NEW YORK YANKEES (76-52) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (70-59) Overall
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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 2021 (2020) NEW YORK YANKEES (76-52) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (70-59) Overall ....................76-52 (33-27) LHP Nestor Cortes (2-1, 2.56) vs. RHP Frankie Montas (9-9, 3.84) Stndg. in AL East: ....2nd, -4.0 (2nd, -7.0) Current Road Trip ................... 4-0 Saturday, August 28, 2021 • Oakland Coliseum • 4:07 p.m. ET / 1:07 p.m. PT Recent Homestand ................. 7-0 Home Record: ..............39-25 (22-9) Game #129 • Road Game #65 • TV: WPIX • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: ..............37-27 (11-18) Day Record: ..................19-25 (8-7) Night Record: .............57-27 (25-20) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their nine-game, WINNING WAYS: The Yankees have won a season-high vs. AL East: ................27-30 (23-17) 10-day road trip with the third game of a four-game set at 13 straight games, their longest winning streak since a vs. AL Central: ................20-8 (N/A) Oakland (2-0 thus far)…swept a two-game set at Atlanta and 13-game winning streak from vs. AL West: ...................18-8 (N/A) will also play three games at Los Angeles-AL (8/30-9/1). 9/1-12/61…marks just the LONGEST WINNING vs. National League: ........11-6 (10-10) STREAKS IN YANKEES vs. RH starters: .............52-32 (26-19) At 76-52 (.594), are tied with Houston (76-52, .594) for ninth time in franchise history HISTORY vs. LH starters: ................24-20 (7-8) the second-best record in the AL and tied for the fifth- the Yankees have won 13 best record in the Majors. consecutive games (see chart on G DATES Yankees Score First: ........49-17 (23-8) 19G 6/29-G2-7/17-G2/1947 Opp. Score First: ...........27-35 (10-19) Have won a season-high 13 BEST RECORDS, MAJORS right)…their 13-game winning TEAM W-L PCT. 18G 5/27-6/14-G2/1953 Leading After 6: ..............50-8 (23-2) straight games, 14 of their streak matches the longest by any San Francisco 83-45 .648 16G 5/10-26/1926 Trailing After 6: .............10-35 (3-22) last 15, 20 of their last 23, Major League team over the last Los Angeles-NL 81-48 .628 15G 9/16-10/2/1960 Tied After 6: ...................16-9 (6-3) 23 of their last 27 and 25 of Tampa Bay 80-48 .625 four seasons (also Oakland's 13- Leading After 7: ..............58-6 (24-1) their last 30. Milwaukee 78-51 .605 game streak from 4/9-24/21). 15G 8/29-9/8/1906 Trailing After 7: ...............5-37 (2-23) YANKEES 76-52 .594 14G 6/28-7/13-G2/1941 Tied After 7: ...................12-9 (6-3) Are 30-8 (.789) in their last 38 Houston 76-52 .594 Yankees pitchers have posted games (since 7/17). a 2.61 ERA (114.0IP, 33ER) over 13G 8/14/21-pres. Leading After 8: ..............61-4 (25-1) 13G 9/1-12/1961 Have clinched at least a series spit vs. the A's…are their current winning streak… Trailing After 8: ...............1-42 (2-17) 13G 7/3-18-G1/1954 Tied After 8: ....................9-4 (3-2) undefeated in each of their last 11 series and 16 of their 17. have held opponents to 3R-or- Extra-Inning Games: ...........8-7 (5-2) Are a season-high 24G over .500…are 24G over .500 for fewer in nine of those 13 games. One-run Games: .............22-12 (6-7) the first time since finishing the 2019 season 44G over Yankees batters have scored at least 5R in 11-of-13 games. Two (or fewer)-run Games: 48-23 (12-12) .500 (103-59). NYY Scores 5 or more: ......49-10 (26-5) Are in second place in the AL East…hold a 3.0-game lead FOR STARTERS: Yankees starters own a 2.93 ERA (240.0IP, NYY Scores 4 or more: ......56-16 (28-7) over Boston for the first Wild Card spot. 78ER) and 259K in their last 46 starts (since 7/4-Game 2)… NYY Scores 3 or fewer: .....20-36 (5-20) NYY Scores 2 or fewer: .....10-26 (2-13) Have recorded 35 come-from-behind wins this season, have allowed 3R-or-fewer in 40 of their last 46 starts and 2ER- Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 10-37 (9-19) the third-most in the Majors, trailing only Tampa Bay (39) or-fewer in 34 of those starts. Opp. Scores 4 or fewer:. 66-15 (24-8) and Boston (38). Opp. Scores 3 or fewer:. 