MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Oakland Athletics VS Minnesota Twins

OAKLANDATHLETICS (25-23)

MINNESOTATWINS (18-26)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
OAK	25-23	$207	6-7	19-16	16-10	9-13	30-18
MIN	18-26	-$255	3-4	15-22	2-6	16-20	21-22-1

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OAK	TEAM	MIN
4.54	RUNS	4.41
4.35	RUNS AGAINST	4.91
0.19	DIFF	-0.50
$207	MONEY	-$255
4.02	TEAM ERA	4.66
8.25	OFF HITS	8.52
4.02	OFF WALKS	3.32
7.92	OFF Ks	8.16
8.56	DEF HIT	10.36
2.71	DEF WALKS	2.70
7.35	DEF Ks	5.70

INJURIES

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Brett Anderson	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jed Lowrie	SS	Day-to-Day (foot)
Josh Reddick	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Fernando Rodriguez	P	60-Day Disabled List
Scott Sizemore	2B	60-Day Disabled List

MINNESOTA TWINS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Pedro Florimon Jr.	SS	Day-to-Day (hand)
Darin Mastroianni	OF	60-Day Disabled List
Trevor Plouffe	3B	7-Day Disabled List
Tim Wood	P	15-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

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BETTING TRENDS

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

No trends to report

MINNESOTA TWINS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

AJ GRIFFIN (R) ERA: 3.59 W/L: 4-3

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/19/2013	KC	W	4-3	U	6	100
05/13/2013	TEX	W	5-1	U	7	100
05/08/2013	CLE	L	3-4	U	6⅔	-100

FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L) ERA: 1.00 W/L: 3-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/22/2013	CHC	W	1-0	U	7	100
05/16/2013	MIL	W	7-1	U	5⅔	100
05/11/2013	NYM	W	11-2	O	5⅓	105

Oakland Athletics's relievers have pitched 12⅔ innings in the last 3 games.
Minnesota Twins's relievers have pitched 11⅓ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
05/30/2012	Wed	OAK	0	MIN	4	MIN	-115	8½	U	T Ross	F Liriano
05/29/2012	Tue	OAK	2	MIN	3	MIN	-102	8½	U	J Parker	C De Vries
05/28/2012	Mon	OAK	4	MIN	5	MIN	-131	9	P	T Blackley	S Diamond
07/31/2011	Sun	MIN	3	OAK	7	OAK	-145	8	O	C Pavano	B McCarthy
07/30/2011	Sat	MIN	3	OAK	8	OAK	-128	8½	O	N Blackburn	G Moscoso
07/29/2011	Fri	MIN	9	OAK	5	MIN	-146	7	O	F Liriano	G Gonzalez
05/19/2011	Thu	MIN	11	OAK	1	MIN	-158	7½	O	N Blackburn	T Ross
05/18/2011	Wed	MIN	4	OAK	3	MIN	-173	7	P	C Pavano	B McCarthy
04/10/2011	Sun	OAK	5	MIN	3	OAK	-137	8½	U	B McCarthy	S Baker
04/09/2011	Sat	OAK	1	MIN	0	OAK	-111	8	U	G Gonzalez	N Blackburn

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

ATHLETICS

Athletics lead the league in walks with 4.0 per game.

TWINS

Twins have the worst hits allowed in the league, allowing 10.4 per game.

Twins trail the league in K's with 5.7 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/08/2012	Sun	2	SEA	1	W	-101	6½	B Colon	8⅔	Felix Hernandez
07/07/2012	Sat	1	SEA	7	L	-142	6½	J Parker	4⅔	J Vargas
07/06/2012	Fri	4	SEA	1	W	-161	7	T Milone	7	K Millwood
07/04/2012	Wed	3	BOS	2	W	-123	8	A Griffin	6	A Cook
07/03/2012	Tue	3	BOS	2	W	144	7½	B Colon	6	J Lester

MINNESOTA TWINS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/08/2012	Sun	3	at TEX	4	L	-205	11	C De Vries	7	R Oswalt
07/07/2012	Sat	3	at TEX	4	L	-190	10½	S Deduno	5⅓	D Holland
07/06/2012	Fri	5	at TEX	1	W	-160	11	F Liriano	6⅔	M Perez
07/05/2012	Thu	3	at DET	7	L	-148	9½	S Diamond	7	R Porcello
07/04/2012	Wed	1	at DET	5	L	-265	8½	B Duensing	4⅓	J Verlander

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Oakland's Overall Scoring vs Minnesota's Overall Defense	4.5	7	4.9	12
Oakland's Away Scoring vs Minnesota's Home Defense	4.6	7	5.1	13
Oakland's Road ERA vs Minnesota's Home ERA Allowed	3.9	5	4.3	7
Minnesota's Overall Scoring vs Oakland's Overall Defense	4.4	9	4.4	8
Minnesota's Home Scoring vs Oakland's Road Defense	4.5	8	4.0	4
Minnesota's Home ERA vs Oakland's Road ERA Allowed	4.5	11	4.2	6

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	25-23	13-10	12-13	16-10	9-13	30-18	6-7	19-16
vs Div	17-8	8-5	9-3	12-5	5-3	17-8	4-3	13-5
Last 10	6-4	4-2	2-2	4-2	2-2	2-8	0-2	6-2
vs AL	25-23	13-10	12-13	16-10	9-13	30-18	6-7	19-16

MINNESOTA TWINS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	18-26	9-13	9-13	2-6	16-20	21-22-1	3-4	15-22
vs Div	7-11	3-3	4-8	0-2	7-9	7-10-1	1-1	6-10
Last 10	1-9	1-5	0-4	0-2	1-7	6-4	1-1	0-8
vs AL	17-20	8-10	9-10	1-4	16-16	17-19-1	3-2	14-18
vs NL	1-6	1-3	0-3	1-2	0-4	4-3	0-2	1-4

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

AJ GRIFFIN VS. MINNESOTA TWINS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
07/13/2012	6-3	OAK	6	8	3	3	1	5	W

FRANCISCO LIRIANO VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/11/2012	9-7	OAK	3⅓	7	6	6	3	5	ND
07/13/2012	6-3	OAK	8	4	4	3	1	15	L
05/30/2012	4-0	MIN	6	3	0	0	2	9	W
07/29/2011	9-5	MIN	7	6	2	2	2	4	W
09/19/2010	6-2	OAK	5	7	5	5	1	2	L