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OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION YANKEE STADIUM • ONE EAST 161ST STREET • BRONX, NY 10451 PHONE: (718) 579-4460 • E-MAIL: [email protected] • SOCIAL MEDIA: @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 2018 (2017) NEW YORK YANKEES (88-53) at SEATTLE MARINERS (78-63) Standing in AL East: . 2nd, -8.5G RHP Lance Lynn (8-10, 5.10) vs. RHP Félix Hernández (8-13, 5.55) Current Streak: . Won 1 Current Road Trip . 2-2 Saturday, September 8, 2018 • Safeco Field • 9:10 p.m. ET Recent Homestand . 3-4 Home Record: . .48-24 (51-30) Game #142 • Road Game #70 • TV: YES • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: . .40-29 (40-41) Day Record: . 29-15 (34-27) Night Record: . 59-38 (57-44) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees are 2-2 on their nine-game, BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have hit a Major Pre-All-Star . 62-33 (45-41) 10-day road trip after winning the opener at Seattle League-leading 230HR… is tied for the sixth-highest single- Post-All-Star . .26-20 (46-30) on Friday… dropped 2-of-3 at Oakland… will play 3G at season total in franchise history… are on pace to hit 264HR vs. AL East: . 34-26 (44-32) Minnesota (Mon.-Wed.) before an off day Thursday… return (the MLB record is 264HR by Seattle in 1997). vs. AL Central: . 22-9 (18-15) vs. AL West: . 21-9 (14-19) to the Bronx on Friday for their fi nal homestand of the Have homered in 14-of-15 games since MOST HRs, CLUB HISTORY vs. National League: . .11-9 (15-5) season, incl. 3G vs. Toronto (9/14-16), 3G vs. Boston (9/18- 8/24 (28HR total)… have hit 55HR in the YEAR HR vs. RH starters: . .60-40 (67-48) 20) and 3G vs. Baltimore (9/21-23). last 31G (since 8/6). 2012 245 vs. LH starters: . .28-13 (24-23) Are 13-7 in their last 20G and 20-11 in 31G since 8/6… are With OF Andrew McCutchen hitting his 2009 244 Yankees Score First: . 61-12 (55-18) 79-44 since 4/21. fi rst HR as a Yankee on Friday, 19 diff erent 2004 242 Opp. Score First: . .27-41 (36-53) 2017 241 Leading After 6: . 67-3 (75-10) At 88-53 (.624), are tied with Houston (88-53, .624) for the players have homered for the team in 1961 240 Trailing After 6: . 7-45 (10-52) Majors' second-best record and second-most wins behind 2018… is tied for the seventh-highest 2018 230 Tied After 6: . 14-5 (6-9) 2003 230 Leading After 7: . .66-3 (78-5) Boston (97-45, .683)… the Yankees and Red Sox have held total in franchise history… last had at Trailing After 7: . .9-44 (8-59) (at least a share of) the Majors' two best records for 114 of least 20 players homer in 2014 (20). Tied After 7: . 12-6 (5-7) the last 128 days (since the end of play on 5/3). Have homered in 13 consecutive games at Seattle Leading After 8: . .73-2 (82-4) Are 35G over .500, 1G below their season-high (since 6/11/14), tied for the second-longest streak by an Trailing After 8: . .5-46 (5-65) Tied After 8: . 9-5 (4-2) watermark… have been 36G over .500 three times this opponent at Safeco Field, behind Oakland's 23-game Extra-Inning Games: . 8-5 (5-6) season (last: 86-50 at the end of play on 9/1)… prior to streak from 9/13/14-5/16/17. One-run Games: . 21-13 (18-26) this season, had not reached 36G over .500 since they Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 33-24 (29-35) were 86-50 at the end of play on 9/4/10. CUTCH HIT: OF Andrew McCutchen hit his fi rst HR as NYY Scores 5 or more: . .61-16 (68-19) NYY Scores 4 or more: . .79-23 (76-28) Are 8.5G behind Boston in the AL East… lead Oakland by a Yankee on Fri. at Seattle, a two-run shot in the third NYY Scores 3 or fewer: . 9-30 (15-43) 3.5G for the fi rst AL Wild Card spot… lead Seattle by 10.0G. inning… was his 16th HR of the season (also hit 15HR with NYY Scores 2 or fewer: . .5-23 (4-33) Play 16 of their fi nal 25 games on the road (are 2-2 so far). San Francisco). Opp. Scores 5 or more: . 17-41 (15-47) Have lost only 9-of-42 series since 4/19 (25-9-8). Is the third player ever to homer for both the Yankees Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: . .71-12 (76-24) Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: . 