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Home , 2000 World Series, Brett Gardner, Brian McCann (baseball), Dean Anna, Francisco Cervelli, Hiroki Kuroda

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YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS NOTE 2014 (2013) YANKEES (0-1) at (1-0) Standing in AL East:...... T4th, -1.0 Current Streak:...... Lost 1 RHP (11-13, 3.31 in 2013) vs. RHP Jarred Cosart (1-1, 1.95 in 2013) Home Record: ...... 0-0 (46-35) Road Record:...... 0-1 (44-37) Wednesday, April 2 • Minute Maid Park • 8:10 P.M. ET Day Record:...... 0-0 (32-24) Night Record:...... 0-1 (53-53) Game #2 • Road Game #2 • TV: YES • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Pre-All-Star...... 0-1 (51-44) Post-All-Star...... 0-0 (34-33) vs. AL East:...... 0-0 (37-39) vs. AL Central:...... 0-0 (22-11) FOR OPENERS: The Yankees will play their second game of the CURTAIN CALL: With his start in Tuesday’s vs. AL West:...... 0-1 (17-16) season tonight at Houston after opening the 112th season in loss at Houston, SS vs. :...... 0-0 (9-11) vs. RH starters:...... 0-1 (53-54) franchise history with a 6-2 loss on Tuesday to the Astros… is began his 20th and final season as a Yankee, vs. LH starters:...... 0-0 (32-23) the second game of a six-game road trip that also includes breaking a tie with (19 seasons), Yankees Score First:...... 0-0 (53-21) three games at Toronto (4/4-6)… following this road trip, return to become the longest tenured player in Opp. Score First:...... 0-1 (32-56) Leading After 6:...... 0-0 (59-6) home for a 10-day, nine-game homestand vs. (4/7- franchise history (see chart below)… leads all

Trailing After 6:...... 0-1 (13-62) 9), vs. Boston (4/10-13) and vs. Chicago-NL (4/15-16)… will play active MLBers and is the Yankees franchise leader with 3,317 Tied After 6:...... 0-0 (13-9) 18 of their first 31 games at home. career hits… needs just 2H to tie Paul Molitor (3,319) for eighth Leading After 7:...... 0-0 (65-4) Trailing After 7:...... 0-1 (10-64) Fell to 63-48-1 all time on Opening Day (35-15-1 at home, 28- place on MLB’s all-time hits list and fourth place on the all-time

Tied After 7:...... 0-0 (10-8) 33 on the road)… have lost five of their last six openers since AL hits list (see charts below)… announced on 2/12 that he Leading After 8:...... 0-0 (69-4) 2009 (including an 8-2 loss vs. Boston in 2013) but have won would retire following the 2014 season… is a 13-time All-Star Trailing After 8:...... 0-1 (4-68) Tied After 8:...... 0-0 (12-4) six of their last 12 dating to 2003. (1998-2002, ‘04, ‘06-12), five-time Gold Glove winner (2004-06,

Extra-Inning Games:...... 0-0 (6-6) Opened the season on the road for the fourth time in the ‘09-10) and five-time Silver Slugger winner (2006-09, ‘12)… was One- Games:...... 0-0 (30-16) last six seasons (also 2009-10 and ‘12), and the 13th time in the 1996 AL Rookie of the Year… was MVP of the 2000 All- Two (or fewer)-run Games:. . . . .0-0 (50-30) NYY Scores 5 or more:. . . . . 0-0 (51-7) the last 19 years since 1996 (also 1996-2000, ‘02-04, ‘06, ‘09- Star Game and 2000 World Series, becoming the only player

NYY Scores 4 or more:. . . . .0-0 (66-16) 10 and ‘12)… of their last 13 season openers that have taken to win both awards in the same season…of the 2,603 career NYY Scores 3 or less:. . . . . 0-1 (19-61) place on the road (since 1996), the Yankees have gone 4-9, regular season games he has played in, there has been just NYY Scores 2 or less:...... 0-1 (6-50) Opp. Scores 5 or more:. . . . .0-1 (12-47) losing each of their last four. one in which the Yankees had already been mathematically Opp. Scores 4 or less: . . . . . 0-0 (73-30) Have 10 players on their Opening Day active roster who eliminated from postseason contention (9/26/08). Opp. Scores 3 or less: . . . . . 0-0 (55-22) were on the 2013 OD active roster (P-7: Kelley, Kuroda, Nova, Opp. Scores 2 or less: . . . . . 0-0 (40-10) At Least 20 Seasons Having Most Seasons as Yankees Player Yankees No Errors:...... 0-0 (61-47) Phelps, Robertston, Sabathia, Warren; C-1: Cervelli; INF-0: Played for Only One MLB Team Player Seasons

Yankees Make (s):. . . . 0-1 (24-30) None; OF-2: Gardner, Suzuki)… Jeter, Pineda and Teixeira (credit: YES Research) NYY Starter Goes 6:...... 0-1 (62-45) DEREK JETER. . . 20 (1995-2014)

