MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Pittsburgh Pirates VS Cleveland Indians

PITTSBURGHPIRATES (28-18)

CLEVELANDINDIANS (26-19)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
PIT	28-18	$1209	5-6	23-12	10-8	18-10	21-25
CLE	26-19	$1048	10-7	16-12	13-6	13-13	22-20-3

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PIT	TEAM	CLE
3.96	RUNS	5.02
3.50	RUNS AGAINST	4.38
0.46	DIFF	0.64
$1,209	MONEY	$1,048
3.29	TEAM ERA	4.10
8.00	OFF HITS	9.11
2.76	OFF WALKS	3.33
7.52	OFF Ks	8.31
7.30	DEF HIT	8.09
3.48	DEF WALKS	3.58
8.30	DEF Ks	8.56

INJURIES

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

CLEVELAND INDIANS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Frank Herrmann	P	60-Day Disabled List
Lou Marson	C	15-Day Disabled List
Brett Myers	P	15-Day Disabled List
Nick Swisher	1B	Paternity Leave List
Josh Tomlin	P	60-Day Disabled List
Blake Wood	P	60-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

PITTSBURGH	CLEVELAND
Pittsburgh Tribune	Cleveland Plain Dealer

BETTING TRENDS

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

No trends to report

CLEVELAND INDIANS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

BRAD LINCOLN (R) ERA: 0.00 W/L: 0-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
06/23/2012	DET	W	4-1	U	6	132
06/17/2012	CLE	W	9-5	O	3⅓	122
06/12/2012	BAL	L	6-8	O	4⅓	-100

JEANMAR GOMEZ (R) ERA: 2.89 W/L: 1-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/17/2013	HOU	W	5-4	O	4⅔	100
05/12/2013	NYM	W	3-2	U	5	185
05/07/2013	SEA	W	4-1	U	5	100

Pittsburgh Pirates's relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.
Cleveland Indians's relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
06/16/2012	Sat	PIT	9	CLE	2	PIT	-137	8	O	A Burnett	U Jimenez
06/15/2012	Fri	PIT	0	CLE	2	CLE	-145	7½	U	J McDonald	J Masterson
06/19/2011	Sun	PIT	2	CLE	5	CLE	-158	8	U	J Karstens	J Masterson
06/18/2011	Sat	PIT	1	CLE	5	CLE	-140	8	U	P Maholm	C Carrasco
06/17/2011	Fri	PIT	1	CLE	5	CLE	-148	8	U	K Correia	J Tomlin
06/20/2010	Sun	CLE	3	PIT	5	PIT	110	8½	U	J Masterson	B Lincoln
06/19/2010	Sat	CLE	4	PIT	6	PIT	-120	9	O	David Huff	J Karstens
06/18/2010	Fri	CLE	4	PIT	3	CLE	-120	8	U	F Carmona	P Maholm
06/25/2009	Thu	CLE	2	PIT	3	PIT	135	8½	U	C Lee	R Ohlendorf
06/24/2009	Wed	CLE	6	PIT	10	PIT	-120	8½	O	C Pavano	Z Duke

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

PIRATES

Pirates have allowed the third fewest runs in the league at 3.5 runs per game.

Pirates have the best hits allowed in the league, allowing 7.3 per game.

Pirates are second worst in walks allowed in the league at 3.5 per game.

Pirates lead the league in K's with 8.3 per game.

INDIANS

Indians are the second highest scoring team in the league at 5.0 runs per game.

Indians are second worst in K's per game with 8.3.

Indians are third in the league in striking out opponents with 8.6 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/16/2012	Sat	9	at CLE	2	W	-137	8	A Burnett	6⅔	U Jimenez
06/15/2012	Fri	0	at CLE	2	L	-145	7½	J McDonald	6	J Masterson
06/14/2012	Thu	6	at BAL	12	L	-111	8½	E Bedard	3⅓	T Hunter
06/13/2012	Wed	1	at BAL	7	L	-144	9	K Correia	6	J Arrieta
06/12/2012	Tue	6	at BAL	8	L	-139	8½	B Lincoln	4⅓	W Chen

CLEVELAND INDIANS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/16/2012	Sat	2	PIT	9	L	-137	8	U Jimenez	6	A Burnett
06/15/2012	Fri	2	PIT	0	W	-145	7½	J Masterson	7	J McDonald
06/14/2012	Thu	5	at CIN	12	L	-122	9	J Tomlin	4	M Leake
06/13/2012	Wed	3	at CIN	5	L	-135	9	D Lowe	6	M Latos
06/12/2012	Tue	1	at CIN	7	L	-151	9	J Gomez	5	J Cueto

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Pittsburgh's Overall Scoring vs Cleveland's Overall Defense	4.0	10	4.4	8
Pittsburgh's Away Scoring vs Cleveland's Home Defense	4.3	6	4.5	8
Pittsburgh's Road ERA vs Cleveland's Home ERA Allowed	4.4	12	4.7	4
Cleveland's Overall Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Overall Defense	5.0	2	3.5	3
Cleveland's Home Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Road Defense	4.8	5	4.3	7
Cleveland's Home ERA vs Pittsburgh's Road ERA Allowed	4.1	8	4.1	4

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	28-18	17-9	11-9	10-8	18-10	21-25	5-6	23-12
vs Div	13-7	10-4	3-3	6-3	7-4	10-10	0-1	13-6
Last 10	8-2	7-2	1-0	6-2	2-0	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	25-16	14-7	11-9	7-6	18-10	20-21	5-5	20-11

CLEVELAND INDIANS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	26-19	15-10	11-9	13-6	13-13	22-20-3	10-7	16-12
vs Div	9-8	4-4	5-4	4-1	5-7	8-8-1	4-1	5-7
Last 10	6-4	5-3	1-1	4-2	2-2	4-5-1	2-1	4-3
vs AL	23-18	13-10	10-8	12-5	11-13	20-18-3	8-7	15-11
vs NL	3-1	2-0	1-1	1-1	2-0	2-2	2-0	1-1

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

BRAD LINCOLN VS. CLEVELAND INDIANS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
06/17/2012	9-5	PIT	3⅓	8	4	4	1	2	ND
06/20/2010	5-3	PIT	6	8	3	3	1	2	ND

JEANMAR GOMEZ VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
06/17/2012	9-5	PIT	4⅓	7	8	4	2	1	L