63-7 (63-12) Own the Majors' best record when their starter tosses at and Giants in the same season, joining Dale Long in 1960 Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: . .45-3 (45-6) least 6.0IP (55-9, .859). (3HR with SF, 3HR with NYY) and Johnny Mize in 1949 Yankees No Errors: . 57-28 (52-35) Have the Majors' second-best mark when scoring fi rst (18HR with NYG, 1HR with NYY). Yankees Make Error(s): . 31-25 (39-36) NYY Starter Goes 6: . 55-9 (62-23) (61-12, .836), behind Boston (64-12, .842). Comeback Wins: . .36 (41) GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres hit a two-run HR in the Yankees hit 0HR: . 10-18 (8-27) YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Yankees opened their three-game second inning on Fri. at Seattle for his 100th career hit… at 21 Yankees hit at least 1HR: . 78-35 (83-44) series in Seattle on Friday with a 4-0 shutout win… marked years, 268 days old, is the fourth-youngest player in Yankees Yankees hit 2+ HRs: . 54-13 (51-16) Walk-off Wins-Losses: . 7-3 (5-6) their 10th shutout of the season, their third with 3H-or- history to reach 100 career hits, behind Mickey Mantle (20 Series Record: . .27-11-10 (28-20-5) fewer… RHP Masahiro Tanaka allowed just 3H and 0BB over years, 193 days, 4/30/52), Ben Chapman (21 years, 207 days, Series Record, home: . 15-4-5 (19-8-0) 8.0IP while recording a season-high 10K… 2B Gleyber Torres 7/20/30) and Joe DiMaggio (21 years, 230 days, 7/12/36). Series Record, road: . 12-7-5 (9-12-5) (1-for-4) and RF Andrew McCutchen (1-for-3, 1BB) hit two- Is tied with 3B Miguel Andújar for the lead among AL Sweeps by NYY / by Opp.: . 12 (10) / 4 (2) Run Diff erential . +149 run HRs in the second and third innings, respectively. rookies with 23HR… are tied for fourth-most by a Yankees Runs Scored (per gm.) . .724 (5.13) rookie in a single season, behind Aaron Judge (52 in 2017), Runs Allowed (per gm.) . 575 (4.08) TANAKA TIME: RHP Masahiro Tanaka tossed 8.0 shutout Joe DiMaggio (29 in 1936) and Joe Gordon (25 in 1938). innings (3H, 0BB, 10K), retiring 24-of-27 batters, to earn his Has reached safely multiple times in 13 of his last 19G 11th win on Fri. at Seattle… has started two of the Yankees' (since 8/18), batting .358/.449/.582 (24-for-67) with 10R, last three shutouts (also 7/24 at Tampa Bay – CG SHO). 5HR, 15RBI, 11BB and 2SB… has eight multi-hit games in Marked his 13th career double-digit-strikeout game, his that span. TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY fi rst since 9/29/17 vs. Toronto (15K)… are tied for second- most in Yankees history by a pitcher in his fi rst 129 career SAINT 'LOUIS': 1B Luke Voit leads the Majors with 7HR Sept. 8, 1940: Joe Gordon hits for the cycle in a 9-4 win over the Red Sox at games (Ron Guidry-16, Al Downing-13). since 8/24, batting .367 (18-for-49) with 11R, 13RBI and 5BB Fenway Park. Gordon reaches base in Has recorded at least 10K with 0BB fi ve times in his career, in 14G in that span… has homered in six of the 14G, including all six trips to the plate, adding two walks to his 4-for-4 day. It is the 10th tied for second-most in Yankees history (Mussina-7, three of the last 5G… has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 starts. cycle in Yankees history and he is the Cone-5, Severino-5). Since making his Yankees debut on 8/2, is batting seventh diff erent player to accomplish Has completed 7.0IP in three consecutive starts for .328/.384/.642 (22-for-67) with 13R, 7HR, 15RBI and the feat. the fi rst time this season… has completed 6.0IP in fi ve 6BB… his 9.57 AB/HR ratio is the best in the AL this Sept. 8, 1982: Don Mattingly makes his Major League debut as a defensive straight turns, going 2-2 with a 2.12 ERA (34.0IP, 8ER). season (min. 50AB). replacement in left fi eld. Improved to 7-0 with a 2.02 ERA (58.0IP, 13ER) in eight TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY career starts against the Mariners… is one of three active BEST OF THE WEST: The Yankees are a Major League-best Sept.