Carl Yastrzemski, BOS. . . .23 (1961-83) Opp. Starter Goes 6: . . . . . 0-0 (46-57) were all on the D.L. on OD 2013.…the 15 players new to the Mariano Rivera. . 19 (1995-2013) Come-From-Behind Wins:. . . . . 0 (41) Yankees’ OD active roster are: (P-5: Betances, Nuno Pineda, , BAL. 23 (1955-77) ...... 18 (1946-63) C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+):. . . . . 0 (11) Tanaka, Thornton; C-1: McCann; INF-6: Anna, Jeter, Johnson, Cap Anson, CHC . . . .22 (1876-97) . . . 18 (1951-68) C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+):...... 0 (1) , DET...... 22 (1953-74) Frank Crosetti. . . . 17 (1932-48) C-F-B Wins (trailing by 5+):...... 0 (0) Roberts, Solarte, Teixeira; OF-3: Beltran, Ellsbury, Soriano). Mel Ott, NYG...... 22 (1926-47) . . . 17 (1928-43, ’46) Yankees 0HR:...... 0-1 (26-49) Just three of the nine players in the Yankees’ 2013 Opening Day Stan Musial, STL. . . . 22 (1941-44, ‘46-63) . . . . . 17 (1923-39) Yankees hit at least 1HR:. . . . 0-0 (59-28) starting batting order are still in the organization at any level , KC. . . . 21 (1973-93) . . .17 (1995-2011) Yankees hit 2+ HRs:...... 0-0 (31-8) , CWS. . . 21 (1930-50) . . . 16 (1950, ’53-67) Walk-off Wins:...... 0 (7) (Cervelli, Gardner and Suzuki). Ted Lyons, CWS. . 21 (1923-42, ‘46) . .16 (1991-2006) Walk-off Losses:...... 0 (6) Aside from Opening Day 2014 starter LHP CC Sabathia, Willie Stargell, PIT. . . 21 (1962-82) Series Record:...... 0-0-0 (23-24-6) the Yankees had a completely different defensive Walter Johnson, WSH. .21 (1907-27) MLB All-Time Hits List Series Record, home: . . . 0-0-0 (13-10-3) Cal Ripken, Jr, BAL. . 21 (1981-2001) 1. ...... 4,256 Series Record, road:. . . . 0-0-0 (10-14-3) alignment compared to OD 2013… among non- *DEREK JETER, NYY. . .20 (1995-2014) 2. ...... 4,191 Sweeps by Yankees:...... 0 (8) only LF started 2013 OD vs. Boston, and Red Faber, CWS. . . . 20 (1914-33) 3. Hank Aaron...... 3,771 Mel Harder, CLE. . . . 20 (1928-47) 4. Stan Musial...... 3,630 he started in a different position (CF in 2013)… was the Alan Trammell, DET. . 20 (1977-96) 5. ...... 3,514 first time the Yankees have had completely different non- Tony Gwynn, SD. . .20 (1982-2001) 6. Honus Wagner. . . . . 3,430 TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY pitching starters at each defensive position from one Robin Yount, MIL. . . . 20 (1974-93) 7. . . . . .3,419 April 2, 2003: homers in his Opening Day to the next since 1946 and ‘47. , HOU. . 20 (1988-2007) 8. Paul Molitor ...... 3,319 first career Yankees at-bat in a 9-7 win For a complete list of Yankees OD lineups and results, please *With his first game played in 2014, Derek 9. DEREK JETER . . . . . 3,317 at Toronto, setting an all-time mark by Jeter became the 19th MLBer to play at 10. ...... 3,313 homering with his 10th Major League see p. 310-313 of the 2014 Yankees Media Guide. least 20 seasons only having played for team. Later in 2003, after being re- one franchise. The NFL has had four such All-Time Hits List leased by the Yanks, he adds to his total YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees dropped their season players (Lou Groza-CLE, Jackie Slater-LA/ 1. Ty Cobb...... 4,191 by homering with Montreal. STL, Darrell Green-WAS and most recently 2. Tris Speaker...... 3,514 opener on Tuesday at Houston, 6-2… fell behind 4-0 after Jason Hanson-DET from 1992-2012). The 3. Carl Yastrzemski. . . . .3,419 April 2, 1996: Derek Jeter bats ninth and NHL has had 10 (George Armstrong-TOR, the first inning and 6-0 after the second… Yankees pitchers 4. Paul Molitor...... 3,319 hits a fifth-inning solo HR in the Yankees’ Jean Beliveau-MTL, Alex Delvecchio-DET, 5. DEREK JETER ...... 3,317 7-1 Opening Day win at Cleveland’s combined for 11 and held Astros batters scoreless Henri Richard-MTL, Stan Mikita-CHI, Ken Jacobs Field. He becomes the first Daneyko-NJ, Steve Yzerman-DET, Joe with just 3H from the third inning on… Yankees batters had Most Hits in Franchise History Yankees rookie to start at SS on Opening Sakic-QUE/COL, Niklas Lindstrom-DET 1. DEREK JETER...... 3,317 Day since in 1962. 1H through the first five innings… LHP CC Sabathia started and most recently Martin Brodeur-NJ from 1991-pres). The NBA has had no such 2. Lou Gehrig...... 2,721 and took the loss, allowing 6ER in 6.0IP (8H, 1BB, 6K, 2HR, 3. ...... 2,518 TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY players but John Stockton has come the 1WP)… 1B (2-for-3) had two singles (including closest with 19 seasons with Utah from 4. Mickey Mantle . . . . . 2,415 April 3, 2006: The Yankees win, 15-2, 5. Bernie Williams. . . . . 2,336 at Oakland on Opening Day. Alex Ro- an RBI- in the eighth) and was the only Yankee to record 1984-85 through 2002-03. driguez goes 3-for-5 with a a multi-hit game… RF Carlos Beltran (1-for-4) had his first hit and 5RBI and goes 4-for- as a Yankee with a fourth-inning single… C Brian McCann MADE IN JAPAN: The Yankees have three Japan-born players 4 with a solo HR and 4RBI. (1-for-4) had his first hit as a Yankee with an RBI-single in on their active roster: OF , RHP Hiroki Kuroda and April 3, 1919: out- the eighth… 3B Kelly Johnson (1-for-4) had his first hit as RHP … the Yankees have had six Japan-born fielder Ping Bodie competes against an ostrich named “Percy” in a spaghetti-eat- a Yankee with a ninth-inning , marking the Yankees’ players in their history: Hideki Irabu (1997-99), Hideki Matsui ing contest in Jacksonville, Florida. Bodie only extra-base hit of the game… RHP Dellin Betances (2003-09), (2007-08), Hiroki Kuroda (2012-13), Ryota wins the competition when Percy passes (1.0IP, 2K) tossed a perfect eighth and LHP Vidal Nuno (1.0IP, Igarashi (2012) and Ichiro Suzuki (2012-13)… with Tanaka and out after his 11th plate of pasta (credit: SABR Baseball Biography Project). 1H, 3K) tossed a scoreless ninth. Kuroda, the Yankees will have two Japan-born pitchers in their starting rotation, becoming the first team to do so since the GRAPEFRUIT JUICE: The Yankees concluded their Grapefruit Dodgers had starters and Kazuhisa Ishii in 2004. League schedule with a 17-12-2 record (also had an 8-3 win MILESTONE WATCH on 2/25 vs. FSU and rainouts on 3/17 at Pittsburgh and 3/29 vs. 2013 IN REVIEW: The Yankees used a franchise-record 56 Yankees All-time Lists

players in 2013 (23-P, 4-C,18-INF, 10-OF and 1-DH), surpassing Stat Player Rk. Has NYY Rk. Has Miami)…were 7-5-2 at GMS Field, 9-6 on the road at Grapefruit R Gehrig 2 1,888 JETER 3 1,877 League parks, and 1-1 in the Legend Series games on 3/15- their previous high of 51 players in both 2005 and ’08… 28 2B Gehrig 1 534 JETER 2 525 16 against Miami in Panama, which honored the legacy of made their first-ever Yankees appearance, including eight

3B Stirnweiss 14 66 JETER 15 65

making their MLB debuts…their 33 position players were G Pennock 14 346 ROBERTSON 15 339 Mariano Rivera…C led the team with 4HR, the most by an MLB team since the 2004 Royals (33)… used MLB All-time Lists batting .405 (15-for-37) with 1 double, 1 and 7RBI… INF Stat Player Rk. Has NYY Rk. Has hit .429 (18-for-42) with 2HR and 9RBI, the D.L. 28 times for 21 different players… failed to make the AL Hits Molitor 4 3,319 JETER 5 3,317 leading the club in hits and tying OF Carlos Beltran for the lead postseason for just the second time in the last 19 seasons (also

MLB Hits Molitor 8 3,319 JETER 9 3,317 2008)… had an MLB-best 30-16 (.652) record in one-run games Runs Speaker 11 1,882 JETER 12 1,877 in RBI… RHP Michael Pineda allowed just 2ER in 15.0IP, going after going 22-25 (.468) in such games in 2012… posted a .988

*HR Berkman 4 366 BELTRAN 5 358 2-1 with 16K… RHP Masahiro Tanaka won the 2014 James P.

fielding pct. to set a new franchise record… made just 69E, the *HR 6 350 TEIXEIRA 7 341 Dawson Award as the best rookie in , going 2-0 third-lowest total in MLB in 2013 and tying the franchise record *All-time HRs by Switch-hitters with a 2.14 ERA (21.0IP, 15H, 5ER, 3BB, 26K) in five appearances for fewest in a season (also 2010). (three starts) and leading the team in strikeouts.

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time (ET) TV Thurs., 4/3 at Houston RHP Ivan Nova (9-6, 3.10 in 2013) vs. LHP Brett Oberholtzer (4-5, 2.76 in 2013) 8:10 p.m. YES Fri., 4/4 at Toronto RHP Masahiro Tanaka (24-0, 1.27 w/Rakuten- Japan PL in 2013) vs. RHP Dustin McGowan (0-0, 2.45 in 2013) 7:07 p.m. YES/MLBN Sat., 4/5 at Toronto RHP MIchael Pineda (2-1, 3.32 w/TAM,TRE,SWB in 2013) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (0-1, 10.80) 1:07 p.m. YES Sun., 4/6 at Toronto LHP CC Sabathia (0-1, 9.00) vs. RHP Drew Hutchinson (1-0, 0.00) 1:07 p.m. YES/MLBN On the Radio: All games carried by WFAN 660AM/101.9FM and the Yankees Radio Network; Spanish on WADO 1280-AM and YES Network in SAP YANKEES at HOUSTON

OVERALL FACTS: Tonight the Yankees play the second game of a three-game series in their only visit to Houston this season… lost the season opener, 6-2 on

Tuesday… finished the 2013 season at Houston, with the Yankees sweeping all three games, including a 5-1, 14-inning contest on 9/29 in the final game of the year

for both clubs… this series is the sixth all time 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 2008 at Minute Maid Park; and 2-1 at the original Yankee Stadium in 2003)… CURRENT TREND: Are 13-3 all time against the Astros and have

won 12 of the last 14 meetings… AT MINUTE MAID PARK: Are 6-1 all time at Houston, after losing Tuesday’s season opener… previously swept both of their other 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.

