NEW YORK YANKEES (33-23) Vs. BOSTON RED SOX (32-26) Standing in AL East
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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 2017 (2016) NEW YORK YANKEES (33-23) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (32-26) Standing in AL East: ...........1st, +2.0G RHP Michael Pineda (6-3, 3.76) vs. LHP David Price (1-0, 3.00) Current Streak: ....................Won 1 Current Homestand: .................1-1 Recent Road Trip .....................3-4 Thursday, June 8, 2017 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 p.m. ET Home Record: ...............18-9 (48-33) Game #57 Home Game #28 TV: YES/ESPN Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: .............. 15-14 (36-45) • • • Day Record: .................12-8 (26-27) Night Record: ............. 21-15 (58-51) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees play the rubber game ALL RISE: RF Aaron Judge had his career-high 9G hitting Pre-All-Star ................ 33-23 (44-44) Post-All-Star ..................0-0 (40-34) of their 3G series vs. Boston… square off with Baltimore for streak snapped in Wednesday's win vs. Boston… over his last vs. AL East: ................ 16-13 (35-41) 3G this weekend… completed their recent road trip with a 10G, is hitting .342/.457/.684 (13-for-38) with 8R, 4 doubles, vs. AL Central: ................6-3 (21-12) 3-4 mark, going 1-2 at Baltimore, then 2-2 at Toronto. 3HR, 11RBI, 8BB and 1SB… leads the Majors with 18HR. vs. AL West: ..................3-4 (20-13) At 33-23 (.589), own the AL's Is third in MLB with a 1.096 vs. National League: ...........8-3 (8-12) second-best record and the sixth- BEST RECORD, OPS (Mike Trout-1.203; Ryan 2017 MLB HR LEADERS vs. RH starters: ............. 25-16 (59-52) MAJORS, 2017 HR PLAYER TEAM vs. LH starters: ................8-7 (25-26) best record in MLB (see chart). TEAM W-L PCT Zimmerman-1.103)… is second 18 AARON JUDGE NYY Yankees Score First: .........22-7 (47-26) Are in first place in the AL Houston 42-18 .700 in the AL in runs scored (44), 17 Khris Davis OAK Opp. Score First: ........... 11-16 (37-52) East, 2.0G ahead of second- Washington 37-21 .638 slugging (.688) and total bases 17 Joey Gallo TEX Leading After 6: ..............26-4 (58-6) 17 Scott Schebler CIN place Boston… have had sole Colorado 38-23 .623 (129), third in OBP (.428) and Trailing After 6: ..............5-17 (15-60) Arizona 36-25 .590 17 Justin Smoak TOR possession of first place for 18 fifth in RBI (41)… is seventh in 17 Ryan Zimmerman WAS Tied After 6: ..................2-2 (11-12) Los Angeles-NL 36-25 .590 Leading After 7: ..............29-0 (68-4) straight days, the team's third- YANKEES 33-23 .589 the league in BA (.321). Trailing After 7: ...............3-21 (5-65) longest such streak since the start Boston 32-26 .552 Has walked in 7-of-8 and 11 of his last 15 games. Tied After 7: ...................1-2 (11-9) of 2014: also 40d (7/3-8/11/15) Leads all AL players in All-Star voting (1,251,543) and Leading After 8: ..............30-0 (72-2) Trailing After 8: ...............2-23 (3-71) and 22d (4/27-5/18/15)… have been in first for 26 of the ranks second in the Majors to Bryce Harper (1,459,235). Tied After 8: .....................1-0 (9-5) last 27 days (since the end of play on 5/13)… have had at Extra-Inning Games: ............2-1 (4-3) least a share of first for 37 of the last 42 days (since 4/28). WRITERS' DIGEST: Tonight in Sheppard's Place, all of the hot One-run Games: .............7-8 (24-12) Are 10G over .500… are 12-14 since reaching their season menu and action station items are also selections available Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 10-10 (39-29) NYY Scores 5 or more: .......23-4 (61-11) high of 12G above .500 (21-9) at the end of play on 5/8. to fans at stands throughout Yankee Stadium, including NYY Scores 4 or more: .......25-9 (68-17) Are 9-7 in their last 16G… are 32-19 since a 1-4 start. offerings from Mighty Quinn's (20-hour smoked beef brisket, NYY Scores 3 or fewer: ......8-14 (16-61) Have not won more than two consecutive games since a pulled pork sliders, slow-smoked chicken wings and S'mores NYY Scores 2 or fewer: .......0-11 (8-50) six-game winning streak from 5/2-8. bread pudding); Lobel's steak and potato fries; custom Opp. Scores 5 or more: ......8-16 (19-53) Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: ......25-7 (65-25) The 33-23 record is their best 56G start since going 34-22 in ground beef sliders; and hand-pulled mozzarella sandwiches. Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: ......20-4 (54-13) 2010… a win tonight would match their second-best 57-game Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: .......16-1 (39-7) start in the last 11 seasons (35-22 in 2010 and 34-23 in '09). MADE FOR TV: The YES Network today announced that Yankees No Errors: ........ 21-12 (51-44) Are 45-36 in their last 81 games (since 9/7/16) and 91-71 viewership of YES’ Yankees games for the first two months of Yankees Make Error(s): .... 12-11 (33-34) NYY Starter Goes 6: .........25-8 (55-36) in their last 162 games (since 6/6/16). the 2017 season was up by 50% (347,000 vs. 232,000 avg. total Come-From-Behind Wins:. 13 (45) Their +77 run differential is second-best in the AL and viewers) year-over-year vs. 2016, and average TV Household Yankees hit 0HR: ........... 2-11 (19-38) third-best in MLB (Houston, +102; Los Angeles-NL, +82). ratings increased by 49% (3.54 vs. 2.37) during that same Yankees hit at least 1HR: .. 31-12 (65-40) period… marked YES' best April-May averages since 2012. Yankees hit 2+ HRs: .........21-5 (36-11) Walk-off Wins-Losses: ...........1-0 (6-4) YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Yankees defeated Boston, 8-0, Series Record: ...........10-6-2 (26-22-5) at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday… marked the club's fifth PICKING UP HICKS: Despite having his career-high 9G Series Record, home: ......7-1-0 (15-8-3) shutout win this year… Yankees batters went 5-for-12 with hitting streak snapped in Wednesday's win vs. Boston, OF Series Record, road: ......3-5-2 (11-14-2) RISP… LHP CC Sabathia earned the win, tossing 8.0 scoreless Aaron Hicks extended his streak of reaching base safely to a Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.: ....4 (5) / 0 (6) Run Differential ..................... +77 innings and retiring his final 12 batters faced (5H, 0BB, 5K)…was career-high 14 straight games, hitting .375/.439/.583 (18-for- Runs Scored (per gm.). 306 (5.46) his longest outing since 4/20/15 at Detroit (also 8.0IP)… was his 48) with 8R, 7 doubles, 1HR, 12RBI and 7BB over the stretch. Runs Allowed (per gm.) ....... 229 (4.09) 230th career win, surpassing Sad Sam Jones, Luis Tiant and Will Has reached base safely in 32-of-36 starts this season, White (229 each) for sole possession of 62nd place all time… hitting .326/.441/.566 (42-for-129) with 29R, 10 doubles, was his 113th win as a Yankee, tying Eddie Lopat for 14th place 7HR, 30RBI, 28BB and 6SB. on the franchise's all-time list… has won five straight starts, Ranks second in the AL with a .433 OBP (Mike Trout-.461)… is each of them following a Yankees loss… SS Didi Gregorius (2- fourth in the AL with a .995 OPS (Trout-1.203, Judge-1.096, TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY for-4, 2R) opened the scoring with a solo HR in the third… 1B Sanó-1.029)… ranks eighth in the AL in BA (.319). June 8, 2005: Alex Rodriguez becomes Chris Carter (3-for-4) hit a three-run HR in the fourth and had the youngest player ever to reach an RBI-single in the eighth… C Gary Sánchez (1-for-4, 1R), DH BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have homered in 400 home runs when he hits a pair of homers at Milwaukee at 29 years, 316 Matt Holliday (1-for-4) and LF Brett Gardner (1-for-5, 1R, 43-of-56 games this season… have been held homerless in days old. His 400th homer is hit off 1SB) each had RBI singles, in the fourth, seventh and eighth, consecutive games just once in 2017 (5/11-12 vs. Houston). Julio Santana. respectively… RHP Jonathan Holder tossed a scoreless ninth. Are 31-12 this season when YANKEES BATTING, 2017 June 8, 1969: “Mickey Mantle Day” hitting at least 1HR and just is celebrated at Yankee Stadium as CCENSATIONAL: LHP CC Sabathia is 7-2 with 3.66 ERA 2-11 when failing to homer. STAT 2017 AL MLB the Mick’s No. 7 jersey is retired and (71.1IP, 67H, 29ER, 23BB, 58K) in 12 starts this season, tied for Their 87HR rank are tied for Runs 306 2nd 4th a plaque is unveiled in his honor. The Runs/Gm 5.46 2nd 3rd Yankees sweep a doubleheader from third in the AL and tied for sixth in the Majors in wins… marks fourth in MLB (Houston-94, T.B.- HR 87 T3rd T4th the Chicago White Sox, 3-1 and 11-2.