POSTGAME NOTES (91-56) vs. (65-82) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

R H E LOB SERIES TORONTO BLUE JAYS 0 7 1 10 0 NEW YORK YANKEES 11 14 0 10 1

STARTING TIME: 7:09 p.m. TIME OF GAME: 3:07 GAME-TIME TEMPERATURE: 73 degrees PAID ATTENDANCE: 40,138 WINNING : Masahiro Tanaka (12-5) COUNTS (Total Pitches/Strikes): LOSING PITCHER: Marco Estrada (7-12) Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka (90/64) : Luis Cessa (2) Blue Jays: Marco Estrada (55/34)

HOME RUNS (2018 TOTAL / / RUNNERS ON BASE / OUTS / COUNT / PITCHER / SCORE AFTER HR) YANKEES BLUE JAYS Andrew McCutchen (#18 / 5th / 0 on / 0 out / 0-1 / Shafer / NYY 9 – TOR 0) None Didi Gregorius (#24 / 8th / 0 on / 0 out / 2-1 / Paulino / NYY 10 – TOR 0)

NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES  The Yankees are 1-0 to begin their final regular season homestand…are 7-8 in their last 15G but are 16-10 in their last 26G…are 35G over .500, 1G below their season-high watermark.  Marked the Yankees’ 11th of the season, their most in a season since they also had 11 in 2008…was their largest shutout win since a 15-0 win on 6/14/09 vs. the Mets…Tanaka has started three of the team’s last four (9/7 at Seattle, 7/24 at Tampa Bay).  Improved to 13-4 vs. Toronto this season (7-1 at , 6-3 at Toronto)…are their most wins vs. an opponent in a single season since going 14-5 vs. Toronto in 2013…are 10-1 in the last 11 meetings (since 4/21)…have won six straight matchups, their longest streak in the series since a 10- game winning streak from 4/25-8/22/13…have a six-game winning streak over Toronto at Yankee Stadium, scoring at least 10R in each of the last three home matchups.  Yankees batters scored double-digit runs for the first time since 8/25-G1 at Baltimore (10-3 win)…was their highest-scoring game since 8/18 vs. Toronto (11-6 win).  2HR, matching their total from their previous 4G…have hit a Major League-leading 236HR…is the sixth-highest single-season total in franchise history…are on pace to hit 260HR (the MLB record is 264HR by Seattle in 1997)…have hit 22HR in their last 11 home games.  Scored 5R on 5H in the first inning…have scored 103R in the first this season, their second-highest-scoring frame (110R in fifth).  RHP Masahiro Tanaka tossed 6.0 shutout (4H, 2BB, 8K) to earn his third consecutive win…extended his scoreless streak to 20.0IP, the second-longest scoreless streak of his career (21.1IP from 7/15-8/5/18)…is the Majors second-longest active scoreless streak (Chris Sale-29.0IP)…has consecutive scoreless starts for the third time in his career (7/24/18 and 7/31/18; 8/19/16 and 8/24/16)…has not allowed a HR in four consecutive home starts for the first time in his career…issued multiple walks for the first time since 8/10 vs. Texas (3BB)…has started three of the Yankees last four shutouts, including each of his last two starts (also 9/7 at Seattle).  Has reached 12 wins in all five Major League seasons…among players who debuted since 1950, is just the fifth to win at least 12 games in each of his first five seasons, joining (1995-99), Dwight Gooden (1984-88), Dennis Eckersley (1975-79) and Tom Seaver (1967-71).  Marked his fourth scoreless outing in 10 starts since the All-Star break…has a 2.09 ERA (64.2IP, 15ER) in that span…has allowed 1R-or-fewer in 7- of-10 turns.  Has completed 6.0IP in six straight starts, going 3-2 with a 1.80 ERA (40.0IP, 8ER).  Yankees starting have allowed just 1HR over the last 7G while going 4-2 with a 1.59 ERA (39.2IP, 31H, 8R/7ER, 6BB, 34K).  RF/LF Andrew McCutchen (3-for-3, 2R, 1 double, 1HR, 1RBI, 2BB) hit his first HR as a Yankee at Yankee Stadium in the fifth…has 7BB in his last 4G, 10BB in his last 7G and 12BB in his last 9G…has 12BB in 52PA as a Yankee, .222/.442/.500 (8-for-36) with 7R, 1 double, 3HR, 7RBI, 3HP and 1SB in 12G…has 38BB since the All-Star break…played the final two innings in left field, his first Major League action at the position.  Reached five times in a game for the fourth time this season (also 8/10 vs. Pittsburgh, 8/4 at Arizona, 4/7 vs. Los Angeles-NL, all with San Francisco)…is tied with for the second-most such games in the Majors this season behind Mookie Betts (five).  Has reached safely (via H/BB/HP) in 18 of his last 31PA…has reached base at least twice in six of his last 7G.  Doubled in the first inning, his first hit as a Yankee at Yankee Stadium…in 10G as the Yankees’ leadoff hitter, has led off the first inning by reaching safely in 5-of-10 plate appearances (4-for-9, 1 double, 1HR, 1BB).  Each of Toronto’s first four pitchers faced McCutchen as their first batter, and none retired him.  SS Didi Gregorius (1-for-4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1HP) hit his 24th HR of the season to lead off the eighth…is 1HR away from tying his career high and the Yankees single-season HR record for a (25HR in 2017)…since returning from the D.L., all 4H are extra-base hits (1 double, 1 , 2HR)…in his last 4G, is 4-for-15 with 5R, 1 double, 1 triple, 2HR and 7RBI.  1B (1-for-3, 1R, 1 double, 2RBI, 2BB) is batting .273/.385/.591 (12-for-44) with 9R, 2 doubles, 4HR, 8RBI and 7BB during his 13-game on-base streak (since 8/30).  2B (2-for-4, 1R, 1RBI) had just his second multi-hit game of September (12G).  C Gary Sánchez (3-for-4, 1R, 1 double, 1BB) collected his second 3H game in his last 4G…is 6-for-14 in that span.  RF played in the field for the final two innings…was reinstated from the 10-day D.L. prior to the game…had not played since being hit by a pitch on 7/26 vs. Kansas City…the Yankees were 25-20 (.556) during Judge’s D.L. stint; went 65-36 (.644) prior to his stint.  RHP Luis Cessa (3.0IP, 3H, 1BB, 4K) recorded his second career save, also 8/25-G1 at Baltimore.  Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre tied the Governor’s Cup Championship Series at two games apiece with a 5-2 win “at” Durham, and will play a decisive Game 5 on Saturday at 4:05 p.m.…the entire series is being played in Pennsylvania due to Hurricane Florence. -more-