NYY BATTERS vs. RHP JARRED COSART NYY BATTERS vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (CAREER) NYY vs. HOUSTON in 2014 Career AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K Player AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Date H/A W/L Score Rec. Dean Anna ------Dean Anna ------4/1 at HOU L 2-6 0-1 Carlos Beltran ------Carlos Beltran .284 71 261 37 74 21 0 9 30 27 53 4/2 at HOU - - - Francisco Cervelli ------Francisco Cervelli .333 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 4/3 at HOU - - - .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jacoby Ellsbury .208 13 53 10 11 2 1 2 6 7 10 8/19 at NYY - - - Brett Gardner ------Brett Gardner .278 6 18 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 4 8/20 at NYY - - - Derek Jeter Derek Jeter .225 10 40 6 9 0 0 3 7 3 9 8/21 at NYY - - - Kelly Johnson - 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kelly Johnson .301 34 113 17 34 5 0 5 13 11 18 Total in 2014 2-6 0-1 Brian McCann ------Brian McCann .279 32 111 15 31 3 0 8 26 11 12 ------Brian Roberts .286 13 49 7 14 2 0 0 6 6 7 All-time vs. HOU: 13-3 Yangervis Solarte ------Yangervis Solarte ------All-time at home: 7-2 ------Alfonso Soriano .252 109 417 66 105 25 1 26 66 31 95 All-time at curr. Yankee Stad.: 5-1 Ichiro Suzuki ------Ichiro Suzuki .463 12 54 6 25 2 1 0 2 3 7 All-time at Minute Maid: 6-1 Mark Teixeira ------Mark Teixeira .321 36 134 29 43 11 0 10 30 22 31

NYY vs. OPPONENTS American League National League 2014 TOTAL BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN OAK SEA TB TEX TOR CHI CIN MIL NYM PIT STL Games 162 19 19 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 6 6 19 7 19 4 3 3 4 3 3 Record 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Home 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Road 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2014 TEAM HIGHS & LOWS 2014 YANKEES HOME RUNS CLUB GENERAL MOST RECENT HRs 1st INNING LEADOFF HRs Longest Winning Streak...... None NYY AB Since Date/Opp. () 0x in 2014 / 0x in 2013 Longest Winning Streak, Home / Road...... None / None Anna -- No MLB HRs Player Date/Opp. (Pitcher) Longest Losing Streak...... 1 (4/1) Beltran 16 9/23/13 w/STL vs. WAS (Roark) None in 2014 Longest Losing Streak, Home / Road...... None / 1 (4/1) Ellsbury 8 9/29/13 w/BOS at BAL (Tillman) Last by NYY: (Jeter, 8/21/12 at CWS off Liriano) Longest Game, Time, All Games...... 2:51 (4/1 at HOU) Gardner 110 8/11/13 vs. DET (Veras) Jeter 61 7/28/13 vs. TB (Moore) Note: Derek Jeter has a franchise-high 29 career Longest Game, Innings...... 9 innings (4/1 at HOU) leadoff HRs. is second with 24. Shortest Game, Time, All Games...... 2:51 (4/1 at HOU) Johnson 83 8/7/13 w/ TB at ARI (Delgado) McCann 32 9/13/13 w/ATL vs. SD (Kennedy) INSIDE-THE-PARK HRs Most LOB, All Games...... 8 (4/1 at HOU) Roberts 10 9/28/13 w/BAL vs. BOS (Lester) Most Errors...... 1 (4/1 at HOU) 0x in 2014 / 0x in 2013 Ryan 50 9/13/13 at BOS (Lackey) Player Date/Opp. (Pitcher) Largest Margin of Victory...... None Solarte -- No MLB HRs Largest Margin of Defeat...... 4 (4/1 at HOU) None in 2014 Soriano 22 9/21/13 vs. SF (Moscoso) Last by NYY: (Granderson, 8/21/11 at MIN off Mijares) Highest Paid Attendances, Home / Road...... None / 42,117 (4/1 at HOU) Suzuki 71 8/30/13 vs. BAL (Gonzalez) TEAM BATTING Teixeira 36 6/6/13 at SEA (Harang) WALK-OFF HRs Most Runs, Game / Inning...... 2 (4/1 at HOU) / 2 (4/1 at HOU, 8th inn.) MULTI-HR GAMES 0x in 2014 / 2x in 2013 Most Hits, Game / Inning...... 6 (4/1 at HOU) / 3 (4/1 at HOU, 8th) 0x in 2014 / 7x in 2013 Player Date/Opp. (Pitcher) Most Home Runs, All Games...... None Player Date/Opp. (Pitcher) None in 2014 Shut Out...... None None in 2014 Last by NYY: (Gardner, 8/11/13 vs. DET off Veras) Fewest Hits, All Games...... 6 (4/1 at HOU) Last by NYY: (Soriano, 9/10/13 at BAL Gonzalez-Gausman) Most Strikeouts, All Games...... 3 (4/1 at HOU) BACK-TO-BACK HRs GRAND SLAMS 0x in 2014 / 2x in 2013 Most Walks, All Games...... 3 (4/1 at HOU) 0x in 2014 / 4x in 2013 Most Stolen Bases, All Games...... None Player Date/Opp. (Inning) Player Date/Opp. (Pitcher) None in 2014 Hitting Streak, Active...... 1 (Tie - Beltran, Jeter, Johnson, McCann, Teixeira) None in 2014 Walk-off Wins...... None Last b2b: (Cano/Teixeira, 6/6/13 at SEA, 3rd inn.) Last by NYY: (Rodriguez, 9/20/13 vs. SF off Kontos) Last b2b2b: (Cano/Swisher/Jones, 6/8/12 vs. NYM, 3rd inn.) TEAM PITCHING Last multi-HR inn., indiv. (Rodriguez, 10/4/09 at TB, 2HR in 6th) Most Runs Allowed, Game / Inning...... 6 (4/1 at HOU) / 4 (4/1 at HOU, 1st inn.) PINCH-HIT HRs Most Earned Runs Allowed, Game...... 6 (4/1 at HOU) 0x in 2014 / 3x in 2013 RUNS VIA HR / RUNNERS ON BASE Most Hits Allowed, Game / Inning. . . . .9 (4/1 at HOU) / 3, 2x (4/1 at HOU, 1st and 2nd inns.) Player Date/Opp. (Pitcher) HRs: 0 / Runs: 2 / Runs via HR: 0 (0.0%) Fewest Hits Allowed, Game...... 9 (4/1 at HOU) None in 2014 Solo (0): Most Home Runs Allowed, Game...... 2 (4/1 at HOU) Last by NYY: (Overbay, 7/8/13 vs. KC off Guthrie) 2-Run (0): Most Walks, All Games...... 1 (4/1 at HOU) 3-Run (0): Most Strikeouts, All Games...... 11 (4/1 at HOU) Grand Slams (0): Most Stolen Bases Allowed...... 1 (4/1 at HOU) IN 2013: HRs144 / Runs: 650 / Runs via HR: 221 (34.1%) Shutouts...... None IN 2013: Solo (91) / 2R (33) / 3R (16) / GS (4) Complete Games...... None Walk-Off Losses...... None YANKEES CURRENTLY ON THE DISABLED LIST 2014 INDIVIDUAL Player Injury Dates Type (Gms Lost) BATTING: Runs- 1, 2x (Ellsbury/Jeter, 4/1 at HOU); Hits- 2 (Teixeira, 4/1 at HOU); HR- None; Brendan Ryan Cervical spine nerve injury 4/1 (retro. to 3/22) 15 day (1G) RBI- 1 (McCann/Teixeira, 4/1 at HOU); BB- 1 (Ellsbury/Roberts/Teixeira, 4/1 at HOU); SB- None; 2014 Season: 1 player in 1 stint / 2013 Season: 21 players in 28 stints CS- None. MISCELLANEOUS PITCHING: IP in Start- 6.0, (Sabathia, 4/1 at HOU); IP in Relief- 1.0 (Betances/Nuno, 4/1 at COMPARISON BY GAME NUMBER POSTPONEMENTS/RAIN DELAYS HOU); Hits- 8 (Sabathia, 4/1 at HOU); Runs- 6 (Sabathia, 4/1 at HOU); ER- 6 (Sabathia, 4/1 at After Game 1 After Game 2 Postponed (0)...... Last: 6/18/13 vs. LAD HOU); BB- 1 (Sabathia, 4/1 at HOU); K- 6 (Sabathia, 4/1 at HOU); HR- 2 (Sabathia, 4/1 at HOU). 2014 0-1 (T4th, -1.0) -- (--, --) Rain Delays at Start (0) . . . Last: 9/13/13 at BAL, 1:18 FIELDING: Errors - 1, (Beltran, 4/1 at HOU) 2013 0-1 (5th, -1.0) 0-2 (T4th, -2.0) Rain Delays In-Game (0). . . . Last: 9/2 vs. CWS, 1:53 2014 STARTS BY BATTING ORDER (see p. 237 of Media Guide for 2013 totals) 2012 0-1 (T4th, -1.0) 0-2 (T4th, -2.0) IN 2013: Ppd. (4) / Delay at Start (6) / Delay during game (7) Last Susp. Game: 5/25/11 at MIN – Resumed 5/26/11, 1-0 win 1 - Ellsbury-1 Last Game Called Early: 6/2/13 vs. BOS (5.5 inn.; Lost, 0-3) 2 - Jeter-1 EJECTIONS (None in 2014) 3 - Beltran-1 NYY Date/Opp. (Umpire) 4 - McCann-1 IN 2013: By player (2) / By (2) / By coach (0) 5 - Teixeira-1 Last player: Chamberlain, 9/5/13 vs. BOS 6 - Soriano-1 Last manager: Girardi, 8/18/13 at BOS) 7 - Gardner-1 RECENT TRANSACTIONS 8 - Roberts-1 Mar. 27: Reassigned RHP Danny Burawa, RHP Chris Leroux and LHP Fred Lewis to minor 9 - Johnson-1 league camp. 2014 STARTS BY POSITION (see p. 237 of Media Guide for 2013 totals) Mar. 28: Optioned LHP Cesar Cabral and RHP Shane Greene to Triple-A Scranton/WB; C - McCann-1 reassigned INF , OF Antoan Richardson, OF Adonis Garcia, RHP Matt 1B - Teixeira-1 Daley and C Jose Gil to minor league camp. 2B - Roberts-1 Mar. 29: Optioned INF Eduardo Nunez to Triple-A Scranton/WB. 3B - Johnson-1 Apr. 1: Signed INF Yangervis Solarte to a Major League contract and selected him to the Major SS - Jeter-1 League roster; designated INF Eduardo Nunez for assignment; placed INF Brendan LF - Gardner-1 Ryan on the 15-day disabled list (retro. to 3/22) with a cervical spine nerve injury. CF - Ellsbury-1 2014 ACTIVE ROSTER (25) RF - Beltran-1 P (12): RHP Dellin Betances, RHP Shawn Kelley, RHP Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Ivan Nova, LHP Vidal DH - Soriano-1 Nuno, RHP David Phelps, RHP Michael Pineda, RHP David Robertson, LHP CC Sabathia, RHP Masahiro Tanaka, LHP , RHP Adam Warren; C (2): Francisco Cervelli, Brian McCann; INF (6): Dean Anna, Derek Jeter, Kelly Johnson, Brian Roberts, Yangervis Solarte, Mark Teixeira; OF (5): Carlos Beltran, Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Alfonso Soriano, Ichiro Suzuki The Yankees used a franchise-record 56 players in 2013: P (23), C (4), INF (18), OF (10), DH (1). TONIGHT’S : RHP HIROKI KURODA (11-13, 3.31 ERA in 2013)

