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Pirates vs Reds Game Time: 1:10 p.m. ET Stadium: Great American Ballpark Surface: Grass

Pittsburgh
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
9/24/09		Cin	1-4	D/g	+115	+115	8.0-120	8.0-120	Morton,ch	L	U
9/25/09		La	3-1	N/g	+175	+185	9.0+100	9.0-110	Karstens,je	W	U
9/26/09		La	4-8	N/g	+165	+160	8.5-120	8.0-110	Maholm,pa	L	O
9/27/09		La	6-5	D/g	+185	+170	8.5-110	8.5+100	Mccutchen,da	W	O
9/28/09		La	11-1	D/g	+155	+155	8.5-110	8.5+100	Duke,za	W	O
9/29/09	At	Chc	0-6	N/g	-230	-260	8.0-110	8.0-120	Hart,ke	L	U
9/30/09	At	Chc	8-2	N/g	-220	-250	8.5+100	8.5+100	Karstens,je	W	O
9/30/09	At	Chc	4-0	D/g	-240	-250	8.0-120	8.0+100	Morton,ch	W	U
10/02/09	At	Cin	3-1	N/t	-135	-125	9.0-120	9.0-110	Mccutchen,da	W	U
10/03/09	At	Cin	4-8	N/t	-140	-135	8.5+100	8.0-110	Duke,za	L	O
Cincinnati
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
9/23/09	At	Pit	12-2	N/g	-102	+115	8.5-110	8.5-105	Bailey,ho	W	O
9/24/09	At	Pit	4-1	D/g	+115	+115	8.0-120	8.0-120	Arroyo,br	W	U
9/25/09	At	Hou	10-4	N/g	-135	-130	9.0-110	9.0-105	Maloney,ma	W	O
9/26/09	At	Hou	10-4	N/g	-125	-150	9.0-110	9.0-110	Lehr,ju	W	O
9/27/09	At	Hou	2-3	D/g	-160	-170	8.0+100	7.5-120	Cueto,jo	L	U
9/29/09		Stl	7-2	N/t	+115	+110	9.0-105	8.5-105	Bailey,ho	W	O
9/30/09		Stl	6-1	N/t	+100	-113	8.5+105	8.5+100	Arroyo,br	W	U
10/01/09		Stl	0-13	D/t	+165	+165	7.5-110	8.0+100	Wells,ki	L	O
10/02/09		Pit	1-3	N/t	-135	-125	9.0-120	9.0-110	Lehr,ju	L	U
10/03/09		Pit	8-4	N/t	-140	-135	8.5+100	8.0-110	Cueto,jo	W	O

Head-To-Head

Head-To-Head
Date	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Winner	Dec	O/U
8/23/09	Cin	1-4	D/g	-143	-130	9.0-120	9.0+100	Bailey,ho	L	U
8/31/09	Pit	6-3	N/t	-115	-125	9.0+105	8.5-110	Cueto,jo	W	O
8/31/09	Pit	4-3	D/t	-125	-120	9.5-130	9.5-120	Masset,ni	W	U
9/01/09	Pit	11-5	N/t	-113	-110	8.5-110	8.5-115	Lehr,ju	W	O
9/02/09	Pit	5-3	D/t	-120	-130	8.5-120	8.5-115	Bailey,ho	W	U
9/22/09	Cin	4-10	N/g	-105	-110	8.5+100	8.0-110	Cueto,jo	L	O
9/23/09	Cin	2-12	N/g	-102	+115	8.5-110	8.5-105	Bailey,ho	L	O
9/24/09	Cin	1-4	D/g	+115	+115	8.0-120	8.0-120	Arroyo,br	L	U
10/02/09	Pit	1-3	N/t	-135	-125	9.0-120	9.0-110	Mccutchen,da	L	U
10/03/09	Pit	8-4	N/t	-140	-135	8.5+100	8.0-110	Cueto,jo	W	O

W/L Record Comparison

Pittsburgh
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		40-41	+222	22-57	-2353	62-98	-2131
Last	10	3-2	+310	3-2	+365	6-4	+675
Cincinnati
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		39-41	-407	38-43	+564	77-84	+157
Last	10	3-2	+85	4-1	+360	7-3	+445
RECORDS
		Day	Night	Grass	Turf	Fav	Dog
Pittsburgh		17-37	45-61	59-87	3-11	10-13	47-82
Cincinnati		22-28	55-56	36-38	41-46	26-27	50-56

