Spring Training Game Notes Saturday, March 29, 2014
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SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014 TODAY’S GAME: NEW YORK YANKEES (17-12-2) vs. MIAMI MARLINS (18-12-2) YANKEES ROSTER 1:05 P.M. – STEINBRENNER FIELD – TAMPA, FL – TV/RADIO: YES/WFAN 2 Derek Jeter ...................INF RHP IVAN NOVA (2-1, 3.66) vs. RHP TOM KOEHLER (1-1, 1.50) 11 Brett Gardner ................OF 12 Alfonso Soriano ..............OF YANKEE DOODLES: Today the New York Yankees will play their final spring training game, a 1:05 p.m. contest vs. the 14 Brian Roberts. .INF Miami Marlins at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa… are scheduled for 33 total spring games, including 32 against 17 Brendan Ryan ................INF Major League opposition (defeated Florida State, 8-3, in their first game of the spring on 2/25)… are slated for 17 home 18 Hiroki Kuroda ...............RHP games, including 16 vs. Major League teams… will play six night games, including five at home (3/4 vs. Baltimore, 3/7 19 Masahiro Tanaka ............RHP vs. Detroit, 3/21 vs. Pittsburgh, 3/25 vs. Philadelphia and 3/28 vs. Miami) and one on the road (3/20 at Boston)… marks 22 Jacoby Ellsbury ...............OF the Yankees’ 19th consecutive season at Steinbrenner Field (1996-2014), formerly Legends Field, and the 112th season 25 Mark Teixeira .................INF in franchise history. 26 Eduardo Nunez ...............INF 27 Shawn Kelley ................RHP Most Seasons as a Yankees Player 28 Joe Girardi ........... MANAGER YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees shut out the Marlins, 3-0, at Steinbrenner Field… Player Seasons the Yankees did not record a hit until the eighth inning when 3B Kelly Johnson 29 Francisco Cervelli. C DEREK JETER ....... 19 (1995-2013) 30 David Robertson ............RHP (1-for-3) led off the inning with a double, followed by an RBI single by 2B Brian Mariano Rivera .........19 (1995-2013) 31 Ichiro Suzuki .................OF Roberts (1-for-3)…RHP Hiroki Kuroda started and tossed 3.0 scoreless innings Yogi Berra. 18 (1946-63) 33 Kelly Johnson ................INF (3H, 4K)…RHP Masahiro Tanaka pitched the remainder of the game, striking out Mickey Mantle ...........18 (1951-68) Frank Crosetti ............17 (1932-48) 34 Brian McCann ................. C 10 batters in 6.0IP (3H) to earn the win. Bill Dickey ...........17 (1928-43, ’46) 35 Michael Pineda ..............RHP Lou Gehrig ...............17 (1923-39) 36 Carlos Beltran ................OF SPRING IN THEIR STEP: C Francisco Cervelli is hitting .405 (15-for-37) this spring Jorge Posada ..........17 (1995-2011) 40 Matt Daley* .................RHP with 1 double, 1 triple, 7RBI and a team-leading 4HR…OF Carlos Beltran is batting Whitey Ford ..........16 (1950, ’53-67) 41 David Phelps ................RHP Bernie Williams ........16 (1991-2006) .275 (14-for-51) with 3 doubles, 2HR and a team-high-tying 9RBI… INF Yangervis 43 Adam Warren ...............RHP Solarte has hit .429 (18-for-42) with 2HR and 9RBI, leading the club in hits and tied MLB All-Time Hits List 45 Andrew Bailey ...............RHP for the lead in RBI… RHP Masahiro Tanaka leads all Yankees pitchers with 26K (in 1. Pete Rose. .4,256 47 Ivan Nova ...................RHP 2. Ty Cobb ..................... 4,191 21.0IP)… RHP Michael Pineda has allowed just 2ER in 15.0IP, going 2-1 with 16K. 48 Matt Thornton ..............LHP 3. Hank Aaron .................3,771 50 Mick Kelleher ......... 1B COACH 4. Stan Musial ..................3,630 MADE IN JAPAN: The Yankees came to camp with four Japan-born players in 5. Tris Speaker .................3,514 52 CC Sabathia .................LHP camp: OF Ichiro Suzuki, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Masahiro Tanaka and non- 6. Honus Wagner ..............3,430 54 Kevin Long ..............HITTING 56 Tony Pena ................BENCH roster invitee RHP Yoshinori Tateyama… the Yankees have had six Japan-born 7. Carl Yastrzemski ............. 3,419 players in their history: Hideki Irabu (1997-99), Hideki Matsui (2003-09), Kei Igawa 8. Paul Molitor. 3,319 58 Larry Rothschild .......PITCHING (2007-08), Hiroki Kuroda (2012-13), Ryota Igarashi (2012) and Ichiro Suzuki (2012- 9. DEREK JETER .............3,316 59 Rob Thomson ........ 3B COACH 10. Eddie Collins ................3,313 60 Gary Tuck ..............BULLPEN 13)… with Tanaka and Kuroda, the Yankees will have two Japan-born pitchers in their starting rotation, becoming the first team to do so since the Los Angeles Most Hits in Franchise History 64 Cesar Cabral .................LHP 1. DEREK JETER .............3,316 67 Vidal Nuno ..................LHP Dodgers had starters Hideo Nomo and Kazuhisa Ishii in 2004. 2. Lou Gehrig .................2,721 68 Dellin Betances ..............RHP 3. Babe Ruth ..................2,518 73 Antoan Richardson*. .OF DOUBLE TAKE: Major League Baseball’s new instant replay rules will be in effect in 4. Mickey Mantle .............. 