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OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION YANKEE STADIUM • ONE EAST 161ST STREET • BRONX, NY 10451 PHONE: (718) 579-4460 • E-MAIL: [email protected] • SOCIAL MEDIA: @YankeesPR & @LosYankeesPR WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: 1923, ’27-28, ’32, ’36-39, ’41, ’43, ’47, ’49-53, ’56, ’58, ’61-62, ’77-78, ’96, ’98-2000, ’09 YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS NOTE 2018 (2017) NEW YORK YANKEES (92-58) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (103-48) Standing in AL East: . .2nd, -10.5G RHP Luis Severino (17-8, 3.46) vs. LHP David Price (15-6, 3.42) Current Streak: . Won 1 Current Homestand . 2-2 Wednesday, September 19, 2018 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 p.m. ET Recent Road Trip . 4-5 Home Record: . .50-26 (51-30) Game #151 • Home Game #77 • TV: YES/ESPN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: . .42-32 (40-41) Day Record: . 29-18 (34-27) Night Record: . 63-40 (57-44) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees are 2-2 on their nine- BEAN COUNTING: With one loss during this series, the Pre-All-Star . 62-33 (45-41) game homestand, the fi nal homestand of the regular Yankees will be eliminated from the AL East race… in the AL Post-All-Star . .30-25 (46-30) season… defeated Boston in Tuesday's three-game series Wild Card race, the Yankees have magic numbers (Yankees vs. AL East: . 36-28 (44-32) opener after going 1-2 vs. Toronto… play 3G vs. Baltimore wins or opp. losses) to clinch better records than the vs. AL Central: . 23-11 (18-15) vs. AL West: . 22-10 (14-19) this weekend… will begin their fi nal road trip of the season following teams: Houston (15), Oakland (10), Tampa Bay (5) vs. National League: . .11-9 (15-5) on Monday, a seven-game trip to Tampa Bay (4G, 9/24-27) and Seattle (3)… will secure a postseason berth by clinching vs. RH starters: . .64-44 (67-48) and Boston (3G, 9/28-30). a better record than two of these teams. vs. LH starters: . .28-14 (24-23) Are 2-4 in their last 6G and 8-10 in their last 18G, but are Yankees Score First: . 64-15 (55-18) Opp. Score First: . .28-43 (36-53) 17-12 in their last 29G and 24-16 in 40G since 8/6. BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have hit a Major Leading After 6: . 69-4 (75-10) At 92-58 (.613), have the Majors' third-best record and League-leading 242HR, tied for the third-highest single- Trailing After 6: . 8-48 (10-52) third-most wins behind Boston (103-48, .682) and season total in franchise history (245HR in 2012, 244HR in Tied After 6: . 15-6 (6-9) Houston (95-56, .629)… have surpassed their win total 2009, 242HR in 2004)… is tied for the 14th-highest total in Leading After 7: . .70-4 (78-5) from 2017 (91-71)… last won more games in 2012 (95-67). Major League history… are on pace to hit 261HR (the MLB Trailing After 7: . .9-47 (8-59) Are 34G over .500, 2G under their season-high watermark record is 264HR by Seattle in 1997). Tied After 7: . 12-7 (5-7) MOST HRs, Leading After 8: . .77-2 (82-4) of 36G over .500 (fi ve times, most recently at 90-54 at Have hit 8HR in the last 4G… have homered CLUB HISTORY Trailing After 8: . .5-51 (5-65) the end of play on 9/10)… prior to this season, had not in 21-of-24G since 8/24 (40HR total). YEAR HR Tied After 8: . 9-5 (4-2) reached 36G over .500 since they were 86-50 at the end Have hit 28HR in their last 14 home 2012 245 Extra-Inning Games: . 8-5 (5-6) 2009 244 One-run Games: . 22-16 (18-26) of play on 9/4/10. games (since 8/17), with at least 2HR in 2018 242 Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 35-28 (29-35) Are 10.5G behind Boston in the AL East… lead Oakland eight of those games. 2004 242 NYY Scores 5 or more: . .63-18 (68-19) by 2.5G for the fi rst AL Wild Card spot. Have hit 11HR in their last 4G at home vs. NYY Scores 4 or more: . .82-25 (76-28) Play 16 of their fi nal 25 games on the road… are 6-7 so far Boston (since 6/29), including a season-high 6HR on 7/1. NYY Scores 3 or fewer: . 10-33 (15-43) NYY Scores 2 or fewer: . .5-26 (4-33) (4-5 on the road, 2-2 at home). Opp. Scores 5 or more: . 