TORONTO BLUE JAYS  The Blue Jays dropped their fourth straight game as they were shut out for the 11th time this season…Toronto has been shut out in two of their last three games (also 9/12 at Boston)…marked the second time this season the Blue Jays were shut out by the Yankees (6/6 at Rogers Centre).  Are 5-13 in their last 18 games (since 8/26).  Fell to 23-41 vs. the AL East…have lost nine of their last 10 games vs. AL East opponents.  Are 4-13 vs. the Yankees this season…are 1-7 at Yankee Stadium in 2018 and are 5-15 in their last 20 matchups in the Bronx (since 9/5/16).  Toronto pitchers have allowed double-digit runs in three straight games at Yankee Stadium, becoming only the second team to do so (also Baltimore from 6/10-9/14/17).  RHP Marco Estrada (2.2IP, 6H, 8ER, 3BB, 2K, 1HP) started and took the loss…his 8ER tied his career high (also 5/5/13 vs. St. Louis)…is winless in his last four starts.  Is 7-4 with a 4.68 ERA (107.2IP, 56ER) in 19 career games (18 starts) vs. the Yankees…is 4-1 with a 7.05 ERA (44.2IP, 35ER) in nine career games (eight starts) at Yankee Stadium.  In four starts vs. the Yankees in 2018, went 1-1 with a 7.40 ERA (20.2IP, 17ER).  3B Aledmys Díaz (1-for-3) snapped an 0-for-10 stretch with a double in the fifth…each of his last four hits have been doubles…six of his last eight hits have gone for extra bases (5 doubles, 1HR).  1B Rowdy Tellez (1-for-3) is hitting .385/.407/.769 (10-for-26) with 3R, 1HR, 4RBI and 1BB in his first nine Major League games.  DH Teoscar Hernández (1-for-4) doubled in the fourth inning…56 of his 107 hits this season have been extra-base hits (29 doubles, 7 triples, 20HR)…five of his last seven hits have gone for extra bases (3 doubles, 2HR).

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time-ET TV Sat., 9/15 vs. Toronto LHP CC Sabathia (7-6, 3.54) vs. RHP Sean Reid-Foley (1-3, 6.86) 4:05 p.m. YES Sun., 9/16 vs. Toronto RHP Lance Lynn (9-10, 5.01) vs. LHP Thomas Pannone (2-1, 4.13) 1:05 p.m. YES Mon., 9/17 Off day Tues., 9/18 vs. Boston LHP J.A. Happ (16-6, 3.75) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (5-7, 4.22) 1:05 p.m. WPIX/MLBN/FB Wed., 9/19 vs. Boston RHP (17-8, 3.46) vs. LHP David Price (15-6, 3.42) 7:05 p.m. YES/ESPN Thurs., 9/20 vs. Boston RHP Masahiro Tanaka (12-5, 3.47) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4, 3.53) 7:05 p.m. YES/MLBN On the Radio: All games carried by WFAN-AM 660/101.9 FM and the Yankees Radio Network; Spanish on WADO 1280-AM and YES Network in SAP