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TEXAS RANGERS	HOUSTON ASTROS

39-31

March 31, 8:05 PM | Grass of Minute Maid Park

26-45

RECENT FORM
TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP
TEX	39-31	-$94	13-9	26-22
HOU	26-45	-$117	8-11	18-34

TEAM	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
TEX	30-24	9-7	25-42-3	0.27
HOU	1-2	25-43	37-32-2	-1.37

SMART CHART
TEX		TEAM		HOU
4.34		RUNS		3.76
4.07		RUNS AGNST		5.13
0.27		DIFF		-1.37
-$94		MONEY		-$117
3.76		TEAM ERA		4.75
9.06		OFF HITS		8.03
2.94		OFF WALKS		2.55
6.74		OFF Ks		9.48
8.53		DEF HITS		9.85
2.93		DEF WALKS		3.52
8.14		DEF Ks		6.46

UPDATED ODDS

Date	Teams	Opening	OddsShark.com	BETONLINE.ag	SportsBetting.ag	5Dimes.eu
03/31/2013	Texas	-145	-145	-163	-163	-163
8:05 PM	Houston	8½o-110	8½o-110	8½u-120	8½u-120	8½u-120

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

MATT HARRISON (L) ERA: 8.44 W/L: 0-2
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
04/06/2013	LAA	L	4-8	O	5	-120
03/31/2013	HOU	L	2-8	O	5⅔	-163
10/02/2012	OAK	L	1-3	U	6	-156

BUD NORRIS (R) ERA: 3.64 W/L: 5-7
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
06/17/2013	CHW	L	2-4	U	6	-109
06/11/2013	SEA	L	0-4	U	7	-100
06/06/2013	BAL	L	1-3	U	7	-100

BULLPENS
Texas Rangers's relievers have pitched 9⅓ innings in the last 3 games.	Houston Astros's relievers have pitched 11⅓ innings in the last 3 games.

INJURIES
TEXAS RANGERS
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Jeff Baker	OF	15-Day Disabled List
Neftali Feliz	P	60-Day Disabled List
Matt Harrison	P	60-Day Disabled List
Michael Kirkman	P	60-Day Disabled List
Colby Lewis	P	60-Day Disabled List
Mitch Moreland	1B	15-Day Disabled List
Alexi Ogando	P	15-Day Disabled List
Joakim Soria	P	60-Day Disabled List

HOUSTON ASTROS
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Edgar Gonzalez	P	15-Day Disabled List
Alex White	P	60-Day Disabled List

BETTING TRENDS
TEXAS RANGERS
No trends to report
HOUSTON ASTROS
No trends to report

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL
DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WIN	HOME LINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
06/17/2012	Sun	HOU	3	TEX	9	TEX	-245	10	O	D Keuchel	C Lewis
06/16/2012	Sat	HOU	3	TEX	8	TEX	-193	10½	O	L Harrell	J Grimm
06/15/2012	Fri	HOU	2	TEX	6	TEX	-240	10	U	J Lyles	Y Darvish
05/20/2012	Sun	TEX	6	HOU	1	TEX	152	8½	U	C Lewis	J Lyles
05/19/2012	Sat	TEX	5	HOU	6	HOU	158	9	O	D Holland	L Harrell
05/18/2012	Fri	TEX	4	HOU	1	TEX	130	8½	U	N Feliz	Wandy Rodriguez
06/30/2011	Thu	TEX	0	HOU	7	HOU	-103	7½	U	M Harrison	Wandy Rodriguez
06/29/2011	Wed	TEX	3	HOU	2	TEX	120	8½	U	C Lewis	B Myers
06/28/2011	Tue	TEX	7	HOU	3	TEX	152	8	O	C.J. Wilson	J Lyles
06/22/2011	Wed	HOU	5	TEX	3	HOU	-185	9	U	B Myers	C Lewis

