MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Houston Astros VS Pittsburgh Pirates

HOUSTONASTROS (14-34)

PITTSBURGHPIRATES (29-19)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
HOU	14-34	-$1038	4-9	10-25	1-1	13-33	30-16-2
PIT	29-19	$1203	5-6	24-13	11-8	18-11	21-27

Smart Chart

HOU	TEAM	PIT
3.96	RUNS	3.90
5.83	RUNS AGAINST	3.44
-1.88	DIFF	0.46
-$1,038	MONEY	$1,203
5.41	TEAM ERA	3.24
8.29	OFF HITS	7.96
2.75	OFF WALKS	2.73
9.63	OFF Ks	7.60
10.23	DEF HIT	7.23
3.88	DEF WALKS	3.40
6.38	DEF Ks	8.21

INJURIES

HOUSTON ASTROS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
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

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

HOUSTON	PITTSBURGH
Houston Chronicle	Pittsburgh Tribune

BETTING TRENDS

HOUSTON ASTROS

No trends to report

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

DALLAS KEUCHEL (L) ERA: 4.91 W/L: 1-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/20/2013	KC	W	6-5	O	6⅔	141
05/15/2013	DET	W	7-5	O	5⅔	325
05/10/2013	TEX	L	2-4	U	6	-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

Houston Astros's relievers have pitched 8⅓ innings in the last 3 games.
Pittsburgh Pirates's relievers have pitched 9⅓ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
07/03/2012	Tue	HOU	7	PIT	8	PIT	-177	7½	O	L Harrell	A Burnett
07/02/2012	Mon	HOU	2	PIT	11	PIT	-186	7½	O	J Lyles	J McDonald
05/13/2012	Sun	HOU	2	PIT	3	PIT	-142	7	U	Wandy Rodriguez	A Burnett
05/12/2012	Sat	HOU	2	PIT	5	PIT	-136	7½	U	J Happ	C Morton
05/11/2012	Fri	HOU	1	PIT	0	HOU	-146	7	U	B Norris	J McDonald
09/07/2011	Wed	HOU	4	PIT	5	PIT	-138	8½	O	J Happ	B Burres
09/06/2011	Tue	HOU	4	PIT	1	HOU	-147	8	U	B Myers	B Lincoln
09/05/2011	Mon	HOU	1	PIT	3	PIT	-160	7½	U	H Sosa	J McDonald
08/31/2011	Wed	PIT	0	HOU	2	HOU	113	8½	U	J McDonald	J Happ
08/30/2011	Tue	PIT	2	HOU	8	HOU	108	8½	O	C Morton	H Sosa

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

ASTROS

Astros are the third lowest scoring team in the league at 4.0 runs per game.

Astros have the third-lowest base on balls in the league at 2.8 per game.

Astros strike out more than any team in the league with 9.6 per game.

Astros are the easiest team to score on in the league, giving up 5.8 runs per game.

Astros are second worst in the league in giving up hits, allowing 10.2 per game.

Astros give up the most free passes in the league allowing 3.9 per game.

Astros strike out the second least opponents in the league with 6.4 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

HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/03/2012	Tue	7	at PIT	8	L	-177	7½	L Harrell	5	A Burnett
07/02/2012	Mon	2	at PIT	11	L	-186	7½	J Lyles	4	J McDonald
07/01/2012	Sun	0	at CHC	3	L	-114	8	Wandy Rodriguez	7	T Wood
06/30/2012	Sat	2	at CHC	3	L	-143	7½	J Happ	6	M Garza
06/29/2012	Fri	0	at CHC	4	L	-133	8	B Norris	6	P Maholm

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/03/2012	Tue	8	HOU	7	W	-177	7½	A Burnett	5	L Harrell
07/02/2012	Mon	11	HOU	2	W	-186	7½	J McDonald	7	J Lyles
07/01/2012	Sun	4	at STL	5	L	-161	9	E Bedard	4⅔	J Westbrook
06/30/2012	Sat	7	at STL	3	W	-183	9½	J Karstens	7	L Lynn
06/29/2012	Fri	14	at STL	5	W	-193	9	K Correia	5	A Wainwright

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Houston's Overall Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Overall Defense	4.0	13	3.4	2
Houston's Away Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Home Defense	4.1	11	2.9	2
Houston's Road ERA vs Pittsburgh's Home ERA Allowed	5.1	14	3.7	9
Pittsburgh's Overall Scoring vs Houston's Overall Defense	3.9	10	5.8	15
Pittsburgh's Home Scoring vs Houston's Road Defense	3.7	11	5.1	15
Pittsburgh's Home ERA vs Houston's Road ERA Allowed	2.5	1	4.0	10

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

HOUSTON ASTROS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	14-34	8-18	6-16	1-1	13-33	30-16-2	4-9	10-25
vs Div	8-17	5-11	3-6	1-0	7-17	16-9	3-6	5-11
Last 10	4-6	2-2	2-4	0-0	4-6	6-4	0-2	4-4
vs AL	13-32	8-18	5-14	1-1	12-31	29-14-2	4-8	9-24
vs NL	1-2	0-0	1-2	0-0	1-2	1-2	0-1	1-1

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

DALLAS KEUCHEL VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
09/22/2012	4-1	HOU	7	4	1	1	1	5	W
07/26/2012	5-3	PIT	6	5	5	5	2	2	L
07/04/2012	6-4	PIT	5⅔	7	4	4	4	2	L

KEVIN CORREIA VS. HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
09/22/2012	4-1	HOU	6	7	4	3	1	9	L
09/05/2012	6-3	PIT	6	4	1	1	1	1	W
07/04/2012	6-4	PIT	6	6	3	3	2	1	W
07/17/2011	7-5	PIT	6	5	3	3	1	4	ND
07/03/2010	1-0	SD	7	5	0	0	2	4	ND