HOW WE GOT HERE: RHP Hiroki Kuroda spent his first 11 professional seasons with the (1997-2007) in Japan's , going 103-89 with a 3.69 ERA (1,700.1IP, 697ER) in 271G/244GS…made CAREER ERA, JAPAN-BORN STARTERS the transition to MLB and spent four seasons with the (2008-11), posting a 41-46 record (MINIMUM 50 GAMES STARTED) with a 3.45 ERA (699.0IP, 268ER)…signed with the Yankees as a free agent before the 2012 season and has made 1. ...... 3.34 65 starts for the club, going 27-24 with a 3.31 ERA (421.0IP, 155ER)…overall in the Majors is 68-70 with a 3.40 2. HIROKI KURODA ...... 3.42 ERA (1,120.0IP, 423ER). 3. Hideo Nomo...... 4.24

2013 RECAP: Went 11-13 with a 3.31 ERA (201.1IP, 74ER) in 32 starts for the Yankees…led the American League SCORELESS STARTS OF AT LEAST 7.0IP, with nine scoreless starts…had a 1.99 ERA (58.2IP, 13ER) after his first nine starts of the season…went 3-0 with SINCE START OF 2012 SEASON a 0.55 ERA (33.0IP, 2ER) in July, marking the lowest single-month ERA for any Yankees pitcher since at least 1916 1. HIROKI KURODA ...... 14 (3CG) (min. 5GS)…produced a 2.13 ERA (148.0IP, 35ER) during a 22-start stretch from 4/14 - 8/12, marking the second- ...... 14 (4CG) lowest ERA in the Majors during that span…went winless over his final eight starts of the season (0-6, 6.56 ERA). 3. Felix Hernandez ...... 12 (5CG)

SPRING TRAINING: Made four official spring training appearances (three starts), going 1-0 with a 4.76 ERA STARTERS WITH A SUB-.500 WINNING % (11.1IP, 6ER, 1BB, 12K)…three of his four appearances were scoreless. AND AN ERA BELOW 3.41, FIRST 6 SEASONS Pitcher Win % ERA A FRESH START: Ended the 2013 season on an eight-game winless streak (0-6), tied for the longest of his Major 1. Steve Rogers (1973-78) .471 (73-82) 3.15 League career (also 4/9 - 5/16/08 w/LAD)…last earned a win on 8/12/13 vs. LAA. 2. Randy Jones (1973-78) .487 (76-80) 3.17 3. Dave Roberts (1969-74) .488 (61-64) 3.28 ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Has made nine of his last 13 starts on the road, going 2-6 with a 4.45 ERA (56.2IP, 28ER) 4. (1966-71) .494 (83-85) 3.29 in those outings…has lost six consecutive road starts, the longest such streak of his career…is winless in his last 5. H. KURODA (2008-13) .493 (68-70) 3.40 seven road starts, tying the longest stretch of his career (also 4/9 - 6/12/08 and 9/5/11 - 5/16/12). *Live Ball Era (since 1920) and minimum 150 starts

