MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Minnesota Twins VS Pittsburgh Pirates

MINNESOTATWINS (18-21)

PITTSBURGHPIRATES (25-18)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
MIN	18-21	$245	3-3	15-18	2-6	16-15	18-20-1
PIT	25-18	$909	5-6	20-12	7-8	18-10	20-23

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MIN	TEAM	PIT
4.59	RUNS	4.07
4.77	RUNS AGAINST	3.65
-0.18	DIFF	0.42
$245	MONEY	$909
4.46	TEAM ERA	3.43
8.54	OFF HITS	8.21
3.56	OFF WALKS	2.74
8.21	OFF Ks	7.63
10.28	DEF HIT	7.40
2.64	DEF WALKS	3.63
5.62	DEF Ks	8.28

INJURIES

MINNESOTA TWINS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Darin Mastroianni	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Tim Wood	P	15-Day Disabled List

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Jose Contreras	P	Bereavement List
Chase d'Arnaud	SS	60-Day Disabled List
Jeff Karstens	P	15-Day Disabled List
Andrew McCutchen	OF	Day-to-Day (knee)
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

MINNESOTA	PITTSBURGH
Minnesota Star Tribune	Pittsburgh Tribune

BETTING TRENDS

MINNESOTA TWINS

No trends to report

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L) ERA: 1.64 W/L: 2-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/16/2013	MIL	W	7-1	U	5⅔	100
05/11/2013	NYM	W	11-2	O	5⅓	105
09/25/2012	CLE	L	3-4	U	3⅔	-181

ERIK BEDARD (L) ERA: 7.18 W/L: 0-2

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/18/2013	PIT	W	4-2	U	6	240
05/11/2013	TEX	L	7-8	O	5	-100
05/01/2013	NYY	L	4-5	O	4	-100

Minnesota Twins's relievers have pitched 15⅔ innings in the last 3 games.
Pittsburgh Pirates's relievers have pitched 11⅔ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
06/19/2012	Tue	MIN	2	PIT	7	PIT	-105	8½	O	S Diamond	K Correia
06/18/2009	Thu	PIT	1	MIN	5	MIN	-160	8	U	Z Duke	N Blackburn
06/17/2009	Wed	PIT	8	MIN	2	PIT	-190	9	O	I Snell	F Liriano
06/16/2009	Tue	PIT	2	MIN	8	MIN	-130	9	O	P Maholm	G Perkins
06/18/2006	Sun	MIN	8	PIT	2	MIN	190	8	O	Jo Santana	Ol Perez
06/17/2006	Sat	MIN	5	PIT	3	MIN	-115	9	U	B Bonser	P Maholm
06/16/2006	Fri	MIN	4	PIT	2	MIN	130	8	U	F Liriano	I Snell
06/10/2001	Sun	PIT	11	MIN	8	PIT	-150	10	O	J Schmidt	Romero
06/09/2001	Sat	PIT	2	MIN	3	MIN	-180	9	U	J Anderson	J Mays
06/08/2001	Fri	PIT	6	MIN	8	MIN	-190	9	O	Olivares	E Milton

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

TWINS

Twins are third worst in the league in times striking out with 8.2 per game.

Twins are second worst in the league in giving up hits, allowing 10.3 per game.

Twins trail the league in K's with 5.6 per game.

PIRATES

Pirates have the best hits allowed in the league, allowing 7.4 per game.

Pirates are second worst in walks allowed in the league at 3.6 per game.

Pirates strike out the second most opponents in the league with 8.3 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

MINNESOTA TWINS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/19/2012	Tue	2	at PIT	7	L	-105	8½	S Diamond	5⅓	K Correia
06/17/2012	Sun	5	MIL	4	W	135	8½	N Blackburn	6	Z Greinke
06/16/2012	Sat	2	MIL	6	L	-115	9½	L Hendriks	5	M Fiers
06/15/2012	Fri	3	MIL	5	L	-109	8½	F Liriano	6	Y Gallardo
06/14/2012	Thu	1	PHI	6	L	-131	9½	S Diamond	6	J Blanton

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/19/2012	Tue	7	MIN	2	W	-105	8½	K Correia	5⅓	S Diamond
06/17/2012	Sun	9	at CLE	5	W	-132	9	B Lincoln	3⅓	J Gomez
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

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Minnesota's Overall Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Overall Defense	4.6	8	3.7	4
Minnesota's Away Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Home Defense	4.5	8	3.1	2
Minnesota's Road ERA vs Pittsburgh's Home ERA Allowed	4.4	10	3.8	9
Pittsburgh's Overall Scoring vs Minnesota's Overall Defense	4.1	9	4.8	12
Pittsburgh's Home Scoring vs Minnesota's Road Defense	3.9	9	4.4	11
Pittsburgh's Home ERA vs Minnesota's Road ERA Allowed	2.6	2	3.9	9

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

MINNESOTA TWINS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	18-21	9-12	9-9	2-6	16-15	18-20-1	3-3	15-18
vs Div	7-10	3-3	4-7	0-2	7-8	6-10-1	1-1	6-9
Last 10	4-6	2-6	2-0	1-3	3-3	6-4	1-1	3-5
vs AL	17-18	8-9	9-9	1-4	16-14	16-18-1	3-2	14-16
vs NL	1-3	1-3	0-0	1-2	0-1	2-2	0-1	1-2

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

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

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

FRANCISCO LIRIANO VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
06/20/2012	2-1	MIN	6⅔	4	1	1	2	6	ND
06/17/2009	8-2	PIT	7	8	4	4	1	6	L
06/16/2006	4-2	MIN	7	5	2	2	1	11	W

ERIK BEDARD VS. MINNESOTA TWINS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
06/20/2012	2-1	MIN	6	4	1	1	2	7	ND
08/09/2011	4-3	BOS	5	3	2	2	4	6	ND
05/25/2011	3-0	SEA	6	6	0	0	1	4	W
06/07/2009	4-2	SEA	5	4	2	2	4	4	W
05/10/2009	5-3	SEA	4⅔	5	2	2	5	4	ND