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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 2014 (2013) New York Yankees (73-68) vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS (69-75) Standing in AL East: ...........T2nd, -10.0 RHP Hiroki Kuroda (10-8, 3.78) vs. RHP Chris Archer (8-8, 3.60) Games Behind for Second WC ....... -5.0 Current Streak: .....................Lost 1 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 P.M. ET Home Record: .............36-34 (46-35) Road Record:. 37-34 (44-37) Game #142 • Home Game #71 • TV: MY9 • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Day Record: ................29-20 (32-24) Night Record: ..............44-48 (53-53) Pre-All-Star .................47-47 (51-44) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees begin a three-game O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: On Sunday, the Yankees held Post-All-Star ................26-21 (34-33) series vs. Tampa Bay… are 3-3 thus far on their nine-game a special pregame ceremony as part of Derek Jeter Day, vs. AL East: ................. 26-29 (37-39) vs. AL Central: .............. 19-16 (22-11) homestand (2-1 vs. Boston, 1-2 vs. Kansas City)… went 3-4 which included former teammates, Hall of Famers (Ripken vs. AL West: ................ 15-16 (17-16) on their last road trip from 8/25-31 (1-0 at Kansas City, 1-2 Torre and Winfield) and other special guests… fans in vs. National League: ..........13-7 (9-11) at Detroit and 1-2 at Toronto)… following this homestand, attendance received a limited-edition commemorative vs. RH starters: ............. 51-48 (53-54) will embark on a six-game road trip at Baltimore (Friday- coin recognizing the occasion. vs. LH starters: .............. 22-20 (32-23) Sunday) and Tampa Bay (9/15-17). The Yankees are wearing a patch Yankees Score First: ........43-21 (53-21) Are 5G above .500, which is 2G shy of their season-high depicting Jeter’s final season logo on the Opp. Score First:. 30-47 (32-56) watermark of 7G over (last reached at close of play on 8/29). left sleeve of their uniform and cap… the Leading After 6: ..............58-10 (59-6) Are 26-21 (.553) since the All-Star break, tied for fifth-best patch will be worn by the team through the Trailing After 6: ...............6-46 (13-62) in the AL and tied for ninth in the Majors. Tied After 6: ...................8-11 (13-9) end of the 2014 season (please note that on 9/11, the Jeter patch will be removed on Leading After 7: ...............58-5 (65-4) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Sunday, the Yankees hosted Derek Trailing After 7: .............. 4-51 (10-64) caps as American flag patches will be worn. Tied After 7: ..................10-11 (10-8) Jeter Day, honoring their captain for his 20 years of service to Leading After 8: ...............60-2 (69-4) the club and his legendary career… following the ceremony, CLOTHES HORSES: SS Derek Jeter has played in 2,729G Trailing After 8: ............... 4-54 (4-68) the team was shut out by the Royals, 2-0… the Yankees with the Yankees for ninth place on the all-time list of players Tied After 8: ...................8-11 (12-4) went 3-4 vs. the Royals this season, snapping a streak of 14 consecutive season series victories against the Royals who have played all of their games with one team… with his Extra-Inning Games: .............7-6 (6-6) next game played, will tie the Giants’ Mel Ott (2,730G) for One-run Games: ...........22-19 (30-16) (went 11-0-3 from 2000-13)… were shut out multiple times Two (or fewer)-run Games: 43-32 (50-30) in a single series for the first time since 9/24/13 and 9/26/13 eighth place all time. NYY Scores 5 or more: .......41-10 (51-7) vs. Tampa Bay (7-0 and 4-0, respectively)… were shut out NYY Scores 4 or more: .....56-18 (66-16) multiple times in a single series against the Royals for the IN CONTROL: Entering today’s game, Yankees pitchers NYY Scores 3 or less: ....... 17-50 (19-61) first time since 6/9/72 and 6/11/72 at Kansas City (both own the second-highest strikeout-to-walk ratio in modern NYY Scores 2 or less: ..........7-38 (6-50) MLB history (since 1900), according to the Elias Sports 1-0)… RHP Shane Greene started and took the loss despite not Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 6-43 (12-47) Bureau… have a 3.45 K/BB ratio (1,190K, 345BB), trailing only allowing any earned runs (5.0IP, 5H, 2R/0ER, 3BB, 4K)… Yankees Opp. Scores 4 or less: ...... 