Over/Under Comparison
(Based on taking the Over)

Pittsburgh
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		35-44	-1305	35-40	-850	70-84	-2155
Last	10	3-2	+70	2-3	-130	5-5	-60
Cincinnati
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		34-41	-1055	30-47	-2140	64-88	-3195
Last	10	3-2	+90	3-2	+60	6-4	+150

Away Pitcher

PITTSBURGH PIRATES -- KARSTENS,JEFF (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	6	1	1	33.0	38	22	22	9	14	6.00	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Home	6	2	2	31.0	29	15	14	12	12	4.06	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	0
Total	12	3	3	64.0	67	37	36	21	26	5.06	0	1	3	2	3	3	0	0

2009 BULLPEN FOR KARSTENS,JEFF
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
12	42.0	22	22	4.71	35	31	33	4	3	3	4	1

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
5/24/09	at CWS	4-3		5.1	3	3	5	1	2	1	-183	-190	8.5-125	9.0+100
5/30/09	HOU	7-4	W	7.0	2	2	6	1	4	0	+115	+127	8.5+100	8.0-120
6/05/09	at HOU	1-9	L	5.2	6	6	9	4	2	0	-125	-133	9.5+100	9.5+100
9/25/09	LA	3-1		3.0	1	1	3	0	1	0	+175	+185	9.0+100	9.0-110
9/30/09	at CHC	8-2	W	5.0	2	2	5	0	1	0	-220	-250	8.5+100	8.5+100

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
8/12/08	CIN	1-5	L	7.0	4	3	7	2	2	2	-102	-102	8.5-120	8.5+110
5/03/09	CIN	0-5	L	5.0	5	4	6	4	1	1	+108	+112	9.0-115	8.5-110

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
9/28/09	LA	0.1	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
9/29/09	at CHC	4.0	0	0	0.00	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
9/30/09	at CHC	4.0	0	0	0.00	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
10/02/09	at CIN	2.2	0	0	0.00	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0
10/03/09	at CIN	3.0	3	3	9.00	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0

Home Pitcher

CINCINNATI REDS -- BAILEY,HOMER (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	9	3	3	43.2	52	29	25	24	26	5.15	1	1	2	2	3	3	0	0
Home	10	4	2	63.2	56	32	32	25	53	4.52	1	0	3	2	0	0	4	2
Total	19	7	5	107.1	108	61	57	49	79	4.78	2	1	5	4	3	3	4	2

2009 BULLPEN FOR BAILEY,HOMER
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
19	60.1	31	23	3.43	64	22	52	8	1	6	3	3

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
9/07/09	at COL	3-4		5.2	1	1	5	5	6	0	-230	-250	9.0-110	9.0-105
9/13/09	at CHC	2-5	L	5.1	3	3	9	2	6	0	-200	-180	8.5+105	8.0-110
9/18/09	FLO	3-4		7.0	0	0	3	2	8	0	-105	-115	9.5-110	9.0-115
9/23/09	at PIT	12-2	W	6.0	2	2	4	3	0	0	-102	+115	8.5-110	8.5-105
9/29/09	STL	7-2	W	7.0	1	1	7	1	7	0	+115	+110	9.0-105	8.5-105

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
8/23/09	at PIT	4-1	W	7.0	1	1	4	4	4	0	-143	-130	9.0-120	9.0+100
9/02/09	PIT	5-3	W	6.1	3	3	7	3	8	2	-120	-130	8.5-120	8.5-115
9/23/09	at PIT	12-2	W	6.0	2	2	4	3	0	0	-102	+115	8.5-110	8.5-105

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
9/29/09	STL	2.0	1	1	4.50	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
9/30/09	STL	0.2	0	0	0.00	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
10/01/09	STL	7.0	8	8	10.29	10	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
10/02/09	PIT	3.0	0	0	0.00	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
10/03/09	PIT	3.0	0	0	0.00	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Updated Sun, Oct 4 5:00 AM EST

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