MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Pittsburgh Pirates VS Houston Astros

PITTSBURGHPIRATES (27-18)

HOUSTONASTROS (13-33)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
PIT	28-18	$1209	5-6	23-12	10-8	18-10	21-25
HOU	14-33	-$938	4-8	10-25	1-1	13-32	29-16-2

Smart Chart

PIT	TEAM	HOU
4.02	RUNS	3.96
3.58	RUNS AGAINST	5.93
0.44	DIFF	-1.98
$1,109	MONEY	-$1,128
3.36	TEAM ERA	5.49
8.11	OFF HITS	8.28
2.78	OFF WALKS	2.80
7.51	OFF Ks	9.67
7.38	DEF HIT	10.39
3.53	DEF WALKS	3.85
8.24	DEF Ks	6.37

INJURIES

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

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

PITTSBURGH	HOUSTON
Pittsburgh Tribune	Houston Chronicle

BETTING TRENDS

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

No trends to report

HOUSTON ASTROS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

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

JORDAN LYLES (R) ERA: 6.63 W/L: 1-1

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/17/2013	PIT	L	4-5	O	5	-100
05/12/2013	TEX	L	7-12	O	4	-100
05/07/2013	LAA	W	7-6	O	5	159

Pittsburgh Pirates's relievers have pitched 7⅔ innings in the last 3 games.
Houston Astros's relievers have pitched 7 innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
07/26/2012	Thu	PIT	5	HOU	3	PIT	155	8½	U	A Burnett	D Keuchel
07/05/2012	Thu	HOU	0	PIT	2	PIT	-148	8½	U	B Norris	J Karstens
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

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

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 3.5 per game.

Pirates 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 4.0 runs 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 10.4 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 6.4 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/26/2012	Thu	5	at HOU	3	W	155	8½	A Burnett	7⅓	D Keuchel
07/25/2012	Wed	3	CHC	2	W	-133	7½	K Correia	6	R Dempster
07/24/2012	Tue	1	CHC	5	L	-168	7½	J McDonald	6	P Maholm
07/23/2012	Mon	0	CHC	2	L	-152	8	E Bedard	7	J Samardzija
07/22/2012	Sun	3	MIA	0	W	-110	8	J Karstens	7	A Sanchez

HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
07/26/2012	Thu	3	PIT	5	L	155	8½	D Keuchel	6	A Burnett
07/25/2012	Wed	3	CIN	5	L	132	7½	B Norris	7	H Bailey
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

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Pittsburgh's Overall Scoring vs Houston's Overall Defense	4.0	11	5.9	15
Pittsburgh's Away Scoring vs Houston's Home Defense	4.3	6	6.7	15
Pittsburgh's Road ERA vs Houston's Home ERA Allowed	4.4	12	3.5	15
Houston's Overall Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Overall Defense	4.0	13	3.6	5
Houston's Home Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Road Defense	3.8	12	4.3	7
Houston's Home ERA vs Pittsburgh's Road ERA Allowed	5.9	15	4.1	4

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

PITTSBURGH PIRATES

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	28-18	17-9	11-9	10-8	18-10	21-25	5-6	23-12
vs Div	13-7	10-4	3-3	6-3	7-4	10-10	0-1	13-6
Last 10	8-2	7-2	1-0	6-2	2-0	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	25-16	14-7	11-9	7-6	18-10	20-21	5-5	20-11

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

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

JORDAN LYLES VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
05/17/2013	5-4	PIT	5	4	2	1	2	4	ND
09/23/2012	8-1	PIT	4	6	3	3	1	4	L
09/04/2012	6-2	PIT	4⅔	7	5	4	1	5	L
07/27/2012	6-5	PIT	6	7	4	4	0	8	ND
07/02/2012	11-2	PIT	4	9	7	7	0	6	L