MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Cincinnati Reds VS Houston Astros

CINCINNATIREDS (29-18)

HOUSTONASTROS (14-33)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
CIN	29-18	$630	8-7	21-11	22-10	7-8	27-19-1
HOU	14-33	-$938	4-8	10-25	1-1	13-32	29-16-2

Smart Chart

CIN	TEAM	HOU
4.79	RUNS	3.94
3.57	RUNS AGAINST	5.83
1.21	DIFF	-1.89
$630	MONEY	-$938
3.31	TEAM ERA	5.40
8.72	OFF HITS	8.28
4.02	OFF WALKS	2.77
7.81	OFF Ks	9.64
8.02	DEF HIT	10.30
2.62	DEF WALKS	3.81
8.23	DEF Ks	6.34

INJURIES

CINCINNATI REDS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Chris Heisey	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Ryan Ludwick	OF	60-Day Disabled List
Nick Masset	P	60-Day Disabled List
Manny Parra	P	15-Day Disabled List

HOUSTON ASTROS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Ronny Cedeno	SS	Day-to-Day (illness)
Matt Dominguez	3B	Day-to-Day (quad)
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

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

CINCINNATI	HOUSTON
Cincinnati Enquirer	Houston Chronicle

BETTING TRENDS

CINCINNATI REDS

No trends to report

HOUSTON ASTROS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

HOMER BAILEY (R) ERA: 3.09 W/L: 2-3

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/19/2013	PHI	L	2-3	U	7	-157
05/14/2013	MIA	W	6-2	O	9	100
05/07/2013	ATL	W	5-4	O	5	100

BUD NORRIS (R) ERA: 3.86 W/L: 4-4

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/21/2013	KC	L	3-7	O	6	-100
05/13/2013	DET	L	2-7	O	5	-100
05/08/2013	LAA	W	3-1	U	8	130

Cincinnati Reds's relievers have pitched 7 innings in the last 3 games.
Houston Astros's relievers have pitched 7⅓ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
07/24/2012	Tue	CIN	4	HOU	2	CIN	123	7½	U	M Leake	L Harrell
07/23/2012	Mon	CIN	8	HOU	3	CIN	140	7½	O	M Latos	Wandy Rodriguez
06/03/2012	Sun	CIN	3	HOU	5	HOU	130	8½	U	B Arroyo	J Lyles
06/02/2012	Sat	CIN	12	HOU	9	CIN	121	7½	O	M Latos	Wandy Rodriguez
06/01/2012	Fri	CIN	4	HOU	1	CIN	116	8½	U	M Leake	J Happ
04/29/2012	Sun	HOU	5	CIN	6	CIN	-200	8	O	J Lyles	M Latos
04/28/2012	Sat	HOU	0	CIN	6	CIN	-192	7½	U	L Harrell	J Cueto
04/27/2012	Fri	HOU	6	CIN	4	HOU	-131	8	O	Wandy Rodriguez	M Leake
09/21/2011	Wed	HOU	0	CIN	2	CIN	-142	9	U	Wandy Rodriguez	B Arroyo
09/20/2011	Tue	HOU	4	CIN	6	CIN	-162	8	O	B Norris	H Bailey

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

REDS

Reds are the second highest scoring team in the league at 4.8 runs per game.

Reds lead the league in walks with 4.0 per game.

Reds allow the third least hits in the league at 8.0 per game.

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

ASTROS

Astros are the third lowest scoring team in the league at 3.9 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 10.3 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.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

CINCINNATI REDS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/24/2012	Tue	4	at HOU	2	W	123	7½	M Leake	8	L Harrell
07/23/2012	Mon	8	at HOU	3	W	140	7½	M Latos	5	Wandy Rodriguez
07/22/2012	Sun	2	MIL	1	W	-135	7½	J Cueto	7	M Fiers
07/21/2012	Sat	6	MIL	2	W	-107	8	B Arroyo	6	Y Gallardo
07/20/2012	Fri	3	MIL	1	W	-119	8½	H Bailey	8	M Estrada

HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/24/2012	Tue	2	CIN	4	L	123	7½	L Harrell	7	M Leake
07/23/2012	Mon	3	CIN	8	L	140	7½	Wandy Rodriguez	6	M Latos
07/22/2012	Sun	2	at ARI	8	L	-230	9	J Lyles	5⅔	J Collmenter
07/21/2012	Sat	3	at ARI	12	L	-215	8½	D Keuchel	3⅓	W Miley
07/20/2012	Fri	8	at ARI	13	L	-193	9	B Norris	4⅓	T Cahill

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Cincinnati's Overall Scoring vs Houston's Overall Defense	4.8	2	5.8	15
Cincinnati's Away Scoring vs Houston's Home Defense	4.2	7	6.4	15
Cincinnati's Road ERA vs Houston's Home ERA Allowed	3.7	5	3.5	15
Houston's Overall Scoring vs Cincinnati's Overall Defense	3.9	13	3.6	5
Houston's Home Scoring vs Cincinnati's Road Defense	3.8	12	3.8	5
Houston's Home ERA vs Cincinnati's Road ERA Allowed	5.7	15	3.8	6

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

CINCINNATI REDS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	29-18	16-6	13-12	22-10	7-8	27-19-1	8-7	21-11
vs Div	10-8	5-1	5-7	7-4	3-4	9-9	2-2	8-6
Last 10	8-2	1-0	7-2	6-1	2-1	5-5	1-1	7-1
vs AL	2-1	2-1	0-0	2-1	0-0	2-1	1-0	1-1
vs NL	27-17	14-5	13-12	20-9	7-8	25-18-1	7-7	20-10

HOUSTON ASTROS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	14-33	8-17	6-16	1-1	13-32	29-16-2	4-8	10-25
vs Div	8-16	5-10	3-6	1-0	7-16	15-9	3-5	5-11
Last 10	4-6	2-2	2-4	0-0	4-6	6-4	0-1	4-5
vs AL	13-31	8-17	5-14	1-1	12-30	28-14-2	4-7	9-24
vs NL	1-2	0-0	1-2	0-0	1-2	1-2	0-1	1-1

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

HOMER BAILEY VS. HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
09/07/2012	5-3	HOU	6⅔	5	2	2	1	9	ND
09/01/2012	2-1	HOU	8	3	1	1	1	9	ND
07/25/2012	5-3	CIN	7	5	0	0	5	7	ND
09/20/2011	6-4	CIN	7	6	2	2	2	5	W
08/02/2011	5-1	CIN	8	5	1	1	3	4	W

BUD NORRIS VS. CINCINNATI REDS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
09/08/2012	5-1	CIN	5⅓	6	5	5	2	4	L
09/02/2012	5-3	CIN	6	3	0	0	1	6	ND
07/25/2012	5-3	CIN	7	5	1	1	1	7	ND
09/20/2011	6-4	CIN	2⅔	7	3	3	2	3	L
08/01/2011	4-3	HOU	5	10	3	3	3	2	ND