POSTGAME NOTES (49-22) vs. (46-28)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018

R H E LOB SERIES SEATTLE MARINERS 5 10 1 8 0 NEW YORK YANKEES 7 11 1 7 2

STARTING TIME: 7:09 p.m. TIME OF GAME: 3:28 GAME-TIME TEMPERATURE: 79 degrees PAID ATTENDANCE: 46,047 (Sellout #10) WINNING : (3-0) PITCH COUNTS (Total Pitches/Strikes): LOSING PITCHER: (1-1) Yankees: Jonathan Loaisiga (84/51) : None Mariners: Félix Hernández (95/61)

HOME RUNS (2018 TOTAL / / RUNNERS ON BASE / OUTS / COUNT / PITCHER / SCORE AFTER HR)

YANKEES MARINERS (#18 / 9th / 1 on / 2 out / 0-2 / Cook / NYY 7 –SEA 5) None

NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES • The Yankees won on a Giancarlo Stanton two- “walk-off” in the ninth inning…have won three straight games and are 14-4 in June…at 49-22, are a season-high 27 games over .500…in the last 65 seasons (since 1954), is the second-earliest they have reached the mark (40-13 in 1998). • Was their sixth “walk-off” win this season (third “walk-off” HR): Stanton two-run HR tonight, Torres RBI on 5/29 vs. Houston, Walker RBI single on 5/12 vs. Oakland, Torres three-run HR on 5/6 vs. Cleveland, Andújar RBI single on 5/4 vs. Cleveland, Sánchez three-run HR on 4/26 vs. Minnesota)…are tied with Seattle and Atlanta for the second-most “walk-off” wins in the Majors (six each), one behind St. Louis (seven)…have not lost in “walk-off” fashion in 2018…surpassed their “walk-off” win total from 2017 (five). • Are 16-4 in their last 20 games (since 5/29), with 12 of those 16 wins of the come-from-behind variety…was their 23rd come-from-behind win of the season. • Are 28-11 (.718) at , the Majors’ best winning percentage and most home wins…are 23-6 in the Bronx since 4/21. • Will have a chance to record their ninth series sweep on Thursday…in all seven multi-game series this month, the Yankees have entered the finale with a chance to sweep (2-4 so far). • Are 15-6 in 21 games vs. AL West opponents this season, surpassing their win total against the division from 2017 (14-19). • DH Giancarlo Stanton (2-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI) an 0-2 pitch for a two-run “walk-off” home run in the ninth…was just the second “walk-off” HR on an 0-2 count by a Yankee since 2000, joining Jason Giambi on 6/5/08 vs. Toronto (off B.J. Ryan)…was the Majors’ first “walk-off” HR on an 0-2 since 4/30/17 (Arizona’s Daniel Descalso off Colorado’s Jordan Lyles)…tied Judge for the team lead in home runs (18). • Was his sixth career “walk-off” hit and fourth career “walk-off” home run…was first “walk-off” hit since a single on 8/19/14 vs. Texas and first “walk-off” HR since 4/18/14 vs. Seattle (off Yoervis Medina). • His fourth-inning single had an exit velocity of 119.4 mph (per ), the third-hardest-hit batted ball in the Majors this season. • His “walk-off” HR had an exit velocity of 117.9 mph and an estimated distance of 453 feet…according to Statcast, is the hardest-hit “walk-off” home run since Statcast was introduced in 2015 (hat tip to MLB.com’s David Adler). • C Gary Sánchez (2-for-3, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1HP) hit a game-tying two-run HR in the eighth…was the second-latest go-ahead or game-tying HR when trailing in his career (also a “walk-off” three-run HR down 3-1 in the ninth on 4/26/18 vs. Minnesota)…was the fourth go-ahead or game-tying HR when trailing by a Yankee this season (Sánchez’s “walk-off” three-run HR on 4/26 vs. Minnesota, Gardner’s game-tying two-run HR in the ninth on 5/29 vs. Houston, Gregorius’ game-tying solo HR in the eighth on 4/6 vs. Baltimore). • Has 2HR in his last 4G after going homerless in his previous 18G. • Yankees batters had five base hits with exit velocities of at least 110.0 mph tonight: Sánchez’s single in the second (113.8), Stanton’s single in the fourth (119.4), Judge’s single in the seventh (115.8), Sánchez’s game-tying HR in the eighth (111.2), Stanton’s “walk-off” HR (117.9)…they now have 74 such hits on the season (next-most entering today: Chicago-AL, 40). • Have hit multiple HRs in 12-of-17 games since 6/2 (32HR). • Have scored 7R in consecutive games. • RF (3-for-5, 1 , 1RBI) tied a season high with 3H (fifth time, first since 5/9 vs. Boston). • LF (1-for-4, 1R, 1 double) has hit safely in all 5G with an at-bat this season…has scored a run in each of his six games played, extending his career-long streak. • LHP Aroldis Chapman (1.0IP, 1K) earned the win…on his final pitch in the ninth, induced a groundout by on a 104.3 mph , his fastest pitch this season. • RHP (2.1IP, 2K, 1HP) retired 7-of-8 batters faced in his longest outing of the season…has not allowed an in 21G since being recalled on 4/21, retiring 73-of-86 batters (24.1IP, 9H, 3R/0ER, 3BB/1IBB, 23K, 1HP). • RHP Jonathan Loaisiga (3.2IP, 6H, 3ER, 2BB, 4K) made his second career start and took a no-decision…had his career-opening scoreless streak snapped at 8.0IP, allowing all 3R in the fourth. • Snaps a streak of 21 consecutive starts of at least 5.0IP by the Yankees rotation…was their shortest start since 5/26 vs. Los Angeles-AL (-3.2IP).

