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MLB Matchup
Royals vs Athletics Game Time: 3:35 p.m. ET Stadium: Oakland Coliseum Surface: Grass

Kansas City
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
9/24/11	At	Cws	3-6	N/g	-130	-134	8.5+105	8.5-110	Teaford,ev	L	O
9/25/11	At	Cws	2-1	D/g	-135	-143	8.5+100	8.5-115	Mendoza,lu	W	U
9/26/11	At	Min	7-3	N/t	-105	+115	9.0-105	9.0+115	Paulino,fe	W	O
9/27/11	At	Min	4-7	N/t	-110	-107	9.0-120	9.0+100	O'sullivan,s	L	O
9/28/11	At	Min	0-1	N/t	+110	+105	8.5-105	8.0-115	Chen,br	L	U
4/06/12	At	Laa	0-5	N/g	-200	-220	7.0-110	7.0-120	Chen,br	L	U
4/07/12	At	Laa	6-3	D/g	-200	-180	7.5+100	7.5+100	Hochevar,lu	W	O
4/08/12	At	Laa	7-3	D/g	-167	-170	8.0-115	8.5-110	Sanchez,jo	W	O
4/09/12	At	Oak	0-1	N/g	-112	-122	8.0+100	7.5-105	Mendoza,lu	L	U
4/10/12	At	Oak	3-0	N/g	-115	-105	7.5-110	7.5+105	Duffy,da	W	U
Oakland
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
9/25/11	At	Laa	6-5	D/g	-135	-110	8.5-120	8.5-105	Harden,ri	W	O
9/26/11	At	Sea	2-4	N/g	+114	+120	7.0-105	7.0-110	Mccarthy,br	L	U
9/27/11	At	Sea	7-0	N/g	-105	-103	7.0-120	7.0-115	Cahill,tr	W	P
9/28/11	At	Sea	2-0	N/g	+152	+154	7.5-105	7.5-105	Gonzalez,gi	W	U
3/28/12		Sea	1-3	D/g	+120	+120	7.0+105	7.0-105	Mccarthy,br	L	U
3/29/12		Sea	4-1	D/g	-110	-110	8.5-105	8.5-105	Colon,ba	W	U
4/06/12		Sea	3-7	N/g	-138	-150	7.0+105	6.5-115	Mccarthy,br	L	O
4/07/12		Sea	7-8	N/g	+110	+108	6.5+100	6.5+100	Colon,ba	L	O
4/09/12		Kc	1-0	N/g	-112	-122	8.0+100	7.5-105	Milone,to	W	U
4/10/12		Kc	0-3	N/g	-115	-105	7.5-110	7.5+105	Godfrey,gr	L	U

Head-To-Head

Head-To-Head
Date	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Winner	Dec	O/U
5/07/11	Oak	4-3	N/g	-105	-102	8.5-110	8.0-115	Soria,jo	W	U
5/08/11	Oak	2-5	D/g	-105	+105	8.5-105	8.5-120	Ross,ty	L	U
6/14/11	Kc	4-7	N/g	-165	-160	7.5-120	7.5-115	Duffy,da	L	O
6/15/11	Kc	2-1	N/g	-135	-140	8.0-115	8.0-110	Outman,jo	W	U
6/16/11	Kc	8-4	D/g	-145	-143	7.5-110	7.5-115	Gonzalez,gi	W	O
9/05/11	Kc	6-11	D/g	-165	-160	8.5-115	8.5-110	Holland,gr	L	O
9/06/11	Kc	4-7	N/g	-165	-175	8.0-110	8.0-115	Duffy,da	L	O
9/07/11	Kc	7-0	D/g	-142	-145	8.5-115	8.5-120	Moscoso,gu	WU
4/09/12	Kc	1-0	N/g	-112	-122	8.0+100	7.5-105	Milone,to	W	U
4/10/12	Kc	0-3	N/g	-115	-105	7.5-110	7.5+105	Duffy,da	L	U

