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Houston @ Minnesota Matchups, Results & Stats

Target Field

Team Table
Team W/L H/A $ RF RA Tot O/U
HOU 30-31 10-21 -1066 4.64 4.52 9.16 28-29
MIN 36-25 23-8 242 4.43 3.59 8.02 20-37

HOU vs MINHead To Head

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
5-5-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HOU Starter (IP) MIN Starter (IP)
Sep 29, '20 MIN 4 - 1 HOU +146 u7.5 D. Greinke (4.0) K. Maeda (5.0)
May 02, '19 MIN 8 - 2 MIN -107 o8.0 M. Peacock (3.2) J. Berríos (7.0)
May 01, '19 MIN 6 - 2 MIN +133 u9.0 C. McHugh (6.0) M. Pérez (8.0)
Apr 30, '19 MIN 11 - 0 HOU -162 o8.5 G. Cole (7.0) M. Pineda (5.0)
Apr 29, '19 MIN 1 - 0 MIN +146 u8.0 J. Verlander (6.0) J. Odorizzi (7.0)
Apr 24, '19 HOU 7 - 1 HOU -235 u9.0 J. Verlander (8.0) K. Stewart (6.0)
Apr 23, '19 HOU 10 - 4 HOU -140 o9.5 W. Miley (6.0) M. Pineda (5.1)
Apr 22, '19 HOU 9 - 5 MIN +168 o9.0 M. Peacock (5.0) J. Odorizzi (5.2)
Sep 05, '18 HOU 9 - 1 HOU -224 o8.5 F. Valdez (5.1) J. Odorizzi (4.2)
Sep 04, '18 HOU 5 - 2 HOU -291 u7.5 J. Verlander (7.0) T. May (1.0)

Houston Record Last 10

Win / Loss
5-5-0
Over / Under
2-7-1
ML
-$102
Team - Last 10
Date vs Result ML O/U Starter (IP) Opp Starter (IP)
Sep 29, '20 @ MIN W 4 - 1 W +146 u7.5 D. Greinke (4.0) K. Maeda (5.0)
Sep 27, '20 @ TEX L 4 - 8 L -126 o9.5 C. De Jong (3.2) J. Lyles (3.0)
Sep 26, '20 @ TEX L 1 - 6 L -204 u9.0 L. McCullers (4.0) K. Gibson (6.0)
Sep 25, '20 @ TEX L 4 - 5 L -168 P9.0 J. Urquidy (7.0) K. Cody (5.0)
Sep 24, '20 @ TEX W 12 - 4 W -120 o8.0 C. Javier (5.2) M. Lynn (5.2)
Sep 23, '20 @ SEA L 2 - 3 L -201 u8.5 D. Greinke (4.2) N. Margevicius (6.0)
Sep 22, '20 @ SEA W 6 - 1 W -171 u9.0 F. Valdez (7.0) L. Newsome (4.1)
Sep 21, '20 @ SEA L 1 - 6 L -125 u8.0 L. McCullers (6.2) M. Gonzales (8.0)
Sep 20, '20 AZ W 3 - 2 W -193 u9.5 J. Urquidy (6.0) M. Bumgarner (5.0)
Sep 19, '20 AZ W 3 - 2 W -170 u9.0 C. Javier (4.0) L. Weaver (5.1)

Houston Next 3 Games

Minnesota Record Last 10

Win / Loss
5-5-0
Over / Under
4-4-2
ML
-$117
Team - Last 10
Date vs Result ML O/U Starter (IP) Opp Starter (IP)
Sep 29, '20 HOU L 1 - 4 L -159 u7.5 K. Maeda (5.0) D. Greinke (4.0)
Sep 27, '20 CIN L 3 - 5 L -126 P8.0 R. Hill (5.2) S. Gray (5.1)
Sep 26, '20 CIN W 7 - 3 W -131 o7.5 M. Pineda (4.0) L. Castillo (4.0)
Sep 25, '20 CIN L 2 - 7 L -153 o8.5 J. Berríos (5.0) T. Mahle (2.1)
Sep 23, '20 DET W 7 - 6 W -301 o8.0 K. Maeda (6.0) C. Mize (4.2)
Sep 22, '20 DET W 5 - 4 W -179 P9.0 D. Bailey (3.0) T. Skubal (3.2)
Sep 20, '20 @ CHC W 4 - 0 W +139 u7.5 J. Berríos (6.0) Y. Darvish (6.0)
Sep 19, '20 @ CHC W 8 - 1 W -127 o8.0 M. Pineda (5.0) A. Mills (6.0)
Sep 18, '20 @ CHC L 0 - 1 L +111 u7.0 R. Hill (7.0) K. Hendricks (8.0)
Sep 17, '20 @ CHW L 3 - 4 L -173 u8.5 K. Maeda (5.0) R. López (5.1)