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• Marked just the second time in the last 14 games that Yankees allowed more than 3R. • Yankees relievers allowed 2ER in 5.1IP, matching their earned run total from their previous 15 games combined (42.0IP, 2ER, 56K)…did not allow a hit to the final 15 batters (0-for-13, 1BB, 1HP). • Drew their 10th home sellout of the season (in 39 dates), raising their AL-best average home attendance to 42,154…marks their third sellout in the last four games and ninth sellout in 23 home dates since the start of May…extended their streak of games with at least 44,000 in attendance to 14.

SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES • The Mariners suffered their second “walk-off” loss of the season…are 0-2 on their 11-day, 10-game, three-city road trip…their three-game losing streak is tied for their longest this season (also 4/17-19). • Their 5R lead was their largest in a loss this season. • Have lost nine of their last 11 games vs. the Yankees (since 8/23/16)…have lost their last four games in the Bronx (since 8/26/17), their longest losing streak at Yankee Stadium since dropping four straight from 8/21/10-7/26/11. • RHP Félix Hernández (5.0IP, 6H, 2R/1ER, 1BB, 6K) started and did not record a decision…has allowed 1ER in three of his last four starts. • In 12 career starts in the Bronx, is 7-2 with a 1.77 ERA (81.1IP, 18ER)…has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in nine of those 12 starts…is 6-1 with a 1.44 ERA (68.2IP, 11ER) in 10 career starts at the current Yankee Stadium, the lowest ERA by any pitcher in the history of the venue (min. 50.0IP). • Is 10-7 with a 3.00 ERA (150.0IP, 50ER) in 22 career starts vs. the Yankees. • 2B Dee Gordon (2-for-5, 2RBI) hit a leadoff single, extending his hitting streak to eight games…is hitting .400 (14-for-35) over that span. • In six career games vs. the Yankees, is 10-for-27 (.370) with 4R, 2 doubles, 1 and 3RBI. • Tonight marked his first game with multiple RBI since 5/19 vs. Detroit (also 2RBI). • RF/LF Ben Gamel (1-for-4, 1R, 1 double) is hitting .387 (29-for-75) with 12R, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR, 5RBI, 7BB and 4SB in his last 26G (since 5/16). • 1B Ryon Healy (2-for-4, 1R, 1RBI) picked up fourth multi-hit game in his last eight games…is hitting .379 (11-for-29) with 5R, 1 double, 3HR and 5RBI in that span (since 6/12). • 3B Kyle Seager (1-for-2, 2R, 1 double, 2BB) reached base safely three times. • DH Nelson Cruz (1-for-5, 1R) is hitting .304 (24-for-79) with 14R, 2 doubles, 10HR, 20RBI and 10BB in his last 22 games (since 5/28). • RHP Alex Colomé (1.1IP, 1H, 2ER, 1BB, 2K, 1HR) surrendered a game-tying HR to Gary Sánchez in the eighth inning. • Seattle batters were hitless in their final 13AB. • Seattle relievers have allowed 10ER in their last three games (8.1IP).

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time-ET TV Thurs., 6/21 vs. Seattle RHP (10-2, 2.09) vs. LHP (6-1, 3.44) 1:05 p.m. YES

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