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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 2017 (2016) NEW YORK YANKEES (4-4) vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS (5-4) Standing in AL East: . T3rd, -1.5G RHP Luis Severino (0-0, 7.20) vs. RHP Matt Andriese (0-0, 9.00) Current Streak: . .Won 3 Current Homestand: . .2-0 Thursday, April 13, 2017 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 p.m. ET Recent Road Trip: . .2-4 Home Record: . .2-0 (48-33) Game #9 • Home Game #3 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: . .2-4 (36-45) Day Record: . 3-2 (26-27) Night Record: . 1-2 (58-51) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees wrap up their three-game ANOTHER BIG FLY FOR THE BIG GUY: RF Aaron Judge hit Pre-All-Star . 4-4 (44-44) series with Tampa Bay tonight… are 2-0 on their nine-game, a two-run HR in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s win and Post-All-Star . .0-0 (40-34) 10-day homestand with three games each vs. the Rays, St. set a career high with 3RBI… only four AL hitters have more vs. AL East: . 4-4 (35-41) Louis (Fri.-Sun.) and Chicago-AL (Mon.-Wed.)… went 2-4 on home runs than Judge’s 3HR. vs. AL Central: . 0-0 (21-12) their season-opening six-game, eight-day road trip (1-2 at Has homered in a career-best three consecutive vs. AL West: . 0-0 (20-13) vs. National League: . 0-0 (8-12) Tampa Bay, 1-2 at Baltimore). games… is the third Yankees rookie in as many seasons vs. RH starters: . .2-4 (59-52) Face AL East opponents in each of their fi rst 9G this to homer in at least three straight games (Greg Bird – vs. LH starters: . .2-0 (25-26) season (are 4-4 so far) and 18 of their fi rst 27 contests. three straight games in 2015; Gary Sánchez – streaks of Yankees Score First: . 2-2 (47-26) Will play 11 of their fi rst 32 games against NL opposition. three straight and four straight games in 2016). Opp. Score First: . .2-2 (37-52) Are scheduled for eight off days through the fi rst seven Has homered in both his fi rst and second home games of Leading After 6: . 3-2 (58-6) Trailing After 6: . .1-2 (15-60) weeks of the season (April 3, 6, 11, 20, 24; May 4, 10, 15). the season in each of the last two years. Tied After 6: . 0-0 (11-12) Is 6-for-11 during his career-best three-game multi-hit Leading After 7: . 3-0 (68-4) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees extended their winning streak (had never had consecutive multi-hit games prior Trailing After 7: . 1-4 (5-65) streak to three games with an 8-4 win over the Rays at to this streak). Tied After 7: . 0-0 (11-9) Yankee Stadium on Wednesday… erased a 3-0 defi cit with Judge’s RBI single in the sixth inning had an exit velocity Leading After 8: . 3-0 (72-2) Trailing After 8: . 0-4 (3-71) 2R in the fi fth, 4R in the sixth and 2R in the seventh… LHP of 116.5 mph, the fastest base hit in the Majors this Tied After 8: . .1-0 (9-5) Jordan Montgomery (4.2IP, 5H, 3R/2ER, 2BB, 7K, 1HR, 1HP) season, according to MLB Statcast. Extra-Inning Games: . .0-0 (4-3) made his Major League debut and took a no-decision… RF One-run Games: . 0-2 (24-12) Aaron Judge (2-for-3, 2R, 1HR, 3RBI, 1BB) hit a two-run FAST AND FURIOUS 8: Yankees batters scored all eight Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 0-2 (39-29) HR in the seventh inning and set a career high in RBI… 3B of their runs Wednesday in the fi fth, sixth and seventh NYY Scores 5 or more: . .4-1 (61-11) NYY Scores 4 or more: . .4-2 (68-17) Chase Headley (2-for-4, 2R) had his fi fth multi-hit eff ort innings… have scored 8R in each of the fi rst two games of NYY Scores 3 or fewer: . 0-2 (16-61) in eight games this season… RHP Bryan Mitchell (1.1IP) this series… marks the second straight season they have NYY Scores 2 or fewer: . 0-1 (8-50) earned his second career win (also 9/7/16 vs. Toronto)… has tallied back-to-back games with at least 8R in their fi rst Opp. Scores 5 or more: . 