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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 (52-26) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (55-27) Standing in AL East: . 2nd, -1.0G LHP CC Sabathia (4-3, 3.18) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (9-2, 3.86) Current Streak: . .Lost 1 Current Homestand . 0-0 Friday, June 29, 2018 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 p.m. ET Recent Road Trip . 2-4 Home Record: . .29-11 (51-30) Game #79 • Home Game #41 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: . .23-15 (40-41) Day Record: . 18-7 (34-27) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees begin a six-game homestand MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING: According to Elias, tonight Night Record: . 34-19 (57-44) Pre-All-Star . 52-26 (45-41) tonight, their fi nal home games before the All-Star marks the latest in a season that the Yankees (52-26) and Post-All-Star . .0-0 (46-30) break… will play 3G vs. Boston (Fri.-Sun.) and 3G vs. Atlanta Red Sox (55-27) will face each other while holding the vs. AL East: . 18-13 (44-32) (Mon.-Wed.)… went 2-4 on their six-game road trip to Majors' two best records since the teams played an AL East vs. AL Central: . 11-2 (18-15) Tampa Bay (0-3) and Philadelphia (2-1). tiebreaker game in Game 163 on 10/2/78 at Fenway Park vs. AL West: . 16-6 (14-19) vs. National League: . .7-5 (15-5) At 52-26 (.667), have the Majors' second-best record, behind when they were both 99-63 (the Yankees won, 5-4). at least a share vs. RH starters: . .34-21 (67-48) Boston (55-27, .671)… held sole possession of the Majors' The Yankees and Red Sox have held ( of vs. LH starters: . 18-5 (24-23) best record for 12 straight days (from 6/16-27)… marked ) the two best records in the Majors on 56 of the last Yankees Score First: . 36-4 (55-18) the latest in a season they had sole possession of MLB's 57 days (since the end of play on 5/3)… over that span, Opp. Score First: . .16-22 (36-53) Leading After 6: . 40-3 (75-10) best record since the end of play on 7/27/12 (.606, 60-39). neither team has led the other by more than 2.5G. Trailing After 6: . 4-22 (10-52) Are 26G over .500, 2G shy of their season high… are 2-4 Tied After 6: . 8-1 (6-9) since they were 28G over .500 at the close of play on RISP MANAGEMENT: In 13 games vs. Boston at Yankee Leading After 7: . .40-1 (78-5) 6/21 (50-22)… in the last 65 seasons (since 1954), was the Stadium since the start of 2017, Yankees pitchers have held Trailing After 7: . .6-22 (8-59) Tied After 7: . 6-3 (5-7) second-earliest they reached 28G over .500, going 41-13 Red Sox batters to a .119 BA (10-for-84) with RISP, including Leading After 8: . .43-0 (82-4) to start the 1998 season. a 3-for-21 mark this season… over the same two-season Trailing After 8: . .5-23 (5-65) Are 1.0G behind Boston for fi rst place in the AL East… since stretch, Yankees batters have hit .270 (31-for-115) with Tied After 8: . 4-3 (4-2) 5/7, the AL East division lead has changed hands eight RISP off Boston pitching in the Bronx. Extra-Inning Games: . 4-3 (5-6) times… trailed Boston by a season-high 7.5G at the start Over their last 26G (since 5/29), Yankees pitchers have One-run Games: . 13-6 (18-26) Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 20-13 (29-35) of play on 4/21 (Boston was 17-2, the Yankees were 9-9; held opponents to a .168 BA (32-for-191) with RISP, NYY Scores 5 or more: . 32-5 (68-19) since then, Boston is 38-25, the Yankees are 43-17). lowest in the Majors in that span. NYY Scores 4 or more: . .46-10 (76-28) Are 17-3-2 over their last 22 series (since 4/19)… are 43- NYY Scores 3 or fewer: . 6-16 (15-43) 17 in their last 60G… are a Major League-best 36-4 (.900) ELDER STATESMAN: Tomorrow marks the 10-year NYY Scores 2 or fewer: . .2-12 (4-33) Opp. Scores 5 or more: . 10-19 (15-47) when scoring fi rst. anniversary of OF Brett Gardner making his Major League Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: . 