Minnesota Next 3 Games

Series Stats

Series Game Records

Houston - series game records
Overall After Win After Loss
Game 1 13-9 5-8 9-4
Game 2 10-11 8-6 6-6
Game 3 6-9 5-4 3-5
Game 4 1-2 0-1 1-2
Minnesota - series game records
Overall After Win After Loss
Game 1 12-9 9-4 3-5
Game 2 10-10 5-7 5-4
Game 3 10-5 5-2 5-3
Game 4 4-1 3-1 1-0

HOU vs MIN Starters Recent Games

Win / Loss
2-3
ERA
2.73
Avg. IP
5.2
Last 5
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Sep 25, '20 TEX 5 - HOU 4
L -168 p9.0 7.0 7 2 2 5 0 2 98 14.0 3.0
Sep 20, '20 HOU 3 - AZ 2
W -193 u9.5 6.0 6 2 2 2 2 1 90 15.0 1.3
Sep 15, '20 HOU 4 - TEX 1
W -204 u9.0 7.0 3 1 1 7 0 0 90 12.9 1.0
Sep 10, '20 ATH 3 - HOU 1
L +124 u9.0 6.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 88 14.7 0.6
Sep 05, '20 HOU 6 - LAA 7
L -153 o7.5 3.2 4 2 2 2 3 0 63 17.2 0.0
Last 5 Avg. 5.2 4.4 1.8 1.8 3.4 1.6 0.8 85.8 14.7 1.2
Last Vs Minnesota
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Jose Urquidy has not played against MIN Twins.
Win / Loss
3-2
ERA
3.00
Avg. IP
5.1
Last 5
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
Sep 25, '20 MIN 2 - CIN 7
L -153 o8.5 5.0 5 4 4 7 2 2 81 16.2 0.5
Sep 20, '20 CHC 0 - MIN 4
W +139 u7.5 6.0 4 0 0 4 1 0 85 14.2 1.5
Sep 14, '20 CHW 3 - MIN 1
L -126 u9.0 5.0 6 1 1 2 1 0 93 18.6 3.0
Sep 08, '20 STL 3 - MIN 7
W -132 o7.0 5.0 4 3 3 8 2 1 101 20.2 0.5
Sep 02, '20 MIN 8 - CHW 1
W -152 u10.0 6.0 3 1 1 8 2 0 99 16.5 3.5
Last 5 Avg. 5.1 4.4 1.8 1.8 5.8 1.6 0.6 91.8 17.1 1.8
Last Vs Houston
Date Score
Line O/U IP H R ER SO BB HR PIT P/IP GB:FB
May 02, '19 MIN 8 - HOU 2
W -107 o8.0 7.0 7 2 2 5 0 1 88 12.6 0.4
Jul 14, '17 HOU 10 - MIN 5
L +148 o9.0 1.2 4 7 2 1 3 0 0 0.0 0.5
May 30, '17 MIN 2 - HOU 7
L -107 p9.0 5.0 5 4 4 5 4 0 0 0.0 2.0
Last 3 Avg. 4.1 5.3 4.3 2.7 3.7 2.3 0.3 29.3 4.2 1.0

