Vs. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (22-25) 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 (27-18) vs. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (22-25) Standing in AL East: ...........1st, +2.0G LHP CC Sabathia (4-2, 4.62) vs. RHP Jharel Cotton (3-4, 5.68) Current Streak: ....................Lost 1 Current Homestand: .................2-2 Recent Road Trip: ....................3-3 Saturday, May 27, 2017 • Yankee Stadium • 1:05 p.m. ET Home Record: ...............15-8 (48-33) Game #46 Home Game #24 TV: YES/MLBN Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: .............. 12-10 (36-45) • • • Day Record: ..................9-5 (26-27) Night Record: ............. 18-13 (58-51) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees are 2-2 on their six-game START ME UP: Yankees starters have allowed 2R-or-fewer Pre-All-Star ................ 27-18 (44-44) homestand after dropping the opener vs. Oakland and in all four starts on the homestand while posting a 1.27 ERA Post-All-Star ..................0-0 (40-34) taking 2-of-3 from Kansas City…head out on a seven-game (28.1IP, 17H, 4ER, 2BB, 32K, 2HR)…had yielded at least 3R in vs. AL East: ..................12-8 (35-41) vs. AL Central: ................6-3 (21-12) road trip Monday to Baltimore (3G, Mon.-Wed.) and Toronto each of their previous eight home turns (8.60 ERA, 37.2IP, 36ER). vs. AL West: ..................1-4 (20-13) (4G, 6/1-4). Have taken shutouts into the seventh inning of three vs. National League: ...........8-3 (8-12) At 27-18 (.600), own the AL's BEST RECORD, consecutive games (Tanaka on Friday, Severino on vs. RH starters: ............. 19-13 (59-52) MAJORS, 2017 second-best record and the TEAM W-L PCT Wednesday, Montgomery on Tuesday). vs. LH starters: ................8-5 (25-26) Majors' fifth-best record (see Have issued a total of 3BB in the last five starts…rank Yankees Score First: .........17-6 (47-26) Houston 33-16 .673 Opp. Score First: ........... 10-12 (37-52) chart)…their 18 losses are tied for Colorado 32-18 .640 third among Major League rotations with a 3.17 K/BB Leading After 6: ..............20-4 (58-6) second-fewest in the Majors. Arizona 31-19 .620 ratio and fourth with a 2.62 BB/9.0IP. Washington 29-18 .617 Trailing After 6: ..............5-13 (15-60) Are in first place in the AL YANKEES 27-18 .600 The Yankees are one of four Major League teams that Tied After 6: ..................2-1 (11-12) East, 2.0G ahead of second- Los Angeles-NL 29-20 .592 have used only five starting pitchers this season (also Leading After 7: ..............23-0 (68-4) Trailing After 7: ...............3-17 (5-65) place Boston…have had sole Atlanta, Detroit, St. Louis). Tied After 7: ...................1-1 (11-9) possession of first place for six straight days and 14 of Leading After 8: ..............24-0 (72-2) the last 15 days (since end of play on 5/13)…have had MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: Friday's game vs. Oakland Trailing After 8: ...............2-18 (3-71) at least a share of first place for 25 of the last 30 days marked the fifth time this season that the Yankees were held Tied After 8: .....................1-0 (9-5) Extra-Inning Games: ............2-1 (4-3) (since 4/28). scoreless until the ninth inning, only to score in the ninth to One-run Games: .............6-5 (24-12) With a 15-8 (.652) mark, are tied for the third-best home avoid a shutout…also pulled the trick on 5/18 at Kansas City Two (or fewer)-run Games: ...9-6 (39-29) record in the AL and tied for the fifth-best in the Majors. (L, 5-1), 5/12 vs. Houston (L, 5-1), 5/5 at Chicago-NL (W, 3-2), NYY Scores 5 or more: .......18-3 (61-11) Is tied for their second-best 45-game start over the last and 4/18 vs. Chicago-AL (L, 4-1). NYY Scores 4 or more: .......20-6 (68-17) NYY Scores 3 or fewer: ......7-12 (16-61) 14 seasons (28-17 in 2013; 27-18 in 2010 and 2004). Are one of three Major League teams that have not been NYY Scores 2 or fewer: ........0-9 (8-50) Are 26-14 since a 1-4 start. shut out this season (also Minnesota, Washington). Opp. Scores 5 or more: ......7-13 (19-53) Are 9G over .500…are 6-9 since reaching their season The last time the Yankees were the final team in the Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: ......20-5 (65-25) high of 12G above .500 (21-9) at the end of play on 5/8. Majors to be shut out was in 2009, when they were Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: ......15-2 (54-13) Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: .......12-1 (39-7) Their +53 run differential is second-best in the AL and blanked in their 58th game on 6/9/09 at Boston. Yankees No Errors: ..........17-9 (51-44) fifth-best in the Majors (Los Angeles-NL, +68; Arizona, Yankees Make Error(s): ......10-9 (33-34) +60; Houston, +59; Washington, +56). WELCOME TO THE BIGS: Today's A's starter Jharel Cotton NYY Starter Goes 6: .........19-7 (55-36) will be the fourth rookie to start against the Yankees this Come-From-Behind Wins:. 12 (45) Yankees hit 0HR: ............ 2-9 (19-38) YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Yankees lost the opener of their season, joining Dylan Covey (4/19 vs. Chicago-AL), Tyler Yankees hit at least 1HR: ... 25-9 (65-40) three-game set with the A's on Friday at Yankee Stadium, Glasnow (4/21 at Pittsburgh) and Rookie Davis (5/8 at Yankees hit 2+ HRs: .........17-4 (36-11) 4-1…RHP Masahiro Tanaka struck out a career-high 13 Cincinnati)…the first three combined to go 0-2 with an 8.36 Walk-off Wins-Losses: ...........1-0 (6-4) batters in 7.1IP (5H, 1ER, 0BB) but still took the loss…had ERA (14.0IP, 24H, 16R/13ER, 7BB, 10K, 3HR). Series Record: ............9-5-1 (26-22-5) Series Record, home: ......6-1-0 (15-8-3) multiple strikeouts in each of the first four innings, as well Series Record, road: ......3-4-1 (11-14-2) as the sixth…had more strikeouts in the first three frames BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters had their six-game Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.: ....4 (5) / 0 (6) (seven) than he had in any previous start this season (six)… home run streak snapped on Friday…their 69HR are still the Run Differential ..................... +53 struck out five of his first six batters and eight of his first fourth-highest total through 45G of a season in franchise Runs Scored (per gm.). 242 (5.38) Runs Allowed (per gm.) ....... 189 (4.20) 11…struck out the leadoff batter in 7-of-8 innings…per history (72HR-2009, 72HR-2002, 71HR-2011)…their 242R MLB Statcast, had a career-high 26 swings-and-misses…the are their highest total through 45G since 2010 (247R). Yankees avoided being shut out for the first time this season Have scored 5R-or-fewer TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY with a sacrifice fly by SS Didi Gregorius (0-for-2, 1CI, 1RBI) in in a season-high eight YANKEES BATTING, 2017 May 27, 2015: Alex Rodriguez breaks the ninth…RF Aaron Judge (2-for-3, 1BB, 1CS) reached base straight games…are batting STAT 2017 AL MLB Lou Gehrig’s (1,993) all-time American safely three times had the Yankees’ lone multi-hit effort…CF .215/.278/.383 (55-for-256) Runs 242 1st T4th League career RBI record with a three- Runs/Gm 5.38 1st 2nd run home run in a 4-2 win vs. Kansas Aaron Hicks (1-for-3, 1R, 1BB) reached base safely twice. with 23R, 13 doubles, 10HR The Yankees finished 2-2 during HOPE Week 2017…are and a 82/20 K/BB ratio during HR 69 T3rd T5th City at Yankee Stadium. HR/Gm 1.53 1st 2nd May 27, 1938: Joe DiMaggio hits the 30-12 (.714) all-time during the event's nine-year history. the stretch, including 11-for- BA .266 3rd 6th Yankees’ only homer during their 9-8, 59 (.186) with RISP. OBP .344 2nd 3rd 11-inning victory over the Red Sox at ANOTHER MASAPIECE: RHP Masahiro Tanaka set a new Have hit 42HR in their last SLG .448 1st 4th Fenway Park. Boston came from behind career high with 13 strikeouts in 7.1IP (5H, 1ER, 0BB) in 25G…have hit multiple HRs in OPS .792 1st 2nd to force extra innings after the Yanks SB 31 4th 7th jumped out to leads of 4-0 and 7-1. Friday's loss vs. Oakland…surpassed his previous high of 21-of-45 games in 2017 (17-4 SB% 81.6 2nd 3rd 11K on 6/11/14 at Seattle, 4/27/14 vs. Los Angeles-AL… record). May 27, 1933: Trailing the White Sox, Pitches/PA 4.00 1st 1st 11-3, going into the bottom of the per MLB Statcast, had a career-high 26 swings-and-misses Are 25-9 this season when eighth at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees (previously 22, done three times).