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT
MATT HARRISON VS. HOUSTON ASTROS
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
03/31/2013	8-2	HOU	5⅔	6	6	5	3	9	L
06/30/2011	7-0	HOU	6	7	5	5	2	2	L
06/17/2009	5-4	TEX	5	6	3	3	3	3	ND

BUD NORRIS VS. TEXAS RANGERS
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
03/31/2013	8-2	HOU	5⅔	5	2	2	3	5	W

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES
TEXAS RANGERS
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
10/05/2012	Fri	1	BAL	5	L	-230	8½	Y Darvish	6⅔	J Saunders
10/03/2012	Wed	5	at OAK	12	L	-105	7½	R Dempster	3	A Griffin
10/02/2012	Tue	1	at OAK	3	L	146	8	M Harrison	6	T Blackley
10/01/2012	Mon	3	at OAK	4	L	-138	8½	M Perez	4	J Parker
09/30/2012	Sun	8	LAA	7	W	-122	10	D Holland	6⅔	E Santana

HOUSTON ASTROS
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
10/03/2012	Wed	4	at CHC	5	L	-121	8	Ed Gonzalez	3⅓	T Wood
10/02/2012	Tue	3	at CHC	0	W	-131	7½	B Norris	6	C Volstad
10/01/2012	Mon	3	at CHC	0	W	-105	7½	L Harrell	6	J Berken
09/30/2012	Sun	7	at MIL	0	W	-235	8½	J Lyles	9	M Fiers
09/29/2012	Sat	5	at MIL	9	L	-282	9	D Keuchel	2⅓	M Estrada

SUPERGRID
		RANK		RANK
Texas's Overall Scoring vs Houston's Overall Defense	4.3	9	5.1	15
Texas's Away Scoring vs Houston's Home Defense	4.2	10	5.8	15
Texas's Road ERA vs Houston's Home ERA Allowed	4.1	7	3.4	14
Houston's Overall Scoring vs Texas's Overall Defense	3.8	13	4.1	5
Houston's Home Scoring vs Texas's Road Defense	3.7	11	4.5	9
Houston's Home ERA vs Texas's Road ERA Allowed	5.2	15	3.7	8

TEAM WEATHER AND NEWS

TEXAS

Dallas FW Star Telegram

HOUSTON

Houston Chronicle

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3
RANGERS
Rangers are third best in the league in times striking out with 6.7 per game.
ASTROS
Astros are the third lowest scoring team in the league at 3.8 runs per game.
Astros trail the league in hits with 8.0 per game.
Astros have the third-lowest base on balls in the league at 2.5 per game.
Astros strike out more than any team in the league with 9.5 per game.
Astros are the easiest team to score on in the league, giving up 5.1 runs per game.
Astros are second worst in the league in giving up hits, allowing 9.8 per game.
Astros are the third worst in base on balls allowed, allowing 3.5 per game.
Astros strike out the second least opponents in the league with 6.5 per game.

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE
TEXAS RANGERS	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	39-31	20-14	19-17	30-24	9-7	25-42-3	13-9	26-22
vs Div	20-9	7-3	13-6	16-6	4-3	14-13-2	7-1	13-8
Last 10	3-7	2-6	1-1	2-7	1-0	2-8	1-2	2-5
vs AL	36-26	19-14	17-12	28-20	8-6	21-38-3	12-8	24-18
vs NL	3-5	1-0	2-5	2-4	1-1	4-4	1-1	2-4

HOUSTON ASTROS	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	26-45	13-24	13-21	1-2	25-43	37-32-2	8-11	18-34
vs Div	13-21	5-13	8-8	1-0	12-21	19-15	4-6	9-15
Last 10	4-6	3-1	1-5	0-1	4-5	2-8	3-1	1-5
vs AL	22-42	12-23	10-19	1-2	21-40	35-27-2	8-9	14-33
vs NL	4-3	1-1	3-2	0-0	4-3	2-5	0-2	4-1

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