17-43 (15-47) Are 26-11-8 in 45 series since 4/19… are 1-3-2 in their last six. BOMBS AWAY: With INF Neil Walker hitting his 10th HR Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: . .75-15 (76-24) Own the Majors' best record when their starter tosses at of the season on Tues. vs. Boston, the 2018 Yankees tied a Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: . .67-10 (63-12) least 6.0IP (59-9, .868)… have the second-best record when Major League record with 11 players with double-digit Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: . .49-3 (45-6) Yankees No Errors: . 59-32 (52-35) scoring fi rst (64-15, .810) behind Boston (69-14, .831). home runs… are the fi fth team to do it, joining Houston in Yankees Make Error(s): . 33-26 (39-36) 2015 and 2017, Minnesota in 2016 and Detroit in 2004. NYY Starter Goes 6: . 59-9 (62-23) YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Yankees defeated the Red Sox, 1B Luke Voit has hit 7HR as a Yankee. Comeback Wins: . .37 (41) 3-2, on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium… LHP J.A. Happ (6.0IP, Yankees hit 0HR: . 10-20 (8-27) Yankees hit at least 1HR: . 82-38 (83-44) 4H, 1R/0ER, 3BB, 6K, 1BK) started and did not record a GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER: On Tuesday vs. Yankees hit 2+ HRs: . 56-14 (51-16) decision… 1B Neil Walker (1-for-2, 1HR, 3RBI, 1BB) drove in Boston, the Yankees' six 20HR hitters (Andújar, Gregorius, Walk-off Wins-Losses: . 7-3 (5-6) all three runs with a go-ahead HR in the seventh inning… 2B Hicks, Judge, Stanton, Torres) were all in the same starting Series Record: . .28-13-10 (28-20-5) Gleyber Torres (1-for-3, 1 double) extended his home lineup for the fi rst time since 7/2 vs. Atlanta. Series Record, home: . 15-5-5 (19-8-0) Series Record, road: . 13-8-5 (9-12-5) hitting streak to 15 games… RHP Chad Green (1.0IP) earned Sweeps by NYY / by Opp.: . 12 (10) / 4 (2) his eighth win with a perfect seventh… Yankees pitchers WALK THIS WAY: INF Neil Walker hit a go-ahead three-run Run Diff erential . +158 held Boston batters to 1-for-10 with RISP. HR in the seventh inning on Tues vs. Boston… each of his Runs Scored (per gm.) . .766 (5.11) Collected just three hits, their second-fewest in a win this last 4HR have given the Yankees the lead, with each of the Runs Allowed (per gm.) . 608 (4.05) season (2H in 2-1 win on 9/1 vs. Detroit). last three coming in the seventh inning or later. Improved to 8-48 when trailing after six innings. Marked his 10th HR of the season… is one of 13 Major Leaguers who have reached double-digit HRs in each of TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY FOR STARTERS: Yankees starting pitchers have allowed the last nine seasons (2010-18). Sept. 19, 2012: The Yankees sweep a day-night doubleheader vs. Toronto 2ER-or-fewer in nine of their last 10 starts, going 4-3 with a as Ichiro Suzuki combines to go 7-for- 2.21 ERA (53.0IP, 45H, 15R/13ER, 10BB, 49K, 4HR) over the span. GLEY-HEY KID: 2B Gleyber Torres has hit safely in each of 8, including 4-for-4 with 4SB in the his last 15 home games (since 8/16), batting .434/.500/.660 nightcap. He becomes the fourth player since 1900 to record at least 7H HAPP-Y DAYS: LHP J.A. Happ took a no-decision on Tues. (23-for-53) with 9R, 3 doubles, 3HR, 12RBI, 6BB, 1HP and 1SB and 4SB on one day. vs. Boston, allowing one unearned run in 6.0IP (4H, 3BB, 6K, in those games… is the longest home hitting streak by a Sept. 19, 2011: In a 6-4 Yankees win 1BK)… is 6-0 with a 2.39 ERA (52.2IP, 14ER) in nine starts with Yankee this season. over the Twins, Mariano Rivera records the Yankees, with the team 8-1 in his starts… has a 0.50 ERA a perfect ninth inning at Yankee (18.0IP, 1ER) in his last three starts. D-ROB: RHP David Robertson tossed a scoreless eighth Stadium for his 602nd career save, surpassing Trevor Hoff man’s previous Is 4-1 with a 1.62 ERA (66.2IP, 12ER) in his last 11 starts inning on Tues. vs. Boston… has pitched in 496 games as a Major League record of 601. vs. Boston (since 5/15/15)… is one of only three pitchers Yankee, fourth-most in franchise history… trails third-place Sept. 19, 2007: Andy Pettitte (7.2IP, since earned runs became an offi cial statistic in the AL Whitey Ford (498) by two appearances.