42-7 (76-24) Are 18-13 vs. the AL East and 34-13 vs. all other divisions. debut (6/30/08 in a Yankees loss vs. Texas, started in Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: . 38-5 (63-12) LF)… collected his fi rst Major League hit on 7/2/08 vs. Texas Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: . .28-3 (45-6) WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Yankees were shut out by the (single off Warner Madrigal). Yankees No Errors: . 33-14 (52-35) Yankees Make Error(s): . 19-12 (39-36) Phillies, 3-0, in the fi nale of their three-game series on He is one of 14 active players to play for his current team NYY Starter Goes 6: . 33-5 (62-23) Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park… RHP Luis Cessa (3.0IP, 5H, in each season since at least 2008. Comeback Wins: . .23 (41) 3ER, 2BB, 2K, 1HR, 1WP) started and took the loss… CF Aaron Appeared in 28 home games for the Yankees in 2008… is Yankees hit 0HR: . 7-9 (8-27) Hicks (2-for-4) made his second career start in the No. 3 spot one of two current Yankees to play in a game for the Yankees hit at least 1HR: . 45-17 (83-44) Yankees hit 2+ HRs: . 30-8 (51-16) in the lineup… RHP Giovanny Gallegos (3.0IP, 2H, 6K) set a club at the original Yankee Stadium (also RHP David Walk-off Wins-Losses: . 6-1 (5-6) career high in strikeouts and tied the longest outing of his Robertson-13G)… is one of just nine players to play for Series Record: . 19-5-4 (28-20-5) career, extending his scoreless streak (since 9/16/17) to 9.1IP the Yankees at the original ballpark and appear in a Major Series Record, home: . 10-1-2 (19-8-0) over six appearances… RHP Jonathan Holder (1.0IP, 1H, 1K) League game for any team in 2018 (also 2B Robinson Series Record, road: . .9-4-2 (9-12-5) Sweeps by NYY / by Opp.: . .9 (10) / 2 (2) pushed his scoreless streak to 10.2IP in 8G since 6/8. Canó-278G, OF Melky Cabrera-210G, C Francisco Cervelli- Run Diff erential . +105 Marked the third time this season – and second time in 1G, RHP Tyler Clippard-3G, RHP Phil Hughes-10G, RHP Ian Runs Scored (per gm.) . .398 (5.10) 5G – that the Yankees were shut out. Kennedy-4G and C Chris Stewart-1G). Runs Allowed (per gm.) . 293 (3.76) Is one of 10 outfi elders in Yankees history to appear in at ARMS RACE: Yankees pitchers have posted a 2.35 team least part of 11 diff erent seasons with the club… among ERA (226.0IP, 59ER) in 25G in June, the Majors' lowest ERA all outfi elders in franchise history, his 32.4 WAR ranks during the month (next-lowest: San Francisco, 2.87). ninth (FanGraphs). TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY Have not posted a sub-2.50 ERA for an entire calendar His 248SB are fi fth on the Yankees all-time stolen bases list. June 29, 1987: At Toronto’s Exhibition month since they had a 1.92 ERA over 21G in August 1981. Stadium, the Yankees defeat the Blue CC THE STOPPER: Since the start of 2017, LHP CC Sabathia Jays, 15-14, behind a pair of grand slams hit by Don Mattingly (2nd PEN PALS: Yankees relievers tossed 5.0 scoreless is 11-0 with a 2.55 ERA (98.2IP, 28ER) in 17 regular season inning) and Dave Winfi eld (8th inning). innings (3H, 8K) in Wed.'s loss at Philadelphia… have held starts following a Yankees loss. June 29, 1947: The Yankees begin a opponents scoreless in 17-of-23G since 6/4, posting a 0.86 franchise-record 19-game winning ERA (73.1IP, 7ER). STANTON ISLAND: OF Giancarlo Stanton is 9-for-17 (.529) streak with a 3-1 victory at Washington in the second game of a doubleheader. with 2R, 2 doubles, 1HR and 4RBI in the last 4G… is hitting HOLD IT RIGHT THERE: Since his recall on 4/21, RHP .396/.453/.729 (19-for-48) with 5R, 4 doubles, 4HR and 10RBI June 29, 1941: With hits in both games of a doubleheader at Jonathan Holder has not allowed an earned run in 23 in his last 12G to raise his season BA from .240 to .265. Washington, Joe DiMaggio extends his consecutive relief appearances (27.2IP, 10H, 3R/0ER, 3BB, Is batting .351/.402/.818 (27-for-77) with 4 doubles, 1 triple consecutive game hitting streak to 42 26K), the longest such streak in the AL this season and tied and 10HR vs.