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Is 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA (7.0IP, 6ER) in his two season debuts with the Yankees…went 4-0 CONSECUTIVE STARTS OF AT LEAST 5.0IP, with a 1.63 ERA (27.2IP, 5ER) in four season debuts with the Dodgers…recorded the shortest start of his career AL PITCHERS (ACTIVE STREAKS) (1.1IP) in his first start of 2013 after getting hit in the hand by a line drive on 4/3 vs. Boston. Pitcher GS Streak Began 1. Yu Darvish 52 5/27/12 ASTRO-NOMICAL SUCCESS: Has made eight career starts vs. Houston (seven w/LAD), combining to go 4-0 2. R.A. Dickey 33 4/13/13 with a 1.39 ERA (51.2IP, 8ER)…has allowed 1ER or fewer in six of those starts, holding the Astros scoreless four 3. A.J. Griffin 28 4/27/13 Chris Sale 28 4/18/13 times… last started vs. Houston on 4/30/13 at Yankee Stadium and earned the win in the Yankees' 7-4 victory (7.0IP, 0R, 4H, 8K, 4BB)…last started at Minute Maid Park on 9/10/10, recording a no-decision in the Dodgers' 4-2 5. 26 5/22/13 victory (6.0IP, 1ER, 4H, 3K, 2BB). 6. 25 4/1/13 7. John Lackey 24 5/19/13 BEST COAST: Is 9-9 with a 2.56 ERA (144.0IP, 41ER) in 21 career starts against AL West opponents…went 3-1 with 8. Chris Tillman 23 6/4/13 a 1.67 ERA (43.0IP, 8ER) in six starts vs. AL West clubs in 2013, allowing 2ER or fewer in five of his outings against 9. HIROKI KURODA 22 5/28/13 the division, including three scoreless starts of at least 7.0IP.

OUR HIRO: Made 18 starts following a Yankees loss in 2013, combining to go 6-7 with a 2.79 ERA (113.0IP, 35ER) KURODA VS. HOUSTON (CAREER) in those outings…allowed 3ER or fewer in 15 of those appearances, holding his opponent scoreless six times. W-L GS INN H ER ERA All Games 4-0 8 51.2 36 8 1.39 ELITE COMPANY: Has made 14 scoreless starts of at least 7.0IP since joining the Yankees in 2012, tying Clayton On Road 1-0 1 7.0 4 0 0.00 Kershaw for the most such starts in that span…joins Kershaw and Gio Gonzalez as the only pitchers to make at KURODA VS. HOUSTON BATTERS least 30 starts and record an ERA below 3.40 in each of the last four years (2010-13)…joins Cliff Lee as the only Player AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K pitchers to record at least 150K and walk 60 batters or fewer in each of the last four years (2010-13). J. Altuve .333 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 A. Bass .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECORDS CAN BE DECEIVING: Produced a sub-.500 record in his first six Major League seasons (68-70), but C. Carter .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 compiled a 3.40 ERA in that span…is one of only five pitchers in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) to record a sub-.500 J. Castro .333 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 winning percentage while producing an ERA of 3.40 or lower in his first six MLB seasons (min. 150GS)… since C. Corporan .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 joining in 2008, Kuroda has the lowest ERA among starters with a sub-.500 winning M. Dominguez .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 percentage (min: 60GS)…has never been more than four games above .500 at any point in his MLB career. D. Fowler .190 21 4 0 1 0 1 2 M. Gonzalez .333 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 GIVE ME FIVE…: Has recorded at least 5.0IP in 22 consecutive starts, the ninth-longest active streak among R. Grossman .000 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 American League pitchers…had a streak of 27 such starts with the Yankees in 2012 (5/11 - 10/3) and a career- J. Guzman .400 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 best span of 38 consecutive starts with the Dodgers (8/7/10 - 9/5/11)…has pitched at least 5.0 innings in 61 of A. Presley .333 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 his 65 starts with the Yankees and in 102 of his last 107 starts overall.

…AND NINETY-FIVE: Threw at least 95 pitches in each of his final 13 starts of 2013, marking the second-longest KURODA'S CAREER STATISTICS streak in the Majors to end the season (Jon Lester-33GS)…threw at least 95 pitches in 28 of his 32 starts in 2013 OPPONENT BATTING and at least 100 pitches in 21 starts. OVERALL:...... 249 (1,063-for-4,270), 109HR VS. LHB:...... 255 (562-for-2,208), 63HR NO ROOM FOR ERROR: Has not committed an error since 7/7/10 vs. FLA (w/LAD), a streak of 111 consecutive VS. RHB:...... 243 (501-for-2,062), 46HR errorless games (144 chances). REGULAR SEASON CAREER HIGHS GRAND RÉSUMÉ : Is one of only seven current Major League pitchers to have recorded at least 1,000.0IP without IP ...... 9.0 (4x), last on 4/14/13 vs. BAL ever having allowed a grand slam (also Matt Cain, Zach Duke, Freddy Garcia, Clayton Kershaw, Tim Lincecum and H...... 11, on 8/17/13 at BOS Ervin Santana…credit: Elias)…has allowed only one extra-base hit (double) in 62 plate appearances with the R...... 7 (7x), last on 8/28/13 at TOR bases loaded (14-for-54, .259 BA, 2BB, 14K, 1HBP, 5SF). BB...... 5, on 5/7/10 vs. COL K...... 11 (2x), last on 6/30/12 vs. CWS KURODA'S 2014 SPRING TRAINING PITCHING LINES HR ...... 4 (2x), last on 8/23/13 at TB 10K Games...... 3, last on 9/16/12 vs. TB Date/Opp Score W/L IP H R ER HR BB K NP/K ERA Left Game 3/1 vs. PHI 4-0 W 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 17/11 0.00 -- Low-hit CG...... 1, on 7/7/08 vs. ATL 3/7 vs. DET 3-2 ND 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 5 52/30 0.00 -- CG SHO ...... 5, last on 4/14/13 vs. BAL 3/12 vs. DET 7-7 ND 3.2 10 6 6 0 0 1 60/38 6.48 -- REGULAR SEASON SPLITS 3/28 vs. MIA 3-0 ND 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 4 46/29 4.76 -- W-L GS IP H ER ERA Totals 1-0 11.1 15 6 6 0 1 12 4.76 Total 68-70 179 1,120.0 1,063 423 3.40 Home 38-30 90 580.1 517 200 3.10 KURODA'S FIRST START OF SEASON (2008-13) Away 30-40 89 539.2 546 223 3.72 Day 17-15 43 269.1 248 91 3.04 Date/Opp Score W/L IP H R ER HR BB K NP/K ERA Left Game 4/4/08 at SD 7-1 W 7.0 3 1 1 1 0 4 77/53 1.29 Leading 7-1 Night 51-55 136 850.2 815 332 3.51 4/6/09 at SD 4-1 W 5.2 4 1 1 0 1 2 90/63 1.42 Leading 3-1 Pre-ASG 37-41 97 602.2 573 228 3.40 4/9/10 at FLA 7-3 W 8.0 5 1 0 0 1 7 100/69 0.87 Leading 4-1 Post-ASG 31-29 82 517.1 490 195 3.39 4/3/11 vs. SF 7-5 W 7.0 6 3 3 2 0 5 84/56 1.63 Leading 4-3 Mar./Apr. 13-9 27 171.1 166 57 2.99 4/7/12 at TB 6-8 L 5.2 8 6 4 1 4 2 95/55 2.43 Trailing 6-2 May 10-12 27 167.0 169 67 3.61 4/3/13 vs. BOS 4-7 L 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 41/23 2.86 Trailing 2-0 June 9-16 31 191.1 167 71 3.34 Totals 4-2 34.2 30 14 11 4 7 21 2.86 July 10-11 31 190.1 183 78 3.69 w/LAD (2008-11) 4-0 27.2 18 6 5 3 2 18 1.63 August 14-12 32 213.1 185 70 2.95 w/NYY (2012-13) 0-2 7.0 12 8 6 1 5 3 7.71 Sept./Oct. 12-10 31 186.2 193 80 3.86

THURSDAY'S PROBABLE STARTER AT HOUSTON: RHP IVAN NOVA (9-6, 3.10 ERA in 2013)

HOUSTON DEBUT: Is facing the Astros for the first time in his career…has pitched against every other NOVA'S CAREER VS. HOUSTON American League team…is 7-4 with a 4.86 ERA (100.0IP, 54ER) in 17G/17GS all time against AL West W-L GS IP H ER ERA opponents…after tonight's game, will have faced every MLB team except for the Marlins, Phillies, Cubs, All Games ------Brewers, Pirates, Cardinals and Dodgers. On Road ------STARTING OFF: Has produced a 5.74 ERA (62.2IP, 40ER) in 13 career appearances (12 starts) in April, marking his highest ERA of any calendar month…was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right triceps inflammation after compiling a 6.48 ERA (16.2IP, 12ER) in four April starts in 2013…after returning from the D.L., compiled a 2.70 ERA (116.2IP, 35ER) in 17G/16GS.

