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Official Game Information Yankee Stadium • One East 161st Street • Bronx, NY 10451 Phone: (718) 579-4460 • E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @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 2015 (2014) NEW YORK YANKEES (22-16) at KANSAS CITY ROYALS (23-14) Standing in AL East: .........1st, +2.0G LHP Chris Capuano (3-4, 4.35 in 2014) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (2-3, 3.19) Current Streak: ................. Won 1 Current Road Trip ..................2-4 Recent Homestand ................3-1 Sunday, May 17, 2015 • Kauffman Stadium • 2:10 p.m. ET Home Record: .............9-7 (43-38) Game #39 Road Game #23 TV: YES/MLBN Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Road Record:. .13-9 (41-40) • • • Day Record: ................4-5 (32-24) Night Record: ...........18-11 (52-54) AT A GLANCE: Today the Yankees play their series finale in THE SOUND OF THUNDER: According to Elias, since the Pre-All-Star ..............22-16 (47-47) Kansas City…is their second stop on their current nine-game, inception of earned runs (1912 in the NL, 1913 in the AL), RHP Post-All-Star ...............0-0 (37-31) vs. AL East: ..............16-13 (37-39) three-city road trip…are 2-4 on the trip so far (1-3 at Tampa Dellin Betances and LHP Andrew Miller are the only pair of vs. AL Central: ..............4-2 (19-16) Bay and 1-1 in Kansas City)…following an off day on Monday, teammates to each throw at least 17.0IP through their team’s vs. AL West: ............... 0-0 (15-16) will play two games in Washington D.C. (Tuesday and first 38G of a season without being charged with an earned run. vs. National League: ........2-1 (13-7) Wednesday) before an off day on Thursday…will begin a six- Elias also notes, since the AL began tracking earned runs vs. RH starters: ..........16-11 (60-58) vs. LH starters: ..............6-5 (24-20) game homestand on Friday (will play three games vs. Texas in 1913, three Yankees pitchers have started seasons Yankees Score First: .......17-5 (47-25) from 5/22-24 and three games vs. Kansas City from 5/25-27). with at least 17 consecutive appearances with no earned Opp. Score First: ..........5-11 (37-53) Snapped their season-high four-game losing streak with runs: LHP Lee Guetterman (19G from 4/6-5/19/89), RHP Leading After 6: ...........17-2 (67-10) Saturday’s win…had been their longest losing streak Dellin Betances (19G this season, 21.0IP, 32K) and LHP Trailing After 6:. .3-12 (7-53) since dropping five in-a-row from 8/9-15/14. Andrew Miller (17G this season, 17.2IP, 29K). Tied After 6: .................2-2 (9-14) Leading After 7: ............18-1 (68-5) At 22-16, the Yankees own the fourth-best record in the Their combined numbers: 38.2IP, 11H, 2R/0ER, 17BB/1IBB, Trailing After 7:. 1-13 (5-58) AL (Houston, 24-13; Kansas City, 23-14; Detroit, 23-14). 61K, 2HP… opponents are batting .087 (11-for-127) with Tied After 7: ................3-2 (10-14) Hold a 2.0-game lead in the AL East…have had sole possession nine singles and two doubles against them. Leading After 8: ............22-0 (69-2) of first place for each of the last 20 days (since 4/27)…are Are ranked first and second among MLB relievers in K. Trailing After 8:. 0-15 (5-61) Tied After 8: .................0-1 (9-14) guaranteed to finish today’s play with at least a share of the Extra-Inning Games: ..........0-2 (7-7) AL East lead for the 25th straight day (4/23-present). SAVINGS PLAN: LHP Andrew Miller is tied for the Major One-run Games: ...........7-5 (28-24) Are 3-5 in their last 8G, but are 16-9 in their last 25G (since League lead with 13 saves (also the Twins’ Glen Perkins and Two (or fewer)-run Games: ..11-8 (50-37) 4/21)… are 19-10 in their last 29G (since 4/17 after starting the the Mets’ Jeurys Familia). NYY Scores 5 or more: ....15-2 (48-11) season 3-6), the AL’s second-best record over that span and Has multiple strikeouts in nine of his 17 outings and NYY Scores 4 or more: ....20-3 (63-21) NYY Scores 3 or less: ......2-13 (21-57) third-best in the Majors (HOU, 20-8, STL, 19-9). ranks seventh among all MLB relievers (min: 0.93BF/team NYY Scores 2 or less: .......1-11 (7-43) Are 6-2-0 in their last eight series since 4/17. game), averaging 14.77 strikeouts per 9.0IP (17.2IP, 29K). Opp. Scores 5 or more: .....3-10 (9-49) Today marks the third of 23 consecutive games outside His 29K are the most strikeouts by a pitcher prior to allowing Opp. Scores 4 or less: .....19-6 (75-29) the division (1-1 thus far)… aare also in the midst of playing his first run of the season in Yankees history (credit: Elias). Opp. Scores 3 or less: .....14-4 (62-17) Opp. Scores 2 or less: ..... 