67-25 (73-30) the 2014 Nationals’ 3.52 (1,144K, 325BB). Opp. Scores 3 or less: ...... 55-14 (55-22) relievers (Warren, Kelley, Outman, Rogers) combined to pitch Opp. Scores 2 or less: ....... 38-7 (40-10) 4.0 scoreless (2H, 1BB, 5K)… Yankees batters were held to four hits, all singles (Ellsbury, Jeter, Beltran and Teixeira). STARTING LINES: In their last 31G (since 8/4), Yankees starters Yankees No Errors: ......... 48-37 (61-47) are 11-10 with a 3.11 ERA (188.1IP, 65ER, 36BB, 164K). Yankees Make Error(s):. 25-31 (24-30) Have a 3.81 starters ERA (829.2IP, 353ER) in 2014… have NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 52-37 (62-45) THE BRONX BOMBERS: According to research performed had a sub-4.00 starters ERA just twice in the 30 previous Come-From-Behind Wins: ........34 (41) by the Elias Sports Bureau, the Yankees have hit 14,987 seasons from 1984-2013 (3.97 in 2002 and 3.85 in 1998). Yankees hit 0HR: ...........25-30 (26-49) home runs in franchise history since their inception in 1903 Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 48-38 (59-28) and need 13HR to reach 15,000… some previous Yankees Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ..........14-17 (31-8) WHAT A RELIEF: Over their last 5G (Wed.-Sun.), Yankees milestone home runs have been hit by Bob Muesel (No. relievers have tossed 15.0 scoreless innings (5H, 1BB, Walk-off Wins: ........................6 (7) 1,000 in a 4-2 win on 9/2/25 vs. Boston off Paul Zahniser), Walk-off Losses: ......................6 (6) 19K)… in their last 16G (since 8/22), have produced a 1.34 Series Record: .......... 20-24-4 (23-24-6) Mickey Mantle (No. 5,000 in a 10-8 loss on 8/8/54 at Detroit ERA (47.0IP, 7ER) and held opponents to a .171 batting Series Record, home: ..10-14-0 (13-10-3) off Billy Hoeft), and Claudell Washington (No. 10,000 in a 7-6 average (28-for-164, 10BB, 59K). Series Record, road: .... 10-10-4 (10-14-3) win on 4/20/88 at Minnesota off Jeff Reardon). Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:. 7 (9) / 5 (7) The Yankees are the only team in Major League history with CLOSE CALLS: The Yankees are 43-32 (.573) in games more than 14,000 home runs (the Giants are second). decided by two-or-fewer runs, fifth-best in MLB… are 22-19 The Yankees have 47HR since the All-Star break, tied for fourth (.537) in one-run games. in the AL and tied for seventh in the Majors over the stretch. TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY OFF BASE: RHP Dellin Betances has 125K and has allowed Sept. 9, 1999: Jim “Catfish” Hunter ROLL CALL: When Antoan Richardson pinch-ran in Thursday’s just 41H in 83.0IP this season, averaging 4.45H/9.0IP and passes away at the age of 53 from ALS. win vs. Boston, the Yankees used their 56th player this season The Hall of Famer pitched for five seasons 13.55K/9.0IP… both ratios are the best in the Majors among with the Yankees (1975-79), going 63-53 (P-32, C-4, INF-11, OF-9), matching their single-season franchise pitchers with at least 75.0IP. with a 3.58 ERA and winning two World high set in 2013… 31 players have made their debut with the With his 2K in Friday’s loss vs. Kansas City, surpassed Series titles (1977-78). Yankees in 2014… eight of those made their MLB debuts (Anna, Goose Gossage (122K in 134.1IP in 1978) for the second- TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY Greene, Mitchell, Ramirez, Solarte, Tanaka, Wheeler and Whitley). most strikeouts by a reliever in franchise history, trailing Sept. 10, 1922: The Yankees play only Mariano Rivera’s 130K (in 107.2IP) in 1996. their final regular season game at the JUST TOSSING IT OUT THERE: The Yankees have had 33 Polo Grounds, defeating Philadelphia, players pitch this season (including INF Dean Anna on 4/19 at SAVINGS PLAN: RHP David Robertson recorded his 43rd 2-1. The next season, the Yankees will Tampa Bay), setting the single-season franchise high (had 28 debut the state-of-the-art Yankee career save in the Yankees’ 8/29 win at Toronto and is 1 save Stadium. pitchers in 2011, 2007 and 2005)… it is the second-highest shy of tying Rafael Soriano (44) for eighth on the Yankees’ total in the Majors this season, trailing only Texas (40). all-time list… seventh-place Lindy McDaniel (48) is the only other Yankee that Robertson is in range of this season.