MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Houston Astros VS Pittsburgh Pirates

HOUSTONASTROS (13-32)

PITTSBURGHPIRATES (26-18)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
HOU	13-32	-$1028	4-8	9-24	1-1	12-31	28-15-2
PIT	26-18	$1009	5-6	21-12	8-8	18-10	20-24

Smart Chart

HOU	TEAM	PIT
3.98	RUNS	4.00
5.91	RUNS AGAINST	3.57
-1.93	DIFF	0.43
-$1,028	MONEY	$1,009
5.50	TEAM ERA	3.35
8.24	OFF HITS	8.11
2.73	OFF WALKS	2.70
9.67	OFF Ks	7.57
10.33	DEF HIT	7.30
3.84	DEF WALKS	3.59
6.31	DEF Ks	8.23

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

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

HOUSTON	PITTSBURGH
Houston Chronicle	Pittsburgh Tribune

BETTING TRENDS

HOUSTON ASTROS

No trends to report

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

BUD NORRIS (R) ERA: 4.32 W/L: 4-4

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/13/2013	DET	L	2-7	O	5	-100
05/08/2013	LAA	W	3-1	U	8	130
05/03/2013	DET	L	3-4	U	7	-100

JEFF KARSTENS (R) ERA: 0.00 W/L: 0-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
08/31/2012	MIL	L	3-9	O	⅓	-100
08/25/2012	MIL	W	4-0	U	7	100
08/19/2012	STL	W	6-3	O	7	139

Houston Astros's relievers have pitched 9⅔ innings in the last 3 games.
Pittsburgh Pirates'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
07/04/2012	Wed	HOU	4	PIT	6	PIT	-139	8½	O	D Keuchel	K Correia
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

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 2.7 per game.

Astros strike out more than any team in the league with 9.7 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.

PIRATES

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 3.6 per game.

Pirates strike out the second most opponents in the league with 8.2 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/04/2012	Wed	4	at PIT	6	L	-139	8½	D Keuchel	5⅔	K Correia
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

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/04/2012	Wed	6	HOU	4	W	-139	8½	K Correia	6	D Keuchel
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

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Houston's Overall Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Overall Defense	4.0	13	3.6	4
Houston's Away Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Home Defense	4.1	11	3.0	2
Houston's Road ERA vs Pittsburgh's Home ERA Allowed	5.1	15	3.7	9
Pittsburgh's Overall Scoring vs Houston's Overall Defense	4.0	11	5.9	15
Pittsburgh's Home Scoring vs Houston's Road Defense	3.8	11	5.1	15
Pittsburgh's Home ERA vs Houston's Road ERA Allowed	2.5	2	4.0	8

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

HOUSTON ASTROS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	13-32	7-16	6-16	1-1	12-31	28-15-2	4-8	9-24
vs Div	8-16	5-10	3-6	1-0	7-16	15-9	3-5	5-11
Last 10	3-7	1-3	2-4	0-0	3-7	6-4	0-1	3-6
vs AL	12-30	7-16	5-14	1-1	11-29	27-13-2	4-7	8-23
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	26-18	15-9	11-9	8-8	18-10	20-24	5-6	21-12
vs Div	11-7	8-4	3-3	4-3	7-4	9-9	0-1	11-6
Last 10	8-2	5-2	3-0	4-2	4-0	3-7	1-1	7-1
vs AL	3-2	3-2	0-0	3-2	0-0	1-4	0-1	3-1
vs NL	23-16	12-7	11-9	5-6	18-10	19-20	5-5	18-11

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

BUD NORRIS VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
07/05/2012	2-0	PIT	7	5	2	2	3	6	L
05/11/2012	1-0	HOU	6	3	0	0	0	8	W
07/16/2011	6-4	HOU	5⅔	9	4	4	2	5	ND
07/06/2011	8-2	HOU	7	7	2	2	2	3	W
06/14/2011	1-0	PIT	7	6	1	1	2	9	L

JEFF KARSTENS VS. HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
07/27/2012	6-5	PIT	5	6	4	4	3	7	ND
07/05/2012	2-0	PIT	8	4	0	0	1	8	W
07/15/2011	4-0	PIT	9	5	0	0	0	2	W
07/05/2011	5-1	PIT	7	7	1	1	0	3	W
06/14/2011	1-0	PIT	6⅔	3	0	0	0	3	W