2,415 80 Jose Gil* ...................... C six Yankees games this spring (3/6 at Philadelphia, 3/8 at Houston, 3/12 vs. Detroit, 5. Bernie Williams .............2,336 89 Yangervis Solarte*. .INF 3/13 at Philadelphia, 3/22 at Minnesota and 3/29 vs. Miami). 90 Shane Greene ...............RHP 93 Dean Anna ...................INF #WINNING: The Yankees secured their 21st consecutive winning season in 2013 (since 1993), the second-longest such streak 95 Adonis Garcia* ...............OF among Major League teams all time, trailing only the Yankees’ run of 39 straight wining seasons from 1926-64-credit: Elias. 98 Zelous Wheeler* ..............INF *Non-roster invitees THE SKIPPER: In 2014, Manager Joe Girardi enters his seventh season (2008-present) at the helm of the Yankees… owns a 564-408 (.580) record in six years with the club, the Majors’ best mark over the stretch and the sixth- most managerial wins in Yankees history… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, ‘11-12) and a World OPENING DAY COUNTDOWN Series championship in ‘09… is the 32nd manager in Yankees history… his .566 (642-492) career winning pct. (including (April 1 at Houston - 7:10 p.m.) a 78-84 mark in 2006 with Florida) is the highest by any skipper with at least 1,000 games managed since Hall of Famer Earl Weaver tallied a 1,480-1,060 (.583) mark over a 17-year managerial career (1968-82 and ‘85-86). 3 DAYS SUPPORTING CAST: The Yankees drew an AL-high 3,279,589 fans to Yankee Stadium in 2013, leading the AL in total UPCOMING GAME INFORMATION attendance for the 11th consecutive season… also led the AL with an average of 40,489 fans per home game… both marks were fourth in the Majors, behind only Los Angeles-NL (3,743,527/46,216), St. Louis (3,369,769/41,602) and San Yankees vs. Miami Francisco (3,369,106/41,594)… the Yankees also led the AL in road attendance (2,690,604)… the Yankees’ combined draw Saturday, March 29 – 1:05 p.m. of 5,970,203 fans topped the AL for the 15th consecutive season. George M. Steinbrenner Field One Steinbrenner Dr., Tampa, FL 33614 FOR STARTERS: Today vs. Miami, RHP Ivan Nova will make his sixth start of spring training… last started on 3/19 at Clubhouse Hours: 10:00-11:00 a.m. Atlanta, tossing 6.1 scoreless innings (2H, 0BB, 5K) to earn the win… in 2013, was 9-6 with a 3.10 ERA (139.1IP, 48ER) in two stints with the Yankees (4/1-5/31 and 6/23-9/29)… was named AL “Pitcher of the Month” for August after going 4-0 in six starts with a 2.08 ERA (43.1IP, 10ER)… Nova’s career winning percentage as a starter (.673, 37-18) is the third QUICK HITS highest for any current MLB pitcher with at least 50 career starts, trailing only Kris Medlen (.698, 30-13) and Lance Lynn Players on Camp Roster (35): (.673, 33-16). 16P / 3C / 8INF / 8OF Youngest: Cesar Cabral (DOB: 2/11/89) FOR OPENERS: The Yankees will open the 112th season in franchise history on Tuesday at Houston… is the first game of a Oldest: Ichiro Suzuki (DOB: 10/22/73) three-game series and the first game of a six-game road trip that also includes three games at Toronto (4/4-6)… following this Longest Tenured: Derek Jeter road trip, return home for a 10-day, nine-game homestand vs. Baltimore (4/7-9), vs. Boston (4/10-13) and vs. Chicago-NL (4/15- (Service Time: 18 years, 43 days) 16)… will play 18 of their first 31 games at home. Are 63-47-1 all time on Opening Day (35-15-1 at home, 28-32 on the road)… have lost four of their last five openers since 2009 (including an 8-2 loss vs. Boston in 2013) but have won six of their last 11 dating to 2003. Are opening their season on the road for the fourth time in the last six seasons (also 2009-10 and ‘12), and the 13th time in the last 19 years since 1996 (also 1996-2000, ‘02- 04, ‘06, ‘09-10 and ‘12)… of their last 12 season openers that have taken place on the road (since 1996), the Yankees have gone 4-8, losing each of their last three such games. YANKEES vs. HOUSTON OVERALL FACTS: On Opening Day the Yankees and Astros will play the first game of a three-game series in the Yankees’ only visit to Houston this season… played the season-ending series in Houston in 2013, with the Yankees sweeping all three games, including a 5-1, 14-inning game on 9/29 in the final game of the year for both clubs… will be the first of six games between the teams in 2014… is the sixth all-time series between the clubs… IN SEASON SERIES: Have won all four prior season series (5-1 in 2013; 3-0 in 2010 at the current Yankee Stadium; 3-0 at in 2008 at Minute Maid Park; and 2-1 at the original Yankee Stadium in 2003)… CURRENT TREND: Are 13-2 all time against the Astros… have won 12 of the last 13 games between these teams… AT MINUTE MAID PARK: Are undefeated in six all-time games at Houston, having swept both of their all-time series at Minute Maid Park (9/27-29/13 and 6/13-15/08) while outscoring the Astros by a combined 33-9.