MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Minnesota Twins VS Oakland Athletics

MINNESOTATWINS (18-27)

OAKLANDATHLETICS (26-23)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
MIN	19-27	-$150	3-4	16-23	2-6	17-21	21-24-1
OAK	26-23	$307	7-7	19-16	17-10	9-13	31-18

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MIN	TEAM	OAK
4.31	RUNS	4.57
4.93	RUNS AGAINST	4.37
-0.62	DIFF	0.20
-$355	MONEY	$307
4.71	TEAM ERA	4.04
8.36	OFF HITS	8.22
3.31	OFF WALKS	4.08
8.24	OFF Ks	7.92
10.38	DEF HIT	8.57
2.71	DEF WALKS	2.69
5.71	DEF Ks	7.39

INJURIES

MINNESOTA TWINS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Darin Mastroianni	OF	60-Day Disabled List
Trevor Plouffe	3B	7-Day Disabled List
Tim Wood	P	60-Day Disabled List

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

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

MINNESOTA	OAKLAND
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BETTING TRENDS

MINNESOTA TWINS

No trends to report

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

BRIAN DUENSING (L) ERA: 0.00 W/L: 0-0

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
08/30/2012	SEA	L	4-5	U	5⅓	-142
08/25/2012	TEX	L	3-9	O	2⅓	-100
08/20/2012	OAK	W	7-2	O	6	170

BRANDON MCCARTHY (R) ERA: 4.36 W/L: 2-3

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/24/2013	SD	W	5-2	U	7	100
05/18/2013	MIA	W	1-0	U	9	100
05/12/2013	PHI	L	2-4	U	8	-125

Minnesota Twins's relievers have pitched 6⅓ innings in the last 3 games.
Oakland Athletics's relievers have pitched 6 innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
07/15/2012	Sun	OAK	9	MIN	4	OAK	-108	8½	O	J Parker	B Duensing
07/14/2012	Sat	OAK	9	MIN	3	OAK	-115	8	O	T Milone	C De Vries
07/13/2012	Fri	OAK	6	MIN	3	OAK	-132	7½	O	A Griffin	F Liriano
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

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

TWINS

Twins have allowed the third most runs in the league at 4.9 runs per game.

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.

ATHLETICS

Athletics are third last in the league in hits at 8.2 per game.

Athletics lead the league in walks with 4.1 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

MINNESOTA TWINS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/19/2012	Sun	1	at SEA	5	L	-118	7½	S Deduno	6	B Beaven
08/18/2012	Sat	2	at SEA	3	L	-114	7	S Diamond	6⅔	J Vargas
08/17/2012	Fri	3	at SEA	5	L	-131	8	N Blackburn	5⅓	H Iwakuma
08/15/2012	Wed	1	DET	5	L	135	9½	C De Vries	4	M Scherzer
08/14/2012	Tue	4	DET	8	L	148	9	B Duensing	6	D Fister

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
08/19/2012	Sun	7	CLE	0	W	-131	7	J Parker	8	J Masterson
08/18/2012	Sat	8	CLE	5	W	-150	7½	B Colon	8	C Kluber
08/17/2012	Fri	6	CLE	4	W	-125	7	T Milone	5	Z McAllister
08/16/2012	Thu	3	at KC	0	W	-106	8	D Straily	6⅓	L Hochevar
08/15/2012	Wed	2	at KC	3	L	110	8½	B McCarthy	6⅔	W Smith

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Minnesota's Overall Scoring vs Oakland's Overall Defense	4.3	11	4.4	7
Minnesota's Away Scoring vs Oakland's Home Defense	4.1	10	4.7	9
Minnesota's Road ERA vs Oakland's Home ERA Allowed	4.9	12	4.1	10
Oakland's Overall Scoring vs Minnesota's Overall Defense	4.6	7	4.9	13
Oakland's Home Scoring vs Minnesota's Road Defense	4.5	10	4.8	11
Oakland's Home ERA vs Minnesota's Road ERA Allowed	4.1	8	3.6	13

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

MINNESOTA TWINS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	19-27	9-13	10-14	2-6	17-21	21-24-1	3-4	16-23
vs Div	8-12	3-3	5-9	0-2	8-10	7-12-1	1-1	7-11
Last 10	1-9	0-4	1-5	0-1	1-8	5-5	0-1	1-8
vs AL	18-21	8-10	10-11	1-4	17-17	17-21-1	3-2	15-19
vs NL	1-6	1-3	0-3	1-2	0-4	4-3	0-2	1-4

OAKLAND ATHLETICS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	27-23	13-10	14-13	18-10	9-13	32-18	7-7	20-16
vs Div	19-8	8-5	11-3	14-5	5-3	19-8	5-3	14-5
Last 10	7-3	3-2	4-1	5-1	2-2	4-6	1-1	6-2
vs AL	27-23	13-10	14-13	18-10	9-13	32-18	7-7	20-16

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

BRIAN DUENSING VS. OAKLAND ATHLETICS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/20/2012	7-2	MIN	6	5	2	1	1	7	W
07/15/2012	9-4	OAK	2	7	6	6	2	3	L
08/14/2010	2-0	MIN	9	3	0	0	2	4	W
09/13/2009	8-0	MIN	7	8	0	0	3	6	W

BRANDON MCCARTHY VS. MINNESOTA TWINS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
08/20/2012	7-2	MIN	3⅓	10	6	6	1	2	L
07/31/2011	7-3	OAK	6	8	3	3	0	9	W
05/18/2011	4-3	MIN	7	9	3	3	0	1	ND
04/10/2011	5-3	OAK	7⅓	9	2	2	0	5	W
09/22/2005	4-1	MIN	8	4	1	1	1	4	ND