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Official Game Information Yankee Stadium • One East 161st Street • Bronx, NY 10451 Phone: (718) 579-4460 • [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 2013 (2012) NEW YORK YANKEES (82-76) vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS (89-69) Current Standing in AL East: . T3rd, -13 .5 RHP Ivan Nova (9-5, 3.13) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (10-3, 2.90) Current Streak: . .. Lost 3 Current Homestand: . 2-3 Thursday, September 26 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 p.m. Recent Road Trip: . 4-6 Last Five Games: . 2-3 Game #159 • Home Game #81 • TV: YES • Radio: WCBS-AM 880 Last 10 Games: . 3-7 Home Record: . 46-34 (51-30) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees play their final home game of the season with the last game of a three-game series vs . Road Record: . .36-42 (44-37) Tampa Bay… are 2-3 on the homestand after dropping their first two games vs . Tampa Bay and going 2-1 vs . San Francisco from Day Record: . .. 31-24 (32-20) Night Record: . 51-52 (63-47) Friday-Sunday… completed a 4-6 road trip on 9/19 going 3-1 at Baltimore (9/9-12), 0-3 at Boston (9/13-15) and 1-2 at Toronto Pre-All-Star . 51-44 (9/17-19)… following this homestand, play their final three games of the regular season at Houston (Friday-Sunday) . Post-All-Star . 31-32 Were eliminated from postseason contention with last night’s results . vs . AL East: . 37-38 (41-31) Have lost three straight games (all at home) and eight of their last 11 overall . vs . AL Central: . 22-11 (21-16) Are 12-7 in their last 19 home games (since 8/20) and 18-9 in their last 27 home games (since 7/28) . vs . AL West: . 14-16 (20-15) Are 31-32 since the All-Star break despite going 7-13 in their first 20G following the break… own a 24-19 record since 8/11 . vs . National League: . 9-11 (13-5) Are 6G over .500, leaving them six games shy of matching their season-high-water mark of 12 .0G over .500 (previously vs . RH starters: . 52-53 (58-43) reached twice before: 30-18 on 5/25 and 28-16 on 5/20)… since last reaching their season-high-water mark on 5/25, vs . LH starters: .. .. 30-23 (37-24) Yankees Score First: . 52-21 (59-27) have gone 52-58, including 21-33 on the road and 31-25 at home . Opp . Score First: . .30-55 (36-40) Leading After 6: . 57-6 (73-8) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees lost to Tampa Bay, 8-3, at Yankee Stadium and were eliminated from postseason Trailing After 6: . 12-61 (13-54) contention… Yankees batters were outhit by the Rays, 15-8… RHP Phil Hughes started and took the loss, allowing 3ER in 2 .0IP Tied After 6: . .. 13-9 (9-5) (7H, 1BB, 2K) to fall to 4-14 on the season… 2B Robinson Cano (2-for-4) hit his 40th double of the season, driving in a run in the Leading After 7: . 63-4 (79-5) first… 3B Eduardo Nunez (2-for-5) hit a solo-HR in the third…PH/1B Lyle Overbay (0-for-0) drove in a run on a bases-loaded Trailing After 7: . 9-63 (9-58) walk in the eighth . Tied After 7: . .. 10-8 (7-4) Leading After 8: . 67-4 (88-5) Trailing After 8: . 4-67 (1-58) AFTERTHOUGHTS: With Wednesday’s results, the Yankees have been eliminated from postseason play for just the second time Tied After 8: . .. 11-4 (5-4) in the last 19 seasons (also 2008)… tonight’s game will mark the first home game the Yankees have played without being in the Extra-Inning Games: . 5-6 (6-3) playoff picture since the team’s final home game in 1993 (10/3/93 vs . Detroit) . One-run Games: . 28-16 (22-25) Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 46-29 (41-33) WINNING PROPOSITIONS: The Yankees have clinched their 21st straight winning season (1993-2013), marking the NYY Scores 5 or more: . 50-7 (68-19) second-longest such stretch in Major League history behind only the franchise’s streak NYY Scores 4 or more: . 65-16 (83-27) of 39 consecutive winning seasons from 1926-64… will finish this season with their fewest NYY Scores 3 or less: . 17-60 (12-40) SINCE ACQUISITION OF wins since the strike-shortened 144-game 1995 season (79-65)… will finish with their fewest ALFONSO SORIANO (7/26) NYY Scores 2 or less: . 5-49 (6-27) wins in a 162-game season since 1992 (76-86) . Opp . Scores 5 or more: . 12-47 (14-46) Most HRs in Majors Opp . Scores 4 or less: . 69-29 (81-19) 1. ALFONSO SORIANO .. 17 Opp . Scores 3 or less: . 