0-3 (19-53) not allowed a hit or walk in 3.1 scoreless innings this home series (also 4/6-7/16 vs. Houston)… have back-to- Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: . .4-1 (65-25) season… LHP Aroldis Chapman (0.2IP, 1K) converted his back games with at least 8R just one other time in that span Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: . .3-0 (54-13) Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: . 2-0 (39-7) fi rst save of the season. (8/26-27/16 vs. Baltimore). Yankees No Errors: . 3-2 (51-44) Montgomery and C Kyle Higashioka became the fi rst Are averaging 5.13 runs per game (41R/8G), fi fth-highest Yankees Make Error(s): . 1-2 (33-34) Yankees battery to each make their fi rst Major League in the Majors and second-highest in the AL (Texas-5.75). NYY Starter Goes 6: . 2-0 (55-36) starts in the same game since RHP Jorge De Paula and C Come-From-Behind Wins:. 2 (45) Michel Hernandez on 9/26/03-G2 vs. Baltimore. WELCOME TO THE SHOW: LHP Jordan Montgomery’s 7K Yankees hit 0HR: . 0-2 (19-38) Yankees hit at least 1HR: . 4-2 (65-40) Yankees batters struck out just once, their fewest in a on Wed. vs. Tampa Bay were the second-most by a Yankees Yankees hit 2+ HRs: . 2-1 (36-11) game since 5/4/15 at Toronto (1K). left-hander making his Major League debut since 1913 (Al Walk-off Wins-Losses: . .0-0 (6-4) PH Brett Gardner is day-to-day after leaving the game Leiter-8K on 9/15/87 vs. Milwaukee)… is the third Yankees Series Record: . .1-2-0 (26-22-5) with a bruised jaw and a strained neck following a collision pitcher in the last four seasons to fan at least seven in his Series Record, home: . 1-0-0 (15-8-3) at fi rst base with Rickie Weeks Jr. in the sixth inning. debut, joining Luis Severino (7K on 8/5/15 vs. Boston) and Series Record, road: . .0-2-0 (11-14-2) Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.: . 0 (5) / 0 (6) Masahiro Tanaka (8K on 4/4/14 at Toronto). Run Diff erential . +11 STARRING ROLE: 2B Starlin Castro is batting .381 (8-for-21) Was the Yankees’ fi rst left-handed pitcher to make his Runs Scored (per gm.) . 41 (5.13) with 3R, 1HR and 4RBI during his fi ve-game hitting streak. Major League debut as a starter since Chase Wright on Runs Allowed (per gm.) . 30 (3.75) 4/17/07 vs. Cleveland. PEN PALS: Yankees relievers have allowed just one TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY unearned run in 8.2IP (4H, 0BB, 10K) during the team’s three- HOME COOKING: The Yankees have started a season 2-0 April 13, 1978: The Yankees defeat the game winning streak… have not issued a walk in the last 5G. at home for the fi rst time since 2011… have not begun a White Sox, 4-2, in the Yankee Stadium Have the Majors’ lowest ERA at 0.95 (28.1IP, 16H, 5R/3ER, season 3-0 at home since 2006. opener on “Reggie!” Candy Bar Day. 4BB, 32K)… lead the Majors in WHIP (0.71) and K/BB ratio Are 27-13 at Yankee Stadium since 7/17/16. After Jackson slugs a three-run HR in the fi rst inning‚ the fi eld is showered (8.00) and rank third in opp. BA (.160). with the chocolate and peanut treats, WORTH THE WAIT: LHP Aroldis Chapman retired both which were given out free to fans at HEAD START: 3B Chase Headley is hitting .393/.485/.643 batters he faced in Wednesday’s win vs. Tampa Bay to earn the game. (11-for-28) with 9R, 1 double, 2HR, 3RBI and 5BB in his fi rst the Yankees’ fi rst save of the season… over the last 42 seasons April 13, 1921: Babe Ruth goes 5-for-5 8G this season… is tied for second in the AL in runs scored (since 1976), is tied for the second-most games into a campaign with 2 doubles and 2RBI as the Yankees defeat the Philadelphia A’s, 11-1 on and tied for sixth in times on base (16)… in 2016, did not that the Yankees converted their fi rst save of the season (2007- Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. record his 11th hit until 5/4 (22nd game – .153, 11-for-72). 22nd game, 1993-eighth game, 1978-eighth game). TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY Has multiple hits in all fi ve games against the Rays this April 14, 1955: Elston Howard season… matches the longest multi-hit streak by a INJURY UPDATE: RHP James Kaprielian is scheduled to becomes the fi rst African American Yankee vs.