HOU vs MIN Stats Analysis

All Pitchers
Team ERA AVG. OBP WHIP IP HR BB K
Houston 4.39 .239 .322 1.32 8.2 1.1 3.6 8.7
Minnesota 3.61 .238 .306 1.23 8.1 1.0 2.9 8.8
Starters
Team Runs/9 ERA AVG. OBP WHIP IP HR BB K
Houston 4.59 4.31 .233 .303 1.19 5.0 0.7 1.7 4.9
Minnesota 3.61 3.61 .230 .298 1.18 4.2 0.5 1.5 4.4
Relievers
Team Runs/9 ERA AVG. OBP WHIP IP HR BB K
Houston 5.11 4.50 .249 .346 1.50 3.1 0.4 2.0 3.9
Minnesota 4.18 3.61 .246 .315 1.29 3.2 0.5 1.4 4.4

More Stats

Houston Bullpen REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Roberto Osuna (R) 59 4 4.1 3 1 1 0 0 3 2.25 0.69 7:0
Last 3 3 3.1 2 1 1 0 0 3 3.00 0.60 4:0
Ryan Pressly (R) 4 23 21.0 21 10 8 2 6 29 3.43 1.29 18:7
Last 3 3 3.0 1 1 1 1 0 5 3.00 0.33 2:1
Enoli Paredes (R) 4 22 20.2 18 9 7 1 11 20 3.15 1.40 20:8
Last 3 3 1.2 1 2 1 0 1 1 9.00 1.20 2:1
Brooks Raley (L) 4 22 20.2 14 13 12 4 7 28 5.40 1.02 18:4
Last 3 3 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.00 0.50 2:0
Blake Taylor (L) 4 22 20.2 13 7 5 2 11 17 2.25 1.16 25:9
Last 3 3 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0.00 1.13 2:3
Cy Sneed (R) 3 19 19.0 23 15 11 3 8 23 5.21 1.63 9:10
Last 3 3 2.1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4.50 0.86 1:2
Andre Scrubb (R) 3 21 25.0 16 6 6 1 20 25 2.16 1.44 22:10
Last 3 3 3.2 4 2 2 1 1 4 6.00 1.36 6:1
Chase De Jong (R) 2 4 8.0 13 14 14 2 5 9 15.75 2.25 6:6
Last 3 3 7.1 12 12 12 2 4 9 15.43 2.18 5:5
Luis Garcia (R) 2 5 12.1 7 4 4 1 5 9 3.00 0.97 13:7
Last 3 3 3.0 5 3 3 0 0 3 9.00 1.67 1:3
Bullpen Total 85 142 151.2 128 79 68 16 73 163 4.04 1.33 138:61
Last 3 27 29.0 28 22 21 5 9 35 6.52 1.28 25:16
Available Bullpen 85 142 151.2 128 79 68 16 73 163 4.04 1.33 138:61


Minnesota Bullpen REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Cody Stashak (R) 3 11 15.0 11 5 5 2 3 17 3.00 0.93 11:7
Last 3 3 5.2 4 1 1 0 0 4 1.80 0.71 6:2
Tyler Clippard (R) 2 26 26.0 19 9 8 2 4 26 2.77 0.88 15:17
Last 3 3 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 3 4.50 0.86 1:1
Matthew Wisler (R) 2 18 25.1 15 3 3 2 14 35 1.08 1.14 9:16
Last 3 3 3.0 5 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 1.67 0:1
Tyler Duffey (R) 0 23 25.0 16 7 6 2 7 32 2.16 0.92 27:6
Last 3 3 3.2 5 2 2 0 1 4 6.00 1.64 5:0
Trevor May (R) 0 25 24.1 20 11 10 5 7 38 3.75 1.11 10:12
Last 3 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 0.00 2:2
Taylor Rogers (L) 0 22 21.0 26 14 9 2 4 25 3.86 1.43 19:9
Last 3 3 3.1 3 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 0.90 4:1
Sergio Romo (R) 0 25 20.2 18 12 9 3 8 23 4.05 1.26 14:8
Last 3 3 1.0 5 6 3 1 3 0 27.00 8.00 2:1
Caleb Thielbar (L) 0 18 20.1 15 6 5 0 9 22 2.25 1.18 15:11
Last 3 3 3.2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.27 4:4
Bullpen Total 7 168 177.2 140 67 55 18 56 218 2.79 1.10 120:86
Last 3 24 25.2 25 12 7 1 4 26 2.45 1.13 24:12
Available Bullpen 7 55 66.1 45 17 16 6 21 78 2.17 0.99 35:40
Houston All Starters REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Justin Verlander (R) 67 1 6.0 3 2 2 2 1 7 3.00 0.67 7:3
Cristian Javier (R) 5 12 54.1 36 21 21 11 18 54 3.50 0.99 31:35
Lance McCullers (R) 3 11 55.0 44 29 24 5 20 56 3.93 1.16 74:12
Donald Greinke (R) 0 13 71.0 69 31 31 6 12 68 3.93 1.14 67:32
Framber Valdez (L) 0 12 75.2 65 32 28 5 18 81 3.36 1.10 91:16