10-1 (44-9) 40-of-43 games against teams outside the AL East (1-1 so Is one of eight pitchers in MLB history (and the only Yankee) Yankees No Errors: ........13-6 (55-43) far)…are 6-3 in non-divisional games this season. to record at least 13 saves in the club’s first 30G of a season. Yankees Make Error(s): ....9-10 (29-35) On Thursday in Tampa Bay, finished a stretch of 17 According to Elias, is the first player to convert each of his NYY Starter Goes 6: .......12-6 (60-40) consecutive games against division opponents (went 10-7). first 13 save opportunities with the club. Come-From-Behind Wins: ......9 (41) Leads MLB relievers with a .053 (3-for-57) opp. Yankees hit 0HR: ...........4-7 (29-35) Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 18-9 (55-43) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Saturday, the Yankees snapped their BA… batters are 0-for-their-last-29 w/ 13K against Miller. Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ........9-3 (17-19) four-game losing streak, defeating the Royals, 5-1, in Kansas Has allowed 3H in 17.2IP over 17G…was just the third pitcher Walk-off Wins: ....................0 (9) City…LHP CC Sabathia started and earned his second straight in MLB history to allow three-or-fewer hits while pitching at Walk-off Losses: ...................0 (9) win, allowing 1ER in 7.0IP (6H, 0BB, 5K)…3B Chase Headley least 15.0IP over his first 15G of a season (credit: Elias). Series Record: ......... 6-5-0 (23-26-5) Series Record, home: ..3-2-0 (12-14-1) (1-for-5) gave the Yankees the lead with a two-out, three-run Is one of eight pitchers since 1914 (and the only Yankee) to Series Record, road: ....3-3-0 (11-12-4) HR in the fifth inning…DH Alex Rodriguez (1-for-4) hit a solo allow 1-or-0 hits and no runs in each of his first 17G of a season. Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.: ..2 (7) / 0 (5) HR in the ninth…RHP Dellin Betances (1K) and LHP Andrew Miller each tossed 1.0 perfect inning in relief. DEALIN’ BETANCES: RHP Dellin Betances has tossed 21.0IP in 2015 w/o an earned run (8H, 2R/0ER, 9BB/1IBB, 32K), the most TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY RIGHTING THE SHIP: Including Saturday’s game in Kansas IP in 2015 by any Major League pitcher who has not allowed an May 17, 2010: Trailing 9-7 heading into the City, LHP CC Sabathia has made four starts with the Yankees ER (Andrew Miller is second with 17.2 scoreless IP)…has fanned bottom of the ninth, Alex Rodriguez ties on a losing streak of at least four games (also one in 2009 and 21 of his last 42 batters faced and 24 of his last 47. the game with a two-run HR off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon before Marcus two in 2013)…according to Elias, has gone 4-0 with a 1.15 ERA His 32K are the most strikeouts by a pitcher prior to Thames wins it with a two-out, two-run, (31.1IP, 4ER) in those four starts. allowing his first earned run of the season in Yankees “walk-off” HR for an 11-9 Yankees win. Has tossed at least 7.0 innings in each of those four starts history (since the AL’s inception of earned runs in 1913). May 17, 2002: Jason Giambi hits a “walk- (5/8/09 at Baltimore, 5/31/13 vs. Boston and 6/16/13 at Los Has tied LHP Lee Guetterman’s 1989 club record of 19 straight off” grand slam, giving the Yankees a 13-12 Angeles-AL), combining for 29K and just 4BB. appearances without an earned run to begin a season. victory over Minnesota. The clubs combine Is 4-0, tied with the Giants’ Santiago Casilla (4-0) for the for 40H (20 each) in a game that lasts 5 hours and 45 minutes, as Bernie Williams BOUNCEBACK: According to Elias, the Yankees have lost by a Major League lead in relief wins. homers from both sides of the plate. margin of more than 10 runs seven times since Joe Girardi was May 17, 1998: David Wells tosses the named Yankees manager in 2008, including Friday night’s 12-1 FROM THE TOP: Yankees starting pitchers have tossed 14th regular season perfect game in loss in Kansas City…with Saturday’s win, the Yankees are now 224.2IP this season, the third-most total in the AL and fifth in the Major League history (and first by a 7-0 in games immediately following those seven losses.