POSTGAME NOTES NEW YORK YANKEES (45-41) vs. MILWAUKEE BREWERS (50-41) SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2017 R H E LOB SERIES MILWAUKEE BREWERS 5 9 0 8 2 NEW YORK YANKEES 3 8 0 10 1 0 STARTING TIME: 1:10 p.m. TIME OF GAME: 3:59 GAME-TIME TEMPERATURE: 80 degrees PAID ATTENDANCE: 43,952 WINNING PITCHER: Jimmy Nelson (8-4) PITCH COUNTS (Total Pitches/Strikes): LOSING PITCHER: Masahiro Tanaka (7-8) Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka (83/51) SAVE: Knabel Brewers: Jimmy Nelson (100/63) HOME RUNS (2017 TOTAL / INNING / RUNNERS ON BASE / OUTS / COUNT / PITCHER / SCORE AFTER HR) YANKEES BREWERS st Clint Frazier (#4 / 4th / 1 on / 2 out / 0-0 / Nelson / MIL 4 – NYY 3) Travis Shaw (#19 / 1 inn. / 2 on / 1 out / 3-2 / Tanaka / MIL 3 – NYY 0) nd Stephen Vogt (#4 / 2 inn. / solo / 0 out / 1-1 / Tanaka / MIL 4 – NYY 0) NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES • The Yankees finished this homestand 2-4…have not won consecutive games since a six-game winning streak from 6/7-12…are 0-8 following a win since 6/13…dropped to 14-21 in games decided by two-or-fewer runs. • Are 4G above .500…are 7-18 since they were a season-high 15G over at the end of play on 6/12 (38-23)…have a -19 run differential during this stretch. • Went 1-2 vs. Milwaukee in this series and are 6-6 against the Brewers since they moved to the National League in 1998…are 9-5 vs. the NL this season (all games have been against the NL Central) …are 54-27 (.667) in 81 all-time games against the NL Central. • Today’s game was the Yankees’ longest nine-inning game this season. • Yankees batters went 1-for-16 with runners in scoring position today…are batting .145 (8-for-55) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR, 13RBI and a .273 slugging average with RISP over their last seven games (since 7/2). • Nine of the Yankees' last 12HR have come with runners on base (6 two-run, 3 three-run). • Yankees relievers tossed 4.2 scoreless IP (3H, 2BB, 8K, 1HP). • RHP Masahiro Tanaka (4.1IP, 6H, 5ER, 1BB, 5K, 2HR, 1HP) had his two-game winning streak snapped…allowed 2HR today after allowing 0HR across his three prior starts (6/23-7/3)…allowed 3ER in the opening frame today, raising his 2017 first-inning ERA to 9.50 (18.0IP, 19ER)…has a 4.61 ERA (84.0IP, 43ER) in all other innings combined in 2017. • DH Clint Frazier (1-for-4) homered for the second consecutive game…now has 3HR in his first seven career games to become just the fourth Yankee in franchise history to hit at least 3HR within his first seven MLB games, joining Jesus Montero in 2011 (3HR), Shelley Duncan in 2007 (4HR) and Steve Whitaker in 1966 (3HR)…six of his seven career hits are XBH (1 double, 2 triples, 3HR). • RF Aaron Judge (1-for-4, 1BB) has reached base safely in each of his last 39 starts since 5/28, tops in MLB in 2017 and the Yankees' longest streak since Mark Teixeira's 42G stretch (6/6-7/26/10). • RHP Chad Green (2.0IP, 4K, 1HP) has allowed just 1ER over his last eight appearances spanning 13.0IP (6H, 3BB, 18K, 1HR, 1HP, .136 opp BA). • DH Matt Holliday (virus, 10-day D.L.) went 1-for-4 with an RBI-single as a DH in the second game of his rehab assignment on Sunday with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Lehigh Valley…in two rehab games with the RailRiders, is 3-for-8 with 2R and 1RBI. MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES • The Brewers have won nine of their last 11 games since 6/29…have won four of their last five road games and are 24-18 on the road this season…are 9-4 in Interleague play in 