Minnesota All Starters REST G IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP GB:FB
Randy Dobnak (R) 14 11 51.0 62 27 27 3 15 28 4.76 1.51 75:14
Jacob Odorizzi (R) 13 4 13.2 16 10 10 4 3 12 6.92 1.39 14:2
Michael Pineda (R) 3 5 26.2 25 10 10 0 7 25 3.46 1.20 21:18
Richard Hill (L) 2 8 38.2 28 13 13 3 17 31 3.08 1.16 38:23
Kenta Maeda (R) 0 12 71.2 42 20 20 9 13 85 2.54 0.77 68:22
Umpire G W-L AVG PIT STR B STR% STR BB K/BB HR O/U
Manny Gonzalez 0 0-0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0-0




Vs Astros
Date Score Line O/U Road Starter Home Starter


Vs Twins
Date Score Line O/U Road Starter Home Starter
Sep 7, 2020 MIN 6 - DET 2 W -203 U 9.0 Michael Fulmer (R) Michael Pineda (R)
Aug 26, 2020 CLE 6 - MIN 3 W -106 P 9.0 José Berríos (R) Michael Clevinger (R)
Feb 28, 2020 MIN 4 - BOS 1 W -144 U 11.5 Kyle Hart (L) David Bailey (R)


Vs Jose Urquidy (R)
Date Score Line O/U Road Starter Home Starter


Vs José Berríos (R)
Date Score Line O/U Road Starter Home Starter
Aug 26, 2020 CLE 6 - MIN 3 W -106 P 9.0 José Berríos (R) Michael Clevinger (R)

Betting Terminology

  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds
  • O/U: Closing total and odds
  • IP: Innings pitched by the starter
  • H: Hits allowed by the starter
  • R: Runs allowed by the starter
  • ER: Earned runs allowed by the starter
  • SO: Strikeouts thrown by the starter
  • BB: Walks allowed by the starter
  • HR: Home runs allowed by the starter
  • PIT: Total pitches thrown by the starter
  • P/IP: Pitches thrown per inning by the starter
  • GB:FB: Groundball - flyball ratio by the starter

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win-loss record (last 10)
  • Net $: $ won/lost based on $100 bets (last 10)
  • O/U: Over under record (last 10)
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the game
  • O/U: Closing total and odds for the game
  • Away/Home Starter: Starting pitchers for the game
  • Last vs: The result last time the teams played
  • Schedule Starter: Expected starter for the upcoming game

Betting Terminology

Records below refer to the game # of all series across the season. Game 1, game 2 etc.

  • Overall: Team’s season record
  • After Win: Team’s record for the game immediately after a win
  • After Loss: Team’s record for the game immediately after a loss

Betting Terminology

  • Runs/9: Runs per nine innings
  • AVG: Batting average
  • Hits: Average hits per game
  • HR: Average home runs per game
  • BB: Average bases on balls (walks) per game
  • EB Hits: Average extra base hits per game
  • SB: Average stolen bases per game
  • OBP: On base percentage
  • R: Runs allowed
  • ER: Earned runs allowed
  • AVG: Batting average allowed
  • HR: Average home runs allowed
  • BB: Average bases on balls (walks) allowed
  • IP(S): Average innings pitched by starters
  • K(S): Average strikeouts by starters
  • K(B): Average strikeouts by bullpen
  • Rest(B): % of relievers that are available to pitch today
  • RF: Average team runs for. The run support pitchers are getting

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