IN GOOD COMPANY: Makes his season debut with the third-highest career winning percentage as a starter among current Major Leaguers with at least 50 starts (.673, 37-18)…his .788 winning percentage through his first 50 MLB starts was the second-highest ever among pitchers who debuted in 1900 or later. yANKEE dOODLES #28 —MANAGER #33 KELLY JOHNSON—INF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 2G/1G

• The 2014 season marks his seventh as manager of the New York Yankees… owns • Was 1-for-4 with 1 double in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made his the sixth-most managerial wins in Yankees history, trailing only Joe McCarthy eighth career Opening Day roster in ‘14…hit .267 (12-for-45) with 8R, 4 doubles, (1,460), (1,173), (1,149), (1,067) and 1HR and 7RBI in 18 spring training games with the Yankees.

Ralph Houk (944)… has led the Yankees to three AL East Division titles (2009, • In 2013, hit .235 (86-for-366) with 41R, 12 doubles, 16HR and 52RBI in 118 games

’11-12) and a World Series championship in 2009. with the Rays… started at four different defensive positions (LF, 1B, 2B and 3B). • Guided the Yankees to an 85-77 (.525) finish in 2013, tied with the Orioles • Was signed by the Yankees as a free agent to a one-year contract on 12/6/13. for the third-best record in the AL East behind the Red Sox (97-65, .599) and Career Bests: 4H (11x); 2HR (8x); 6RBI (2x); 3R (16x); 2SB (6x); 22G hitting streak Rays (92-71, .564)… recorded his 500th win as Yankees manager on 5/10/13 at 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0)

Kansas City… earned his 600th career managerial win on 7/1/13 at Minnesota. Career Managerial Record: 642-493 Record w/NYY: 564-409 #34 BRIAN McCANN—C Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/1G • Was 1-for-4 with 1RBI in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made his #45 DEAN ANNA—INF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 0G/0G eighth career Opening Day roster in ‘14…hit .200 (9-for-45) with 2R, 3 doubles, • Did not play in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made his first career 1HR and 6RBI in 18 spring training games with the Yankees. Opening Day roster in ‘14 and will be making his Major League debut…hit .262 • In 2013, hit .256 (91-for-356) with 43R, 13 doubles, 20HR and 57RBI in 102 (11-for-42) with 4R, 1 double, 4RBI and 6BB in 22 spring training games with the games with the Braves… posted a 2.98 ’ ERA, the lowest such mark in Yankees, attending his first career big league camp. the Majors since the Dodgers’ Paul Lo Duca in 2003 (2.73). • In 2013, hit .331 (165-for-498) with 90R, 38 doubles, 9HR and 73RBI in 132 • Is one of 11 Major Leaguers—and the only —with at least 20HR in each games with Triple-A Tucson, seeing time at 2B, SS, 3B and LF… led the PCL in of the last six seasons (2008-13). batting average, ranked second in doubles and tied for fourth in runs scored. • Was signed by the Yankees as a free agent on 12/3/13 to a five-year contract • Was acquired by the Yankees from San Diego and added to the 40-man roster extending through 2018 with a vesting option for 2019. on 11/20/13 in exchange for RHP Ben Paullus. Career Bests: 4H (10x); 2HR (9x); 5RBI (5x); 3R (7x); 1SB (23x); 13G hitting streak Career Bests: 0H (0x); 0HR (0x); 0RBI (0x); 0R (0x); 0SB (0x); 0G hitting streak 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) #14 BRIAN ROBERTS—2B Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 0G/0G #36 CARLOS BELTRAN—OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/1G • Was 0-for-3 with 1BB in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made his 10th • Was 1-for-4 in Tuesday’s Opening Day Loss at Houston…made his 14th career career Opening Day roster in ‘14…batted .279 (12-for-43) with 6R, 1 double and Opening Day roster in ‘14…batted .275 (14-for-51) with 6R, 3 doubles, 2HR and 3RBI in 17 spring training games with the Yankees. a team-high-tying 9RBI in 17 spring training games with the Yankees. • In 2013, hit .249 (66-for-265) with 33R, 12 doubles, 8HR and 39RBI in 77 games with • In 2013, batted .296 (164-for-554) with 79R, 30 doubles, 24HR and 84RBI in 145 the Orioles… missed nearly three months (4/5-6/30) with a right hamstring strain.

games with St. Louis… led the club in HR for the second straight season. • Is the only player in Baseball history to reach 100R, 50 doubles and 25SB in a • His 358HR entering 2014 were fifth-most all time for a player at the time he season at least three times (2004, ‘08-09). joined the Yankees, trailing only (440HR when he joined the Yankees in 2000), (407 in 2011), (379 in 2003) and • Was signed by the Yankees as a free agent to a one-year contract on 1/14/14. (369 in 1968). Career Bests: 4H (13x); 2HR (2x); 4RBI (8x); 4R (1x); 4SB (1x); 20G hitting streak • Was signed by the Yankees as a free agent to a three-year contract on 12/19/13. 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Career Bests: 4H (22x); 3HR (1x); 7RBI (1x); 4R (7x); 3SB (4x); 16G hitting streak 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) #26 YANGERVIS SOLARTE—INF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 0G/0G • Did not play in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made his first career #29 FRANCISCO CERVELLI—C Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/0G Opening Day roster in ‘14 and will be making his Major League debut…was signed by the Yankees to a Major League contract and selected to the 40-man • Did not play in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made his third career roster on Tuesday. Opening Day roster in ‘14…batted .405 (15-for-37) with 10R, 1 double, 1 triple, 4HR and 7RBI in 15 spring training games with the Yankees, leading the team in HR. • Hit .429 (18-for-42) with 9R, 2HR and 9RBI in 24 spring training games as a non- roster invitee with the Yankees…led the team in hits and tied for the lead in • In 2013, hit .269 (14-for-52) with 3 doubles, 3HR and 8RBI in 17 games with the games and RBI.

Yankees… was placed on the 15-day disabled list on 4/27 with a fractured right • In 2013, batted .276 (145-for-526) with 66R, 31 doubles, 12HR and 75RBI in 133 hand (transferred to the 60-day D.L. on 5/1)… missed 140 team games. games with Triple-A Round Rock, setting career highs in HR and RBI. Career Bests: 4H (1x); 1HR (8x); 5RBI (1x); 3R (3x); 2SB (1x); 6G hitting streak (2x) • Was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on 1/16/14. 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Career Bests: 0H (0x); 0HR (0x); 0RBI (0x); 0R (0x); 0SB (0x); 0G hitting streak #22 JACOBY ELLSBURY—OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 0G/0G 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) • Was 0-for-4 with 1R and 1BB in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston… made his seventh career Opening Day roster in ‘14…hit .174 (4-for-23) with #12 ALFONSO SORIANO—OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 0G/0G 5R, 2 doubles, 1HR, 1RBI and 5BB in nine spring training games with the • Was 0-for-4 in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made his 14th career Opening Day roster in ‘14…hit .238 (10-for-42) with 1R, 1HR and 6RBI in 14 Yankees… was scratched from the lineup on 3/16 with a sore left calf and did not play in an official game for the remainder of the spring. spring training games with the Yankees. • In 2013, hit .298 (172-for-577) with 92R, 31 doubles, 9HR, 53RBI and 52SB in 134 • In 2013, combined to bat .255 (148-for-581) with 32 doubles, 34HR and 101RBI

