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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 2016 (2015) NEW YORK YANKEES (81-76) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (92-65) Standing in AL East: ........4th, -11.0G RHP Bryan Mitchell (1-2, 4.50) vs. RHP Clay Buchholz (8-10, 5.00) Standing for 2nd Wild Card ......-4.0G Current Streak: ................. Won 2 Current Homestand: ..............1-0 Wednesday, September 28, 2016 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 p.m. ET Recent Road Trip: ..................3-8 Game #158 Home Game #77 TV: WPIX Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Home Record: ..........45-31 (45-36) • • • Road Record:. 36-45 (42-39) Day Record: .............25-25 (30-23) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees play the second game of THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT GARY: On Tuesday, C Gary Night Record: ...........56-51 (57-52) their final homestand of the regular season, having taken the Sanchez hit his 20th HR in 51 career games, tying Wally Pre-All-Star ..............44-44 (48-40) first of three games against Boston on Tuesday… will finish Berger (1930 Braves) for the fastest all-time pace. Post-All-Star ............37-32 (39-35) vs. AL East: ..............32-39 (38-38) with 3G vs. Baltimore (Friday-Sunday)… went 3-8 on their final In 18G since 9/9, has a road trip of the season, an 11-game, 12-day road trip (0-4 at 1.075OPS with 12R, 3 FASTEST TO HR MILESTONES, vs. AL Central: ...........21-12 (21-12) MLB HISTORY vs. AL West: .............20-13 (17-16) Boston, 2-1 at Tampa Bay, 1-3 at Toronto). doubles, 9HR, 21RBI, HR G PLAYER-TM YEAR vs. National League: .......8-12 (11-9) Have won two straight games… are 5-11 in their last 16G 1HP and 8BB, batting 17 42 Wally Berger-BSN 1930 vs. RH starters: ..........58-50 (60-52) (since 9/11). .279/.354/.721 (19- 18 45 GARY SANCHEZ-NYY 2015-16 vs. LH starters: ...........23-26 (27-23) 19 45 GARY SANCHEZ-NYY 2015-16 Yankees Score First: .....46-26 (64-21) Are 25-20 since 8/10 and 29-24 since 8/1… are 37-32 for-68)… leads MLB in 20 51 GARY SANCHEZ-NYY 2015-16 Opp. Score First: ........35-49 (23-54) since the All-Star break. home runs in that span. & Wally Berger-BSN 1930 Leading After 6: ............57-6 (66-3) Trail first-place Boston by 11.0G in the AL East and are Since hitting his first HR 21 55 Wally Berger-BSN 1930 Trailing After 6:. .14-58 (8-56) 22 56 Wally Berger-BSN 1930 Tied After 6: .............10-12 (13-16) eliminated from the division race. on 8/10, leads all MLB Leading After 7: ............67-4 (73-2) Trail Baltimore by 4.0G for the second AL Wild Card with 5G players w/ 20HR. Trailing After 7:. .5-63 (5-60) left in the regular season… their elimination number is two. Is tied for fourth in HRs MOST HR BY A YANKEE, Tied After 7: .................9-9 (9-13) IN A ROOKIE SEASON Are 5G above .500… need to win one of their final 5G to among MLB rookies, tied Leading After 8: ............70-2 (81-0) PLAYER HR G YR Trailing After 8:. .2-69 (3-64) finish above .500 for the 24th consecutive season… their for first in the AL (Texas’ Joe DiMaggio 29 138 1936 Tied After 8: .................9-5 (3-11) season high-water mark was 11G over (76-65) at the end Nomar Mazara-20)… is tied Joe Gordon 25 127 1938 Kevin Maas 21 79 1990 Extra-Inning Games: ......... 4-3 (4-9) of play on 9/10… have been above .500 every day since for fourth on the Yankees’ One-run Games: ........24-12 (23-24) the end of play on 8/10. rookie HR list, second-most GARY SANCHEZ 20 49 2016 Two (or fewer)-run Games: .38-29 (42-34) Lou Gehrig 20 126 1925 NYY Scores 5 or more: .. 58-11 (58-11) Finished their road schedule 36-45 (.444), their second sub- since 1963 (Kevin Maas- Tom Tresh 20 157 1962 NYY Scores 4 or more: .. 65-17 (71-20) .500 road mark since 1996 (also 39-42 in 2013)… marks their 20HR in 1990). NYY Scores 3 or less: ....16-58 (16-55) most road losses in a season since 1992 (35-46). Had never hit more than 18HR in any full minor league NYY Scores 2 or less: .......8-47 (6-43) Will play their remaining 5G against AL East teams… are season (2010-15), combining games at all levels… has hit Opp. Scores 5 or more: .. 