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CHICAGO CUBS	PITTSBURGH PIRATES

18-25

April 1, 1:35 PM | Grass of PNC Park

26-18

RECENT FORM
TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP
CHC	18-25	-$501	4-8	14-17
PIT	26-18	$1009	5-6	21-12

TEAM	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
CHC	6-8	12-17	20-23	-0.07
PIT	8-8	18-10	20-24	0.43

SMART CHART
CHC		TEAM		PIT
4.02		RUNS		4.00
4.09		RUNS AGNST		3.57
-0.07		DIFF		0.43
-$501		MONEY		$1,009
3.67		TEAM ERA		3.35
8.44		OFF HITS		8.11
2.28		OFF WALKS		2.70
7.23		OFF Ks		7.57
7.70		DEF HITS		7.30
3.21		DEF WALKS		3.59
7.47		DEF Ks		8.23

UPDATED ODDS

Date	Teams	Opening	OddsShark.com	BETONLINE.ag	SportsBetting.ag	5Dimes.eu
04/01/2013	Chi Cubs	7½u-130	7½u-130	7o-115	7o-115	7u-110
1:35 PM	Pittsburgh	-135	-135	-126	-126	-127

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R) ERA: 3.49 W/L: 2-5
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/15/2013	COL	W	6-3	O	8	100
05/10/2013	WSH	L	3-7	O	5	-100
05/04/2013	CIN	L	4-6	O	6	-100

AJ BURNETT (R) ERA: 2.57 W/L: 3-4
DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/18/2013	HOU	L	2-4	U	7	-260
05/13/2013	MIL	L	1-5	U	7	-149
05/08/2013	SEA	L	1-2	U	7	-105

BULLPENS
Chicago Cubs's relievers have pitched 9 innings in the last 3 games.	Pittsburgh Pirates's relievers have pitched 8⅔ innings in the last 3 games.

INJURIES
CHICAGO CUBS
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Scott Baker	P	60-Day Disabled List
Steve Clevenger	3B	60-Day Disabled List
Matt Garza	P	15-Day Disabled List
Arodys Vizcaino	P	60-Day Disabled List

PITTSBURGH PIRATES
PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Jose Contreras	P	Bereavement List
Chase d'Arnaud	SS	60-Day Disabled List
Jeff Karstens	P	15-Day Disabled List
Andrew McCutchen	OF	Day-to-Day (knee)
James McDonald	P	15-Day Disabled List
John McDonald	SS	15-Day Disabled List
Charlie Morton	P	15-Day Disabled List

BETTING TRENDS
CHICAGO CUBS
No trends to report
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
No trends to report

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL
DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WIN	HOME LINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
09/17/2012	Mon	PIT	3	CHC	0	PIT	-111	8½	U	K Correia	T Wood
09/16/2012	Sun	PIT	9	CHC	13	CHC	111	10½	O	J Locke	C Volstad
09/15/2012	Sat	PIT	7	CHC	6	PIT	138	8½	O	Wandy Rodriguez	J Berken
09/14/2012	Fri	PIT	4	CHC	7	CHC	125	8½	O	J McDonald	C Rusin
09/09/2012	Sun	CHC	4	PIT	2	CHC	-180	8	U	C Rusin	J Locke
09/08/2012	Sat	CHC	4	PIT	3	CHC	-137	7	P	J Samardzija	J McDonald
09/07/2012	Fri	CHC	12	PIT	2	CHC	-190	7½	O	T Wood	A Burnett
08/01/2012	Wed	PIT	8	CHC	4	PIT	115	8	O	J Karstens	T Wood
07/31/2012	Tue	PIT	5	CHC	0	PIT	120	8½	U	A Burnett	C Coleman
07/30/2012	Mon	PIT	4	CHC	14	CHC	109	8½	O	E Bedard	J Germano