in 151 games with the Cubs and Yankees… hit .256 (56-for-219) with 37R, games—all from the leadoff spot—with Boston… led all Major League leadoff hitters with 172H. 8 doubles, 17HR and 50RBI in 58 games with the Yankees…after joining the Yankees, led the Majors in home runs and RBI. • Was signed by the Yankees as a free agent to a seven-year contract on • Became the fourth player in Baseball history to collect at least 15HR and 50RBI 12/7/13… contract extends through 2020 with a club option for 2021. for each of two different teams in one season (also -2000 Indians Career Bests: 4H (10x); 2HR (4x); 6RBI (1x); 4R (3x); 5SB (1x); 22G hitting streak and Yankees), Carlos Beltran (2004-Royals and Astros) and 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) (2008 Red Sox and Dodgers)—credit: Elias. • Joins as the only players with at least 20HR in each season since 2002. #11 BRETT GARDNER—OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 0G/0G • Was acquired by the Yankees on 7/26/13 from the Cubs with cash considerations • Was 0-for-3 with 1HP in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made his sixth in exchange for RHP Corey Black. career Opening Day roster in ‘14…batted .306 (15-for-49) with 7R, 2 doubles, Career Bests: 6H (1x); 3HR (3x); 7RBI (1x); 4R (3x); 3SB (1x); 20G hitting streak 5RBI, 7BB and a team-high 4SB in 18 spring training games with the Yankees. 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) • .Signed a four-year contract extension with the Yankees on 2/24, beginning in the 2015 season and extending through 2018 with a club option for 2019. #31 ICHIRO SUZUKI—OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/0G • .In 2013, hit .273 (147-for-539) with 81R, 33 doubles, 10 triples, 8HR, 52RBI and 24SB in 145 games with the Yankees, setting single-season career highs in hits, • Did not play in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made his 13th career Opening Day roster in ‘14…batted .240 (12-for-50) with 7R, 2 doubles and 7RBI doubles and home runs and leading the AL in triples… was the first Yankee since in 1945 to collect at least 30 doubles, 10 triples and 20SB in 17 spring training games with the Yankees. in a single season. • In 2013, hit .262 (136-for-520) with 15 doubles, 7HR and 35RBI in 150 games • .Has hit 23 career home runs, with the Yankees going 20-3 in those contests. with the Yankees… recorded his 4,000th professional hit (combined between the Majors and Japan) on 8/21 vs. Toronto. • .Has stolen 161 bases in 199 career attempts (80.9%)… ranks ninth on the Yankees’ all-time stolen bases list. • Was acquired by the Yankees along with cash considerations from Seattle in exchange for RHPs D.J. Mitchell and on 7/23/12…signed a two- Career Bests: 5H (1x); 1HR (23x); 4RBI (2x); 4R (1x); 3SB (2x); 11G hitting streak (2x) year contract with the Yankees on 12/19/12. 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Career Bests: 5H (7x); 2HR (7x); 5RBI (3x); 4R (7x); 4SB (3x); 27G hitting streak 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) #2 DEREK JETER—SS Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 2G/1G • Was 1-for-3 with 1R and 1HP in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston, making #25 MARK TEIXEIRA—1B Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/1G his 17th career Opening Day roster and start at SS for the Yankees, the most O.D. • Was 2-for-3 with 1RBI and 1BB in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston…made starts by a Yankee at any single position in franchise history… according to Elias, is now the first to make 17 Opening Day starts, all for the same team, his 11th career Opening Day roster in ‘14…hit .086 (3-for-35) with 4R, 1 double, since started 17 such games for the Reds from 1987-2004. 4RBI and a team-high 10BB in 13 spring training games with the Yankees. • With his appearance on Opening Da7 at Houston, has now played for the • In 2013, hit .151 (8-for-53) with 1 double, 3HR and 12RBI in 15 games with Yankees in 20 different seasons (1995-2014), surpassing Mariano Rivera (19 the Yankees… began the season on the 15-day D.L. with a right arm torn ECU seasons, 1995-2013) for the franchise record. sheath suffered on 3/5 with Team USA in Arizona… returned on 5/31 and played in 15 games before going back on the D.L. on 6/18 with a recurrence of • Hit .137 (7-for-51) with 5R, 1 double, 2RBI and 5BB in 18 games during his final the injury… underwent surgery on 7/1 to repair the tendon sheath in his right career spring training with the Yankees. wrist, missing the remainder of the season. • In 2013, hit .190 (12-for-63) with 8R, 1 double, 1HR and 7RBI in 17 games with • Is the only switch-hitter in Baseball history to hit at least 20HR in each of his first the Yankees… missed 145 games over four disabled list stints after combining 10 Major League seasons (2003-12). to miss just 82 team games over five prior career D.L. trips. Career Bests: 4H (22x); 3HR (3x); 7RBI (2x); 4R (2x); 1SB (21x); 14G hitting streak

• Ranks ninth on Baseball’s all-time list with 3,317H… next up is Paul Molitor (3,319). 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 1; 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) • According to Elias, at 1,556-1,045-2, has the highest personal winning percentage (.598) among active players (min. 1,000G).

• Signed a one-year contract with the Yankees on 11/1/13… announced on 2/12/14 that he would retire following the 2014 season. Career Bests: 5H (4x); 2HR (10x); 5RBI (4x); 5R (1x); 3SB (3x); 25G hitting streak 2014 Multi-Hit Games: 0; 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) ‘pEN nOTES

#68 DELLIN BETANCES—RHP Last Appearance: 4/1 at HOU (1.0IP) #41 DAVID PHELPS—RHP Last Appearance: N/A (0.0IP) • Made first appearane of the season in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss, tossing a • Is making his third career Opening Day roster…went 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA (21.1IP, perfect seventh inning (1.0IP, 2K)…made his first career Opening Day roster in 8ER) and 14K in seven spring training appearances (five starts) with the Yankees. ‘14…made 10 spring training relief appearances with the Yankees, allowing just • In 2013, went 6-5 with a 4.98 ERA (86.2IP, 48ER) in 22 games (12 starts) with the

1ER in 12.1IP (0.73 ERA), while striking out 11 batters. Yankees… went 1-1 with a 5.14 ERA (21.0IP, 12ER) in 10 relief appearances… missed • In 2013, made six relief appearances over three stints with the Yankees, just over two months (7/5-9/14) on the disabled list with a right forearm strain. recording a 10.80 ERA (5.0IP, 6ER). Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Batter Out/Faced: 0/0 • Spent the majority of the 2013 season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 6-4 with five saves and a 2.68 ERA (84.0IP, 25ER) in 38 appearances (six #30 DAVID ROBERTSON—RHP Last Appearance: N/A (0.0IP)

starts)… in 32 relief outings with the RailRiders, went 4-2 with a 1.35 ERA (60.0IP, • Is making his fifth career Opening Day roster…made seven scoreless spring

9ER)… allowed just 1ER in his final 22 outings (6/19-8/30), tossing 41.1 innings of training relief appearances for the Yankees (6.0IP, 5K). relief over the stretch (20H, 18BB, 61K). • In 2013, went 5-1 with three saves and a 2.04 ERA (66.1IP, 15ER) in 70 relief Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Batter Out/Faced: 1/1 appearances with the Yankees. • Is the only pitcher in Baseball history to record at least 10K/9.0IP in each of his #27 SHAWN KELLEY—RHP Last Appearance: N/A (0.0IP) first six Major League seasons (2008-13). • Is making his fourth career Opening Day roster…made eight spring training • His 11.71K/9.0IP (428K, 329.0IP) career ratio is fourth-best in Major League history relief appearances with the Yankees, allowing just 1ER in 6.2IP (1.35 ERA). (min. 300.0IP) behind Rob Dibble (12.17), Billy Wagner (11.92) and