19-51 (15-47) Opp. Scores 4 or less: ... 62-25 (72-28) 32-39 vs. the AL East this season, matching their most his 20HR with the Yankees in 187AB this season… had hit Opp. Scores 3 or less: ... 51-13 (61-17) division losses since 1993 (37-39 in both 2014 and 10HR in 284AB with Triple-A Scranton prior to his call-up. Opp. Scores 2 or less: ..... 38-7 (46-8) 2013)… are 18-15 in their last 33 division games… are 4-9 Hit his 20th HR in his 187th career AB, marking the Yankees No Errors: ......50-43 (55-35) in their last 13G following a seven-game winning streak. second-lowest AB to reach the total in MLB history (Mark Yankees Make Error(s): ..31-33 (32-40) NYY Starter Goes 6: .....53-36 (58-30) Will play their final 5G against teams in playoff positions McGwire-178AB) according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Come-From-Behind Wins: .....43 (40) (and above .500)… are 49-52 vs. teams w/ current records His 32XBH (12 doubles, 20HR) are tied for the fifth-most Yankees hit 0HR: ........ 18-37 (12-32) above .500, including 28-23 in their last 51G (since 7/17). through 51G in MLB history… 12 of his last 19H are XBH Yankees hit at least 1HR: 63-39 (75-43) (3 doubles, 9HR)… has XBHs in eight of his last 12G. Yankees hit 2+ HRs: .....36-11 (46-14) Walk-off Wins: ....................5 (4) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees won their second Leads AL rookies w/ 3.2 WAR (FanGraphs), ahead of Walk-off Losses: ...................4 (3) straight game, defeating Boston, 6-4, on Tuesday at Yankee Michael Fulmer (2.9), Chris Devenski (2.9), and Tyler Series Record: .......25-21-5 (27-22-3) Stadium… RHP Luis Cessa (6.0IP, 5H, 2ER, 1BB, 2K) started and Naquin (2.1). Series Record, home: . 14-7-3 (15-10-1) recorded a no-decision, taking a shutout into the sixth… retired Series Record, road: ..11-14-2 (12-12-2) Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.: ..4 (9) / 6 (5) nine of his first 10 batters faced and 13 of his first 15… DH Gary DYNAMIC DUO: SS Didi Gregorius hit his 20th HR of the Sanchez (1-for-3) hit a two-run HR in the first inning, snapping season on Tuesday vs. Boston… along with 2B Starlin a career-worst 0-for-13 drought… was his 20th career HR (all Castro (21HR) are just the third 2B/SS combo age 26-or- TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY this season) in his 51st career game, tying Wally Berger (1930 younger in MLB history each with at least 20HR, joining Sept. 28, 2008: On the season’s last day Boston Braves) for the fastest to 20HR in MLB history… SS Didi Houston's Jose Altuve/Carlos Correa in 2016 and Seattle's in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Fenway Gregorius (3-for-4) hit a solo HR in the sixth, his career-high David Bell/Alex Rodriguez in 1999 (credit: YES Network). Park, Mike Mussina records his 20th win, becoming the oldest pitcher in MLB 20th HR of 2016… 1B Tyler Austin (3-for-3) broke a 4-4 tie with Gregorius extended his career high HR total (20).… is history to win 20 games for the first time. a two-run HR in the seventh in his first career 3H game… LF tied for the fourth-highest HR total by a Yankees Sept. 28, 1968: Mickey Mantle plays Brett Gardner (1-for-2) recorded two sac bunts, the most shortstop (Derek Jeter-24 in 1999, 23 in 2004, 21 in 2001; his final career game, starting for the in a game by a Yankees player since he also did it on 4/12/13 Roy Smalley-20 in 1982; Tom Tresh-20 in 1962). Yankees at Fenway Park. Hitting third, he vs. Baltimore… RHP Blake Parker (0.2IP, 1H, 1BB) earned his Is the fourth Yankees' SS to have at least 53XBH (32 doubles, bats in the top of the first and pops out to Red Sox SS Rico Petrocelli before being first win as a Yankee… RHP Tyler Clippard (1.0IP, 1H, 1BB, 2K) 2 triples, 20HR) in a single season (also Derek Jeter-5x, Frank replaced in the field at 1B by Andy Kosco. earned his second save as a Yankee (also 9/7 vs. Toronto). Crosetti-1x and Lyn Lary-1x). Sept. 28, 1951: In Game 1 of a Is batting .347 (17-for-49) with 6R, 2 doubles, 3HR, 5RBI, doubleheader vs. Boston at Yankee DEEP COUNTS: With LHP Blake Parker earning his first 3BB and 1SB in his last 14G (since 9/13).