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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 (86-69) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (75-80) Standing in AL East: ........ 2nd, -4.0G RHP Ivan Nova (6-9, 4.87) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (9-6, 3.97) Current Streak: ................. Won 2 Current Homestand: ...............3-1 Recent Road Trip: ..................5-4 Monday, September 28, 2015 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 p.m. ET Home Record: ..........44-33 (43-38) Game #156 Home Game #78 TV: YES Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Road Record:. 42-36 (41-40) • • • Day Record: .............30-21 (32-24) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees continue their final ZERO HOUR: The Night Record: ...........56-48 (52-54) MILESTONE WINS IN Pre-All-Star ..............48-40 (47-47) homestand of the year with a four-game series vs. Boston… went Yankees need one FRANCHISE HISTORY Post-All-Star ............38-29 (37-31) 3-1 vs. the White Sox to start the homestand… will play their final win to reach 10,000 vs. AL East: ..............37-31 (37-39) regular season series of the season at Baltimore from Fri.-Sun. regular season wins in 1 .............. 4/23/1903 at Washington, 7-2 vs. AL Central: ...........21-12 (19-16) 100 ...........6/19/1904 at St. Louis (G1), 4-3 Have won two straight games and are 9-5 in their last 14G franchise history, which vs. AL West: .............17-16 (15-16) 500 .........8/31/1909 at Cleveland (G1), 4-1 vs. National League: .......11-9 (13-7) following a five-game losing streak… are 17G above .500, dates to 1903… are 1,000 .......9/9/1916 at Philadelphia (G1), 4-1 vs. RH starters: ..........60-49 (60-58) one game shy of their season-high (were 18G above .500 the winningest AL 2,000 .......6/2/1928 at Detroit, 5-2 (10 inn.) vs. LH starters: ...........26-20 (24-20) on 9/7, which marked their most games above .500 since team all time with a 3,000 ......8/27/1938 vs. Cleveland (G1), 8-7 Yankees Score First: .....63-20 (47-25) concluding the 2012 season 28G over at 95-67). 9,999-7,564 record 4,000 ...............6/30/1949 at Boston, 6-3 Opp. Score First: ........23-49 (37-53) 5,000 ..............9/11/1959 vs. Detroit, 9-3 Have the AL’s third-best record and MLB’s eighth-best record. (.569)… according to Leading After 6: ...........65-2 (67-10) 6,000 ..5/8/1971 at Chicago-AL, 2-1 (11 inn.) Trailing After 6:. .8-52 (7-53) Trail first-place Toronto by 4.0G in the AL East, as the Blue the Elias Sports Bureau, 7,000 ......8/4/1982 vs. Chicago-AL (G1), 6-2 Tied After 6: ...............13-15 (9-14) Jays have a magic number to win the division of four… have the Yankees will have 8,000 ...........7/21/1994 at California, 11-7 Leading After 7: ............72-2 (68-5) been out of first place for 35 of the last 36 days after 41 the highest win. pct. 9,000 ...............5/17/2005 at Seattle, 6-0 Trailing After 7:. 5-56 (5-58) consecutive days with at least a share of first from 7/3-8/12. for any franchise at the Through Sunday’s game, the Yankees have Tied After 7: ...............9-11 (10-14) Are 6-3 in their last nine series since 8/28 and 16-7-1 in time of their 10,000th 9,999 all-time regular season wins. Leading After 8: ............80-0 (69-2) Trailing After 8:. 3-59 (5-61) their last 24 series since 7/3. win (the Giants had a Tied After 8: ................3-10 (9-14) Of their final 33 games (beginning 8/31), 26 are against AL .540 win. pct. when they won their 10,000th game). Extra-Inning Games: ......... 4-8 (7-7) East opponents (9/18-20 at the Mets, this series vs. Chicago- One-run Games: ........23-23 (28-24) AL)… are 14-12 thus far, including 9-10 vs. AL East. DUKES OF EARL (WEAVER): Yankees batters have hit a Two (or fewer)-run Games: 42-33 (50-37) Will wear a No. 8 on their left sleeves for the remainder club-record 47HR of at least three runs in 2015 (40 three- NYY Scores 5 or more: .. 58-10 (48-11) NYY Scores 4 or more: .. 70-17 (63-21) of the season to acknowledge the passing of Yogi Berra. run HRs, 7 grand slams), 18 more than the next-highest NYY Scores 3 or less: .... 