• In 2013, went 4-2 with a 4.39 ERA (53.1IP, 26ER) in a career-high 57 relief (11.92)… is the highest such ratio for any pitcher in Yankees history (min. 100.0IP).

appearances with the Yankees… his 11.98K/9.0IP ratio (71K, 53.1IP) was eighth- Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Batter Out/Faced: 0/0 best among AL relievers. • Was acquired by the Yankees from the Mariners in exchange for OF Abraham #48 MATT THORNTON—LHP Last Appearance: N/A (0.0IP) Almonte on 2/13/13. • Is making his 10th career Opening Day roster…went 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA (4.0IP, Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Batter Out/Faced: 0/0 3ER) in six spring training relief appearances with the Yankees.. • In 2013, combined to go 0-4 with a 3.74 ERA (43.1IP, 18ER) in 60 relief appearances #57 VIDAL NUNO—LHP Last Appearance: 4/1 at HOU (1.0IP) with Chicago-AL and Boston…missed three weeks on the disabled list from • Made his first appearance of the season in Tuesday’s Opening Day loss at Houston, 8/5-25 with a left oblique strain. striking out three batters in a scoreless eighth inning (1.0IP, 1H)…made his first • Is the only Major Leaguer to make at least 55 appearances in each of the last

career Opening Day roster…made four spring training appearances (two starts) nine seasons (2005-13)… has pitched in at least 60 games each season since ‘06. for the Yankees, recording a 3.38 ERA (8.0IP, 3ER) with 8K. • Was signed by the Yankees as a free agent to a two-year contract on 1/10/14. • Made his Major League debut in 2013, going 1-2 with a 2.25 ERA (20.0IP, 5ER) in Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Batter Out/Faced: 0/0

five games (three starts) over two stints with the Yankees… was 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA

(3.0IP, 1ER) in two relief appearances… suffered a strained left groin on 6/7 after being optioned to Triple-A Scranton/WB, missing the remainder of the season. #43 ADAM WARREN—RHP Last Appearance: N/A (0.0IP) Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Batter Out/Faced: 0/0 • Is making his second career Opening Day roster…went 1-1 with a 1.69 ERA (10.2IP, 2ER) and 10K in five spring training appearances (four starts) with the Yankees. • In 2013, went 3-2 with a 3.39 ERA (77.0IP, 29ER) in 34 appearances (two starts) over two stints with the Yankees. Inherited Runners/Scored: 0/0 First Batter Out/Faced: 0/0

YANKEES 2014 SCHEDULE Gm Date Opponent W/L Score Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Rec. Pos. GA/GB Att. 1 4/1 at Houston L 2-6 Feldman (1-0) Sabathia (0-1) - 0-1 T4th -1.0 *42,117 2 4/2 at Houston 8:10 p.m. 3 4/3 at Houston 8:10 p.m. 4 4/4 at Toronto 7:07 p.m. 5 4/5 at Toronto 1:07 p.m. 6 4/6 at Toronto 1:07 p.m. 7 4/7 vs. Baltimore 1:05 p.m. 8 4/8 vs. Baltimore 1:05 p.m. 9 4/9 vs. Baltimore 7:05 p.m. 10 4/10 vs. Boston 7:05 p.m. 11 4/11 vs. Boston 7:05 p.m. 12 4/12 vs. Boston 1:05 p.m. 13 4/13 vs. Boston 8:05 p.m. 4/14 OFF DAY 14 4/15 vs. Chicago-NL 7:05 p.m. 15 4/16 vs. Chicago-NL 7:05 p.m. 16 4/17 at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m. 17 4/18 at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m. 18 4/19 at Tampa Bay 7:10 p.m. 19 4/20 at Tampa Bay 1:40 p.m. 4/21 OFF DAY 20 4/22 at Boston 7:10 p.m. 21 4/23 at Boston 7:10 p.m. 22 4/24 at Boston 7:10 p.m. 23 4/25 vs. Los Angeles-AL 7:05 p.m. 24 4/26 vs. Los Angeles-AL 1:05 p.m. 25 4/27 vs. Los Angeles-AL 8:05 p.m. 4/28 OFF DAY 26 4/29 vs. Seattle 7:05 p.m. 27 4/30 vs. Seattle 7:05 p.m. 28 5/1 vs. Seattle 7:05 p.m. 29 5/2 vs. Tampa Bay 7:05 p.m. 30 5/3 vs. Tampa Bay 1:05 p.m. 31 5/4 vs. Tampa Bay 1:05 p.m. 32 5/5 at Los Angeles-AL 10:05 p.m. 33 5/6 at Los Angeles-AL 10:05 p.m. 34 5/7 at Los Angeles-AL 10:05 p.m. 5/8 OFF DAY 35 5/9 at Milwaukee 8:10 p.m. 36 5/10 at Milwaukee 7:10 p.m. 37 5/11 at Milwaukee 2:10 p.m. 38 5/12 vs. New York-NL 7:05 p.m. 39 5/13 vs. New York-NL 7:05 p.m. 40 5/14 at New York-NL 7:10 p.m. 41 5/15 at New York-NL 7:10 p.m. 42 5/16 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m. 43 5/17 vs. Pittsburgh 4:05 p.m. 44 5/18 vs. Pittsburgh 1:05 p.m. 5/19 OFF DAY 45 5/20 at Chicago-NL 8:05 p.m. 46 5/21 at Chicago-NL 2:20 p.m. 47 5/22 at Chicago-AL 8:10 p.m. 48 5/23 at Chicago-AL 8:10 p.m. 49 5/24 at Chicago-AL 2:10 p.m. 50 5/25 at Chicago-AL 2:10 p.m. 51 5/26 at St. Louis 4:15 p.m. 52 5/27 at St. Louis 8:15 p.m. 53 5/28 at St. Louis 8:15 p.m. All times are EST BOLD (Complete Game) *Denotes Sellout (# of home sellouts) DATE: 4/01/14 NEW YORK YANKEES TEAM BATTING / PITCHING ID: TEAMBPR TIME: 22:57:12 Compiled by the MLB Baseball Information System PAGE: 1 THRU GAMES OF 4/01/14 * = D/L, + = ROOKIE, # = MULT. TEAMS

GI PINCH HIT PLAYER AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP E SLG OBP AB H HR RBI

+Anna,D .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Beltran,C .250 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 0 0 0 0 RIGHT .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 LEFT .250 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 0 0 0 0 Cervelli,F .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Ellsbury,J .000 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 Gardner,B .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 Jeter,D .333 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 0 0 0 0 Johnson,K .250 1 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .250 0 0 0 0 McCann,B .250 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 0 0 0 0 Roberts,B .000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 RIGHT .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 LEFT .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez,A .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 * Ryan,B .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 +Solarte,Y .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 RIGHT .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 LEFT .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Soriano,A .000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Suzuki,I .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Teixeira,M .667 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 0 0 0 0 RIGHT .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 LEFT .667 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 .750 0 0 0 0

NEW YORK .188 1 32 2 6 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 .219 .297 0 0 0 0 OPPONENTS .273 1 33 6 9 17 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 0 0 0 .515 .294 0 0 0 0

DH .000 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0

OPP PITCHER R/L W L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK AVG

+Betances,D R 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 Kelley,S R 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuroda,H R 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nova,I R 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 +Nuno,V L 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .250 Phelps,D R 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pineda,M R 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robertson,D R 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sabathia,C L 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 6 6 2 0 1 0 6 1 0 .308 +Tanaka,M 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thornton,M L 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Warren,A R 0 0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

NEW YORK 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 9 6 6 2 0 1 0 11 1 0 .273 OPPONENTS 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 6 2 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 .188