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT
JEFF SAMARDZIJA VS. PITTSBURGH PIRATES
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
04/01/2013	3-1	CHC	8	2	0	0	1	9	W
09/08/2012	4-3	CHC	9	4	3	2	1	9	W
07/23/2012	2-0	CHC	8	1	0	0	1	5	W

AJ BURNETT VS. CHICAGO CUBS
DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
04/01/2013	3-1	CHC	5⅔	6	3	3	1	10	L
09/07/2012	12-2	CHC	5	8	7	3	1	4	L
07/31/2012	5-0	PIT	9	1	0	0	2	8	W
05/25/2012	1-0	PIT	5⅓	6	0	0	2	6	W
06/18/2011	4-3	NYY	5⅓	4	2	2	3	8	W

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES
CHICAGO CUBS
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
10/03/2012	Wed	5	HOU	4	W	-121	8	T Wood	6⅓	Ed Gonzalez
10/02/2012	Tue	0	HOU	3	L	-131	7½	C Volstad	7	B Norris
10/01/2012	Mon	0	HOU	3	L	-105	7½	J Berken	4⅔	L Harrell
09/30/2012	Sun	7	at ARI	2	W	-183	9½	C Rusin	5	J Collmenter
09/29/2012	Sat	2	at ARI	8	L	-190	9½	J Germano	4⅓	T Cahill

PITTSBURGH PIRATES
DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPP	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
10/03/2012	Wed	0	ATL	4	L	-142	7	A Burnett	5⅔	B Sheets
10/02/2012	Tue	5	ATL	1	W	-133	7½	K Correia	6⅔	T Hanson
10/01/2012	Mon	2	ATL	1	W	125	7½	J Locke	6	P Maholm
09/30/2012	Sun	3	CIN	4	L	128	7½	Wandy Rodriguez	6	J Cueto
09/29/2012	Sat	2	CIN	1	W	113	8½	K McPherson	6	M Leake

SUPERGRID
		RANK		RANK
Chi Cubs's Overall Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Overall Defense	4.0	10	3.6	4
Chi Cubs's Away Scoring vs Pittsburgh's Home Defense	3.0	15	3.0	2
Chi Cubs's Road ERA vs Pittsburgh's Home ERA Allowed	3.0	2	3.7	9
Pittsburgh's Overall Scoring vs Chi Cubs's Overall Defense	4.0	11	4.1	7
Pittsburgh's Home Scoring vs Chi Cubs's Road Defense	3.8	11	3.5	2
Pittsburgh's Home ERA vs Chi Cubs's Road ERA Allowed	2.5	2	2.5	15

TEAM WEATHER AND NEWS

CHICAGO

Chicago Tribune

PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh Tribune

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3
CUBS
Cubs trail the league in walks with 2.3 per game.
Cubs are second best in the league in giving up hits, allowing 7.7 per game.
PIRATES
Pirates have the best hits allowed in the league, allowing 7.3 per game.
Pirates are second worst in walks allowed in the league at 3.6 per game.
Pirates strike out the second most opponents in the league with 8.2 per game.

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE
CHICAGO CUBS	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	18-25	10-14	8-11	6-8	12-17	20-23	4-8	14-17
vs Div	5-11	2-5	3-6	1-2	4-9	8-8	1-2	4-9
Last 10	5-5	3-4	2-1	3-2	2-3	7-3	1-2	4-3
vs AL	2-1	2-1	0-0	0-0	2-1	1-2	0-1	2-0
vs NL	16-24	8-13	8-11	6-8	10-16	19-21	4-7	12-17

PITTSBURGH PIRATES	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	26-18	15-9	11-9	8-8	18-10	20-24	5-6	21-12
vs Div	11-7	8-4	3-3	4-3	7-4	9-9	0-1	11-6
Last 10	8-2	5-2	3-0	4-2	4-0	3-7	1-1	7-1
vs AL	3-2	3-2	0-0	3-2	0-0	1-4	0-1	3-1
vs NL	23-16	12-7	11-9	5-6	18-10	19-20	5-5	18-11

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