2017. • Brewers batters have homered in six straight games and eight in-a-row on the road…have homered in 24 of their last 26 games, hitting 50HR over the span…have 138HR this season and entered play today trailing only the Astros among all Major League teams. • Scored three in the first inning today are now hitting .314 (119-for-379) with 34 doubles, 2 triples, 18HR and 44 BB in the first inning …have outscored opponents 81-44 in the first inning this season. • 3B Travis Shaw (2-for-4, 4RBI, 1BB) hit a three-run home run in the first inning…marked his fifth home run in the first inning this season, his highest total in any inning this year…is batting .378 (17-for-45) with 11R, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 5HR, 20RBI and 7BB in the first frame in 2017. • His first-inning HR marked his second career HR off Masahiro Tanaka (also 9/30/15 at Yankee Stadium) and his fourth career HR in the Bronx. • Has reached base safely in each of his last 13 games (since 6/24), hitting safely in 11 of those 13…is batting .341 (14-for-41) with 15R, 2 doubles, 5HR, 14RBI and 10BB during the streak…has hit safely in each of his last seven games. • His 4RBI matched his season high (also 5/13 vs. the Mets). • Hit an RBI single in the fifth inning… is hitting .444 (16-for-36) with 7R, 4 doubles, 3HR, 10RBI and 3BB in the fifth inning this season. • C Stephen Vogt (1-for-3, 1BB) hit a solo home run in the second inning…marked his second career home run at Yankee Stadium (also one earlier this season 5/26 with Oakland). —more— • 1B Eric Thames (2-for-5, 2R) is batting .229 (33-for-144) with 30R, 4 doubles, 13HR, 23RBI and 31BB in 44 home games, compared to .269 (35-for-130) with 28R, 11 doubles, 1 triple, 10HR, 20RBI and 20BB in 35 road games. • RF Domingo Santana (1-for-4, 1BB) has reached base safely in 11 straight games since 6/29 (.521 OBP)…in nine games in July, is hitting .469 (15-for- 32) with 9R, 3 doubles, 2HR, 9RBI and 2SB…also owns a five-game hitting streak. • 2B Jonathan Villar (3-for-5) tied his season high with 3H (also 5/21 at Chicago-NL)… owns a five-game hitting streak…has collected back-to-back multi-hit games for the fourth time this year and the first time since 5/13-14. • RHP Jimmy Nelson (5.0IP, 7H, 3ER, 2BB, 6K, 1HR) started and earned the win…has won three consecutive starts for the the third time in his career (also 3GS from 4/10-20/16 and 6/24-7/4/15)…is 7-2 with a 2.57 ERA (80.1IP, 23ER) in his last 13 starts. • RHP Jared Hughes (1.1IP, 1BB, 2K) owns a 0.55 ERA (16.IP, 1ER) with 5BB and 17K over his last 17 games. • RHP Corey Knebel (1.1IP, 2BB, 3K) recorded his 14th save of the season…marked his third save this season in which he recorded four-or-more outs. • Has at least 1K in all 43 appearances this season (42.1IP, 75K). • His 43 consecutive appearances with a strikeout is a single-season Major League record for relievers (previous: Bruce Sutter, 39G in 1977). • His 43 consecutive appearances with a strikeout is a Major League record for relievers to start a season (previous: Aroldis Chapman, 37G in 2014)…his 44 consecutive appearances with a strikeout dating back to 2016 ranks second all-time among relievers (Aroldis Chapman, 49G from 2013-14). UPCOMING MLB SCHEDULE Date Event Time (ET) TV Monday, 7/10 Home Run Derby (Judge, Sánchez) 8:00 p.m. ESPN Tuesday, 7/11 2017 All-Star Game 7:30 p.m. FOX Wednesday, 7/12 - Thursday 7/13 Off days -- -- On the Radio: All games carried by WFAN-AM 660/101.9FM and the Yankees Radio Network; Spanish on WADO 1280-AM and YES Network in SAP .