52-22 (66-8) START AND STOP: In his last start on Friday vs . San Francisco, LHP CC Sabathia suffered a T2 . Chris Davis, Opp . Scores 2 or less: . 36-10 (46-4) Grade 2 left hamstring strain, which requires a recovery time of approx . eight weeks… as a Ryan Zimmerman . 15 Yankees No Errors: . 57-46 (66-40) result, was placed on the 60-day disabled list on Wednesday (retro . to 9/21)… finished the 4 . P . Goldschmidt . 14 Yankees Make Error(s): . 25-30 (29-27) season 14-13 with a 4 .78 ERA (211 .0IP, 112ER) in 32GS… is the only pitcher in history to win T5 . M . Cabrera, G . Stanton NYY Starter Goes 6: . 62-43 (71-35) more than 10G while posting a winning record in each of his first 13 MLB seasons . J . Gyorko . 13 Opp . Starter Goes 6: . MARIANO45-56 RIVERA RETIREMENT (54-48) LOGO Option 1 March 8, 2013 Yankees Outhit Opp .: . 51-9 (66-12) Most RBI in Majors Opp . Outhits Yankees: . 19-60 (20-50) RIVERA TRIBUTE: On Sunday, the Yankees honored RHP Mariano 1. ALFONSO SORIANO .. 50 Hit Totals Are Even: . .12-7 (9-5) Rivera with a 50-minute pregame ceremony prior to their game vs . 2 . Matt Holliday . 44 Come-From-Behind Wins: . 39 (46) San Francisco… with Rachel and Sharon Robinson in attendance, 3 . Hunter Pence . 42 C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+): . 11 (9) a new Jackie Robinson Tribute plaque and a new Yankees-blue “42” T4 . M . Cabrera, F . Freeman C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+): . 1 (4) were unveiled in Monument Park… with on-field guests including P . Goldschmidt . 41 C-F-B Wins (trailing by 5+): . 0 (1) Gene Michael, Jeff Nelson, David Cone, John Wettleland, Hideki Yankees hit 0HR: . 24-48 (7-24) Matsui, Tino Martinez, Paul O’Neill, Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, Yankees hit at least 1HR: . 58-28 (88-43) Gene Monahan, Joe Torre, the Robinsons, the Steinbrenner family Yankees hit 2+ HRs: . 31-8 (55-17) and the Rivera family, Mariano Rivera entered the field from the LOWEST ERA - ALL TIME Walk-off Wins: . 6 (5) (min. 1,000.0IP)* Walk-off Losses: . 6 (6) Yankees bullpen while Metallica played a live rendition of “Enter Series Record: . 23-24-6 (30-15-7) Sandman” from a stage in centerfield . 1 . Eddie Cicotte . 2 .20 Series Record, home: . 14-10-3 (17-7-2) Rivera received numerous gifts, including a painting and Metallica guitar (signed by Willie 2. MARIANO RIVERA. .2.21 3 . Jim Scott . 2 .26 Series Record, road: . .. 9-14-3 (13-8-5) Mays) given by the Giants… Metallica presented a Rivera-themed customized speaker 4 . Babe Ruth . 2 .28 Series Openers: . 25-27 (32-20) cabinet… the Yankees Foundation presented a $100,000 donation to the Mariano Rivera Series Finales: . 25-26 (34-18) *Since earned runs became an Foundation… SS Derek Jeter and Manager Joe Girardi on behalf of the Yankees presented Sweeps by Yankees: . 8 (10) official statistic (1912-NL, 1913-AL) a baseball-bat rocking chair… Yankees General Partner Hank Steinbrenner and Yankees Sweeps by Opponent: . 6 (4) Executive Vice President and Chief International Officer Felix Lopezpresented a framed MOST APPEARANCES TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY replica of Rivera’s number and retired-number placard from Monument Park… Yankees ALL-TIME Sept. 26, 1998: David Cone earns his 1 . Jesse Orosco . 1,252 20th win of the year in his final start of Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner and his wife, Christina, presented a the season, tossing 7 .0 shutout innings 2 . Mike Stanton . .. 1,178 custom-designed Waterford Crystal replica of Rivera’s baseball glove from 2013 . 3 . John Franco . 1,119 vs . Tampa Bay in a 3-1 Yankees victory . He Rivera addressed the crowd and caught the ceremonial first pitch fromJorge Posada . finishes 20-7 with a 3 .55 ERA, marking the 4. MARIANO RIVERA ....1,114 second of two career 20-win seasons (also During the Yankees’ final four home games of the season from Sunday through 5 . Dennis Eckersley . 1,071 20-3 with the Mets in 1988) . Thursday, the team will wear “Mariano Rivera Final Season” patches on the left sleeves Rivera is the only pitcher all time to Sept. 26, 1961: Roger Maris hits his 60th of their jerseys and on their caps (see logo above . make more than 1,000 appearances home run of the season off Baltimore’s with one club. Jack Fisher in a 3-2 Yankees win, tying Babe Ruth’s Major League record .