8	6	5.9	15
Texas's Home Scoring vs Houston's Road Defense	5.6	2	5.1	15
Texas's Home ERA vs Houston's Road ERA Allowed	2.9	1	4.0	8

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

HOUSTON ASTROS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	12-32	6-16	6-16	1-1	11-31	27-15-2	4-8	8-24
vs Div	8-16	5-10	3-6	1-0	7-16	15-9	3-5	5-11
Last 10	2-8	0-4	2-4	0-0	2-8	6-4	0-2	2-6
vs AL	11-30	6-16	5-14	1-1	10-29	26-13-2	4-7	7-23
vs NL	1-2	0-0	1-2	0-0	1-2	1-2	0-1	1-1

TEXAS RANGERS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	29-15	14-5	15-10	23-13	6-2	16-26-2	11-5	18-10
vs Div	16-6	5-1	11-5	13-4	3-2	10-11-1	6-1	10-5
Last 10	8-2	3-1	5-1	6-1	2-1	5-5	2-0	6-2
vs AL	27-12	14-5	13-7	22-10	5-2	14-23-2	10-5	17-7
vs NL	2-3	0-0	2-3	1-3	1-0	2-3	1-0	1-3

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

LUCAS HARRELL VS. TEXAS RANGERS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
04/02/2013	7-0	TEX	6	6	1	1	2	4	L
06/16/2012	8-3	TEX	5⅓	7	5	5	0	2	L
05/19/2012	6-5	HOU	5⅔	5	4	1	3	6	W

JUSTIN GRIMM VS. HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
06/16/2012	8-3	TEX	6	6	3	3	0	7	W