55-6 (22-3) SUMMER HEAT: The Yankees have posted a 34-11 (.756) Opp. Scores 2 or fewer:. 40-2 (16-3) YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Yankees won their season-high record since 7/6, the best record in the Majors in that span. Yankees No Errors: ........52-21 (19-12) 13th straight game on Friday with an 8-2 win vs. the A's at The Yankees are 25-5 in their last 30 games (since 7/27), Yankees Make Error(s): ....24-31 (14-15) Oakland Coliseum…RHP Gerrit Cole (6.0IP, 6H, 0R, 2BB, their best 30-game span in a single season since going NYY Starter Goes 6: ........36-11 (15-4) 9K) tossed 6.0 scoreless innings to earn his 13th win of the 25-5 from 4/21-5/26/98. Comeback Wins: .................35 (14) Yankees hit 0HR: ...........16-23 (2-14) season…RF Giancarlo Stanton (2-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI) hit Yankees hit at least 1HR: ..60-29 (31-13) a 474-foot solo HR in the fourth inning…DH Luke Voit (1- BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters hit 4HR on Friday… Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ........35-14 (21-5) for-4, 1HR, 1RBI, 1HP) also hit a solo HR in the fourth…CF/ have hit at least 3HR in a season-high three straight games, Walk-off Wins-Losses: ..........8-8 (3-3) RF Aaron Judge (3-for-5, 1R, 1HR, 4RBI) hit a three-run HR in their longest such streak since a three-game stretch from Series Record: .........27-12-3 (10-10-0) the fifth and an RBI single in the ninth…C Kyle Higashioka 9/15-17/20…their last longer streak was a four-game stretch Series Record, home:. .14-6-2 (7-3-0) (2-for-4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI) hit a two-run HR in the ninth…2B from 8/5-8/19…have hit 10HR in their last three games. Series Record, road: .......13-6-1 (3-7-0) DJ LeMahieu (2-for-5, 2R) and 1B Anthony Rizzo (2-for-5) Have homered in a season-high-tying seven straight games Sweeps by NYY / by Opp.:. .9 (7) / 5 (3) each picked up multi-hit games…LHP Joely Rodriguez (also 7G from 5/4-11), hitting 17HR in that span…their last Run Differential .....................+55 Runs Scored (per gm.). 562 (4.39) allowed 2R/1ER in 0.1IP (2H, 1BB)…RHP Chad Green tossed longer stretch was a 10-game span from 8/11-26/20. Runs Allowed (per gm.) ...... 507 (3.96) 1.2 scoreless innings of relief (1BB, 3K)…LHP Lucas Luetge Have scored at least 5R in a season-high eight straight (1.0IP, 2K) tossed a perfect ninth inning. games, their longest such streak since a eight-game span from 9/7-14/19…their last longer stretch was a nine- MILESTONE MAN: Manager Aaron Boone has 312 managerial game span from 5/19-27/19. TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY wins and needs one win to tie Buck Showalter (313) for ninth Are hitting .358/.443/.630 (29-for-81) with 7 doubles, 5HR, Aug. 28, 2004: Tony Clark blasts three place on the Yankees' all-time managerial wins list. 44RBI, 12BB and 2HP with RISP over their last 10 games homers off three different Blue Jay (since 8/17-G1). pitchers as the Yankees defeat Toronto SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Yankees own a 10-series winning 18-6 at SkyDome/Rogers Centre. streak, their longest since a 10-series winning streak from ALL RISE: RF Aaron Judge drove in four of the Yankees' 8R Aug. 28, 1977: Ron Guidry records 6/22-7/22/54…with a win today, would be their longest on Friday at Oakland, hitting a three-run HR in the fifth and his third shutout of the season in a 1-0 Yankees win vs. Texas. The left- such streak since 1943 when they won a franchise-record an RBI single in the ninth…has multiple hits in a career-high hander allows two hits and faces just 13 straight series (credit: Elias)…have won 15 of their last four straight games. one batter over the minimum. Graig 16 completed series. Owns a season-high 19-game on-base streak (since 8/7)… Nettles triples and scores on a Reggie is his longest on-base streak since a 21-game streak from Jackson single for the game’s only run. NASTY NESTOR: LHP Nestor Cortes has posted a 2.56 ERA 4/1-26/18…is the fourth-longest on-base streak of his TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY (56.1IP, 16ER) with 60K in 15 appearances (seven starts) for career, trailing a 32-game streak (5/28-6/30/17), 26- Aug.