MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Washington Nationals VS Houston Astros

WASHINGTONNATIONALS (25-23)

HOUSTONASTROS (14-34)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
WSH	25-23	-$159	6-5	19-18	18-11	7-12	24-21-3
HOU	14-34	-$1038	4-9	10-25	1-1	13-33	30-16-2

Smart Chart

WSH	TEAM	HOU
3.42	RUNS	3.96
3.90	RUNS AGAINST	5.83
-0.48	DIFF	-1.88
-$159	MONEY	-$1,038
3.50	TEAM ERA	5.41
7.40	OFF HITS	8.29
2.83	OFF WALKS	2.75
8.10	OFF Ks	9.63
8.42	DEF HIT	10.23
2.50	DEF WALKS	3.88
6.92	DEF Ks	6.38

INJURIES

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Ross Detwiler	P	Day-to-Day (back)
Danny Espinosa	2B	Day-to-Day (hand)
Christian Garcia	P	15-Day Disabled List
Ryan Mattheus	P	15-Day Disabled List
Wilson Ramos	C	15-Day Disabled List
Jayson Werth	OF	15-Day Disabled List

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

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

WASHINGTON	HOUSTON
Washington Post	Houston Chronicle

BETTING TRENDS

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

No trends to report

HOUSTON ASTROS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

GIO GONZALEZ (L) ERA: 3.66 W/L: 3-2

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/22/2013	SF	W	2-1	U	7⅓	143
05/17/2013	SD	W	6-5	O	6⅔	100
05/12/2013	CHC	L	1-2	U	7	-169

ARMANDO GALARRAGA (R) ERA: 0.00 W/L: 0-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
08/19/2012	ARI	L	1-8	P	3⅔	-100
08/13/2012	CHC	L	1-7	O	5	-100
08/08/2012	WSH	L	3-4	U	5	-100

Washington Nationals's relievers have pitched 13⅔ innings in the last 3 games.
Houston Astros's relievers have pitched 12 innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
08/07/2012	Tue	WSH	3	HOU	2	WSH	165	8½	U	R Detwiler	J Lyles
08/06/2012	Mon	WSH	5	HOU	4	WSH	177	8½	O	E Jackson	D Keuchel
04/19/2012	Thu	HOU	11	WSH	4	HOU	-152	7	O	B Norris	E Jackson
04/18/2012	Wed	HOU	2	WSH	3	WSH	-190	7	U	L Harrell	J Zimmermann
04/17/2012	Tue	HOU	0	WSH	1	WSH	-163	6½	U	Wandy Rodriguez	G Gonzalez
04/16/2012	Mon	HOU	3	WSH	6	WSH	-255	7	O	K Weiland	S Strasburg
09/11/2011	Sun	HOU	2	WSH	8	WSH	-220	7	O	H Sosa	S Strasburg
09/10/2011	Sat	HOU	9	WSH	3	HOU	-161	7½	O	Wandy Rodriguez	J Lannan
09/09/2011	Fri	HOU	3	WSH	4	WSH	-128	8	U	B Norris	T Milone
07/20/2011	Wed	WSH	2	HOU	3	HOU	100	8	U	L Hernandez	B Myers

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

NATIONALS

Nationals are the third lowest scoring team in the league at 3.4 runs per game.

Nationals have the second worst hits stat in the league at 7.4 per game.

Nationals are third worst in the league in times striking out with 8.1 per game.

Nationals give up the fewest free passes in the league allowing 2.5 per game.

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 2.8 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 10.2 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 6.4 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/07/2012	Tue	3	at HOU	2	W	165	8½	R Detwiler	7	J Lyles
08/06/2012	Mon	5	at HOU	4	W	177	8½	E Jackson	5⅓	D Keuchel
08/05/2012	Sun	4	MIA	1	W	-225	7½	S Strasburg	6	R Nolasco
08/04/2012	Sat	10	MIA	7	W	-181	7½	J Zimmermann	5	M Buehrle
08/03/2012	Fri	2	MIA	5	L	-142	7	G Gonzalez	8	Josh Johnson

HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/07/2012	Tue	2	WSH	3	L	165	8½	J Lyles	7	R Detwiler
08/06/2012	Mon	4	WSH	5	L	177	8½	D Keuchel	6	E Jackson
08/05/2012	Sun	1	at ATL	6	L	-240	7½	B Norris	6	K Medlen
08/04/2012	Sat	3	at ATL	2	W	-205	7½	L Harrell	6	P Maholm
08/03/2012	Fri	1	at ATL	4	L	-280	8½	A Galarraga	5⅓	T Hudson

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Washington's Overall Scoring vs Houston's Overall Defense	3.4	13	5.8	15
Washington's Away Scoring vs Houston's Home Defense	3.2	12	6.4	15
Washington's Road ERA vs Houston's Home ERA Allowed	4.2	9	3.5	14
Houston's Overall Scoring vs Washington's Overall Defense	4.0	13	3.9	6
Houston's Home Scoring vs Washington's Road Defense	3.9	13	4.5	11
Houston's Home ERA vs Washington's Road ERA Allowed	5.7	15	3.0	12

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	25-23	13-9	12-14	18-11	7-12	24-21-3	6-5	19-18
vs Div	9-8	4-3	5-5	7-6	2-2	8-8-1	3-1	6-7
Last 10	4-6	1-0	3-6	3-1	1-5	4-5-1	1-2	3-4
vs AL	5-0	5-0	0-0	3-0	2-0	3-2	0-0	5-0
vs NL	20-23	8-9	12-14	15-11	5-12	21-19-3	6-5	14-18

HOUSTON ASTROS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	14-34	8-18	6-16	1-1	13-33	30-16-2	4-9	10-25
vs Div	8-17	5-11	3-6	1-0	7-17	16-9	3-6	5-11
Last 10	4-6	2-2	2-4	0-0	4-6	6-4	0-2	4-4
vs AL	13-32	8-18	5-14	1-1	12-31	29-14-2	4-8	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

GIO GONZALEZ VS. HOUSTON ASTROS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/08/2012	4-3	WSH	9	9	3	3	2	7	W
04/17/2012	1-0	WSH	7	2	0	0	2	8	W

ARMANDO GALARRAGA VS. WASHINGTON NATIONALS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/08/2012	4-3	WSH	5	6	3	3	6	5	L