MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Houston Astros VS Atlanta Braves

HOUSTONASTROS (12-31)

ATLANTABRAVES (24-18)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
HOU	12-31	-$1069	4-7	8-24	1-1	11-30	27-14-2
ATL	24-18	$387	11-5	13-13	14-9	10-9	24-17-1

Smart Chart

HOU	TEAM	ATL
4.02	RUNS	4.31
6.05	RUNS AGAINST	3.57
-2.02	DIFF	0.74
-$1,069	MONEY	$387
5.61	TEAM ERA	3.47
8.35	OFF HITS	8.07
2.70	OFF WALKS	3.55
9.91	OFF Ks	9.19
10.47	DEF HIT	8.19
3.91	DEF WALKS	2.60
6.30	DEF Ks	6.71

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

ATLANTA BRAVES

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Luis Ayala	P	15-Day Disabled List
Brandon Beachy	P	15-Day Disabled List
Blake DeWitt	3B	15-Day Disabled List
Cristhian Martinez	P	15-Day Disabled List
Eric O'Flaherty	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jonny Venters	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jordan Walden	P	15-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

HOUSTON	ATLANTA
Houston Chronicle	Atlanta Journal Constitution

BETTING TRENDS

HOUSTON ASTROS

No trends to report

ATLANTA BRAVES

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

LUCAS HARRELL (R) ERA: 5.11 W/L: 3-4

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/14/2013	DET	L	2-6	U	5	-100
05/09/2013	LAA	L	5-6	O	5	-100
05/04/2013	DET	L	2-17	O	4⅓	-100

PAUL MAHOLM (L) ERA: 3.83 W/L: 5-4

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/17/2013	LA	W	8-5	O	6	100
05/11/2013	SF	L	1-10	O	4⅓	-100
05/06/2013	CIN	W	7-4	O	5⅔	100

Houston Astros's relievers have pitched 9⅔ innings in the last 3 games.
Atlanta Braves'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
08/03/2012	Fri	HOU	1	ATL	4	ATL	-280	8½	U	A Galarraga	T Hudson
04/11/2012	Wed	ATL	6	HOU	3	ATL	104	7½	O	R Delgado	Wandy Rodriguez
04/10/2012	Tue	ATL	6	HOU	4	ATL	160	7½	O	T Hanson	K Weiland
04/09/2012	Mon	ATL	3	HOU	8	HOU	153	7½	O	B Beachy	J Happ
06/13/2011	Mon	ATL	3	HOU	8	HOU	105	7½	O	D Lowe	Wandy Rodriguez
06/12/2011	Sun	ATL	4	HOU	1	ATL	145	7½	U	T Hanson	B Myers
06/11/2011	Sat	ATL	6	HOU	3	ATL	110	8	O	M Minor	J Lyles
06/10/2011	Fri	ATL	11	HOU	4	ATL	134	7½	O	T Hudson	A Rodriguez
05/17/2011	Tue	HOU	1	ATL	3	ATL	-163	7	U	Wandy Rodriguez	D Lowe
05/16/2011	Mon	HOU	2	ATL	3	ATL	-225	7	U	B Myers	T Hanson

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 9.9 per game.

Astros are the easiest team to score on in the league, giving up 6.0 runs per game.

Astros have the worst hits allowed in the league, allowing 10.5 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 6.3 per game.

BRAVES

Braves are second in the league in free passes at 3.5 per game.

Braves strike out more than any team in the league with 9.2 per game.

Braves have allowed the third fewest runs in the league at 3.6 runs per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/03/2012	Fri	1	at ATL	4	L	-280	8½	A Galarraga	5⅓	T Hudson
08/01/2012	Wed	4	at MIL	13	L	-245	8	J Lyles	5	M Fiers
07/31/2012	Tue	1	at MIL	10	L	-250	8½	D Keuchel	4	Y Gallardo
07/30/2012	Mon	7	at MIL	8	L	-169	8½	B Norris	6	M Estrada
07/29/2012	Sun	9	PIT	5	W	127	7½	L Harrell	5⅔	J McDonald

ATLANTA BRAVES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/03/2012	Fri	4	HOU	1	W	-280	8½	T Hudson	7⅓	A Galarraga
08/02/2012	Thu	6	MIA	1	W	-177	7½	M Minor	3⅔	N Eovaldi
08/01/2012	Wed	2	MIA	4	L	-180	7½	B Sheets	6⅔	W LeBlanc
07/31/2012	Tue	7	MIA	1	W	-175	8½	K Medlen	5	R Nolasco
07/30/2012	Mon	8	MIA	2	W	-157	7½	T Hanson	5	M Buehrle

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Houston's Overall Scoring vs Atlanta's Overall Defense	4.0	13	3.6	3
Houston's Away Scoring vs Atlanta's Home Defense	4.3	9	2.8	1
Houston's Road ERA vs Atlanta's Home ERA Allowed	5.2	15	4.8	4
Atlanta's Overall Scoring vs Houston's Overall Defense	4.3	5	6.1	15
Atlanta's Home Scoring vs Houston's Road Defense	4.6	5	5.3	15
Atlanta's Home ERA vs Houston's Road ERA Allowed	2.6	1	4.2	8

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

HOUSTON ASTROS

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

ATLANTA BRAVES

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	24-18	11-5	13-13	14-9	10-9	24-17-1	11-5	13-13
vs Div	11-4	5-4	6-0	6-4	5-0	8-7	6-1	5-3
Last 10	5-5	2-0	3-5	3-0	2-5	6-3-1	3-2	2-3
vs AL	1-4	1-1	0-3	1-1	0-3	4-1	0-0	1-4
vs NL	23-14	10-4	13-10	13-8	10-6	20-16-1	11-5	12-9

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

LUCAS HARRELL VS. ATLANTA BRAVES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/04/2012	3-2	HOU	6	4	2	2	5	5	W

PAUL MAHOLM VS. HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/04/2012	3-2	HOU	7	6	3	3	2	8	L
06/29/2012	4-0	CHC	8⅓	4	0	0	1	6	W
07/16/2011	6-4	HOU	5	9	3	3	1	3	ND
07/04/2011	5-3	PIT	6	5	3	1	3	3	W
05/06/2011	3-2	HOU	7	5	1	1	3	4	ND