W/L Record Comparison

Kansas City
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2012		0-0	0	3-2	+230	3-2	+230
Last	10	0-0	0	3-2	+230	3-2	+230
Oakland
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2012		2-4	-255	0-0	0	2-4	-255
Last	10	2-4	-255	0-0	0	2-4	-255
RECORDS
		Day	Night	Grass	Turf	Fav	Dog
Kansas	City	2-0	1-2	3-2	0-0	0-0	2-2
Oakland		1-1	1-3	2-4	0-0	2-1	0-2

Over/Under Comparison
(Based on taking the Over)

Kansas City
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2012		0-0	0	2-3	-130	2-3	-130
Last	10	0-0	0	2-3	-130	2-3	-130
Oakland
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2012		2-4	-220	0-0	0	2-4	-220
Last	10	2-4	-220	0-0	0	2-4	-220

Away Pitcher

KANSAS CITY ROYALS -- CHEN,BRUCE (L)
	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	12	6	5	73.2	69	36	31	26	51	3.79	3	3	3	2	5	4	1	1
Home	13	6	3	81.1	83	35	34	24	46	3.76	2	1	4	2	6	3	0	0
Total	25	12	8	155.0	152	71	65	50	97	3.77	5	4	7	4	11	7	1	1

2011 BULLPEN FOR CHEN,BRUCE
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
24	69.2	33	31	4.00	72	21	71	8	3	2	9	2

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
9/07/11	at OAK	0-7	L	5.1	6	5	8	3	2	0	-142	-145	8.5-115	8.5-120
9/13/11	MIN	4-0	W	8.0	0	0	2	1	8	0	-135	-135	9.0-105	9.0+100
9/18/11	CWS	5-10	L	5.1	4	4	9	2	2	0	-105	-108	8.5-110	8.5-110
9/23/11	at CWS	11-1	W	8.0	1	1	2	1	4	1	-120	-113	9.0-115	9.0-120
9/28/11	at MIN	0-1		8.0	0	0	8	2	4	0	+110	+105	8.5-105	8.0-115

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
9/07/11	at OAK	0-7	L	5.1	6	5	8	3	2	0	-142	-145	8.5-115	8.5-120

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
4/06/12	at LAA	2.0	5	5	22.50	6	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
4/07/12	at LAA	2.2	1	1	3.38	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4/08/12	at LAA	4.0	1	1	2.25	7	1	6	1	0	0	1	0
4/09/12	at OAK	2.1	0	0	0.00	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
4/10/12	at OAK	1.0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0

Home Pitcher

OAKLAND ATHLETICS -- MCCARTHY,BRANDON (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	12	3	6	85.2	88	41	38	11	59	3.99	1	0	2	6	1	6	2	0
Home	13	6	3	85.0	80	32	25	14	64	2.65	3	1	3	2	6	3	0	0
Total	25	9	9	170.2	168	73	63	25	123	3.32	4	1	5	8	7	9	2	0

2011 BULLPEN FOR MCCARTHY,BRANDON
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
20	51.1	33	24	4.21	52	24	40	8	2	5	5	5

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
9/03/11	SEA	3-0	W	9.0	0	0	3	0	10	0	-130	-136	7.0-115	7.0-130
9/09/11	at TEX	4-13	L	6.0	4	2	5	1	5	0	-165	-185	8.5-110	9.0-110
9/15/11	DET	6-1	W	7.0	1	1	5	2	8	1	+105	+100	7.5-115	7.5+100
9/21/11	TEX	2-3		7.0	1	1	6	0	1	0	+140	+140	7.0-110	7.0-110
9/26/11	at SEA	2-4	L	8.0	4	4	8	0	6	2	+114	+120	7.0-105	7.0-110

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
5/07/11	at KC	3-4	L	8.1	4	4	7	2	3	0	-105	-102	8.5-110	8.0-115

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
3/29/12	SEA	1.0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
4/06/12	SEA	4.0	2	2	4.50	6	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
4/07/12	SEA	4.2	1	1	1.93	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
4/09/12	KC	1.0	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
4/10/12	KC	1.2	1	1	5.40	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0

Updated Wed, Apr 11 5:00 AM EST

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