16-52 (21-57) team in 2015 (Toronto-29)… marks the third-highest NYY Scores 2 or less: ...... 6-41 (7-43) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees defeated the White Sox, total in Major League history (1996 Mariners–53, 2000 Opp. Scores 5 or more: ... 15-42 (9-49) 6-1, on Sunday… Yankees batters went 3-for-19 with RISP and Cardinals–48)… 15 different Yankees have hit at least one Opp. Scores 4 or less: ... 71-27 (75-29) left 15 men on base, matching their most LOB in a nine-inning three-run HR or grand slam in 2015, led by McCann (8, tied Opp. Scores 3 or less: ... 60-17 (62-17) Opp. Scores 2 or less: ..... 45-8 (44-9) victory since the start of 2013 (also 4/24/14 at Boston, 15 LOB for MLB lead), Gardner (7) and Young (5). Yankees No Errors: ......54-32 (55-43) in a 14-5 win)… RHP Luis Severino earned the win, tossing 6.0 Rank third in the Majors with 207HR (TOR-222, HOU-217). Yankees Make Error(s): ..32-37 (29-35) shutout innings (5H, 1BB, 2K) in his second career scoreless start Have homered in 17-of-21G since 9/6 (27HR total)… are tied NYY Starter Goes 6: .....58-27 (60-40) (also 8/29 at Atlanta, 6.0IP)… C Brian McCann (0-for-4) had a w/ Toronto for the MLB lead, each having homered in 115 Come-From-Behind Wins: .....40 (41) first-inning sac fly… 2B Dustin Ackley (1-for-4) had a solo-HR in games this season. Yankees hit 0HR: ........ 12-28 (29-35) Yankees hit at least 1HR: 74-41 (55-43) the sixth…CF Jacoby Ellsbury (2-for-4, 1BB) had an RBI-single Are second in the Majors with an .821 OPS and .476 SLG w/ Yankees hit 2+ HRs: .....45-14 (17-19) in the seventh… 1B Greg Bird (2-for-4) had an RBI-single in the RISP (Toronto-.847/.484). Walk-off Wins: ....................4 (9) eighth… RF Slade Heathcott (2-for-3, 1BB) reached base three Walk-off Losses: ...................3 (9) times and had an eighth-inning sac fly… RHP Dellin Betances FAN FAVORITES: The Yankees lead the AL with an Series Record: ....... 27-20-3 (23-26-5) (1.0IP, 1H, 1K) tossed a scoreless eighth and RHP Bryan Mitchell average home attendance of 39,953 per date (76 dates/77 Series Record, home: 15-9-1 (12-14-1) Series Record, road: . 12-11-2 (11-12-4) (1.0IP, 1K) tossed a perfect ninth. games)… only the Angels (37,351) are averaging at least Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.: ..9 (7) / 4 (5) 36,000… are fourth in the Majors in avg. attendance, trailing IT’S MAGIC, YOU KNOW: The Yankees can clinch a only Los Angeles-NL (46,462), St. Louis (43,468) and San Wild Card spot tonight with a Yankees win and losses by Francisco (41,706) as the only teams in MLB averaging Minnesota, Texas AND Los Angeles-AL… regardless of what more than 38,000 per home date… have led the AL in total any other teams do the rest of the season, if the Yankees win two attendance in each of the last 12 seasons (2003-14)… are of their remaining games, they are guaranteed a Wild Card spot. second in the AL in average road attendance (31,276), TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY trailing only Boston (32,332). Sept. 28, 2008: On the season’s last day LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT: According to FanGraphs, SS With a total attendance of 3,036,446 thus far this in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Fenway Didi Gregorius ranks as the eighth-most valuable fielder in season, have drawn at least 3 million fans for the Park, Mike Mussina records his 20th win, the AL and 14th most-valuable fielder in the Majorsacross all 17th consecutive year (since 1999)… this year’s paid becoming the oldest pitcher in MLB positions according to the DEF metric (has 12.8 defensive runs attendance will only reflect 80 dates due to the single- history to win 20 games for the first time. above average, which is a component of WAR)… his 2.8 WAR is admission doubleheader played on 9/12 vs. Toronto. Sept. 28, 1923: In a 24-4 win at Fenway fourth among shortstops in the AL and seventh in the Majors. Park, the Yankees collect 30 hits (8 doubles, 2HR), setting a single-game Is second on the Yankees since the All-Star break with 35RBI THE PEN IS MIGHTIER: Yankees relievers have 575K this franchise record that still stands today.