NEW YORK YANKEES (26-12) Vs. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (19-19) Standing in AL East
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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 (26-12) vs. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (19-19) Standing in AL East: ..............T1st, -- RHP Domingo Germán (0-1, 2.66) vs. RHP Andrew Triggs (3-1, 4.41) Current Streak: ....................Lost 2 Current Homestand: ................ 5-2 Saturday, May 12, 2018 • Yankee Stadium • 1:05 p.m. ET Recent Road Trip: ................... 6-1 Home Record: ..............16-7 (51-30) Game #39 • Home Game #24 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: ...............10-5 (40-41) Day Record: ................10-3 (34-27) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees are 5-2 on their nine-game KID CAN PLAY: 2B Gleyber Torres (age 21y-150d today) Night Record: ..............16-9 (57-44) Pre-All-Star ................26-12 (45-41) homestand… lost the opener of a 3G series on Friday vs. has a nine-game hitting streak (since 5/2), batting .400 (12- Post-All-Star ..................0-0 (46-30) Oakland… won 2-of-3 vs. Boston after sweeping a 3G series for-30) with 3HR and 10RBI over the stretch… is the youngest vs. AL East: .................11-9 (44-32) vs. Cleveland… following a Monday off day, begin an 8G Yankee since Mickey Mantle (10G, 6/24-7/3(G1)/52, ending vs. AL Central: ................8-0 (18-15) road trip on Tuesday: 2G at Washington (Tue.-Wed.), 3G at at age 20y-257d) to tally a hitting streak of at least 9G. vs. AL West: ..................6-2 (14-19) vs. National League: ...........1-1 (15-5) Kansas City (5/18-20) and 3G at Texas (5/21-23). Is the youngest Yankee in franchise history to hit 3HR in his vs. RH starters: ..............17-9 (67-48) At 26-12 (.684), are tied with Boston for the Majors' best first 19 career games… is the second-youngest Yankee to vs. LH starters: ................9-3 (24-23) record… is the latest in a season they have had at least tally at least 22H in his first 19 career games, behind Mickey Yankees Score First: ........19-3 (55-18) Opp. Score First: ..............7-9 (36-53) a share of the Majors' best record since the end of play Mantle, who also tallied 23H in his first 19G in 1951. Leading After 6: ............22-3 (75-10) on 7/28/12 (tied with Cincinnati and Washington at 60- Is batting .344/.386/.531 (22-for-64) w/ 10R, 3 doubles, Trailing After 6: ...............1-9 (10-52) 40)… last had sole possession of the best record in MLB 3HR, 12RBI, 5BB and 1SB in 2018… has reached safely in Tied After 6: ....................3-0 (6-9) this late in a season at the end of play on 7/27/12 (60-39). 17-of-19 games. Leading After 7: ..............20-1 (78-5) Trailing After 7: ................4-8 (8-59) Trailed Boston by a season-high 7.5G at the start of play The Yankees are a Major League-best 16-3 since he Tied After 7: ....................2-3 (5-7) on 4/21 (Boston was 17-2, the Yankees were 9-9; since was recalled on 4/22, with Torres starting all 19 games. Leading After 8: ..............21-0 (82-4) then, Boston is 9-10, the Yankees are 17-3). Trailing After 8: ...............4-10 (5-65) Are 14G over .500, 2G shy of their season high (16G over YOUTH MOVEMENT: With Tyler Austin (16RBI), Miguel Tied After 8: ....................1-2 (4-2) Extra-Inning Games: ...........1-2 (5-6) at the close of play Wednesday). Andújar (13RBI) and Gleyber Torres (12RBI), Yankees occupy One-run Games: .............7-3 (18-26) At 26-12, have matched the 2003 and 1994 seasons as three of the top-four spots on the AL rookie RBI leaderboard Two (or fewer)-run Games: ....9-4 (29-35) their second-best 38G start over the last 60 seasons since (Los Angeles-AL's Shohei Ohtani-16RBI). NYY Scores 5 or more: ......18-3 (68-19) 1959 (went 29-9 to start 1998). Marks just the fourth time since 1971 that three Yankees NYY Scores 4 or more: ......24-5 (76-28) NYY Scores 3 or fewer: .......2-7 (15-43) Their +60 run diff. is third in MLB (Houston, +81; Boston, +62). rookies have at least 12RBI in the same season (also four NYY Scores 2 or fewer: ........1-4 (4-33) Are 11-9 vs. the AL East and 15-3 vs. all other divisions. players in 2016, three in 1996 and four in 1990). Opp. Scores 5 or more: .....5-11 (15-47) Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: .....21-1 (76-24) Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: .....18-1 (63-12) YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Yankees lost for the second straight HOME COOKING: The Yankees have dropped two straight Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: .......13-1 (45-6) night, dropping the opener of their three-game home series vs. home games after reeling off a current Yankee Stadium- Yankees No Errors: .........15-6 (52-35) Oakland, 10-5… marked their first time dropping consecutive record 11 consecutive wins from 4/21-5/9… was their longest Yankees Make Error(s): .....11-6 (39-36) games since 4/8 at Baltimore and 4/10 at Boston… RHP Sonny single-season home win streak since taking 12-straight NYY Starter Goes 6: ........18-2 (62-23) Comeback Wins: .................10 (41) Gray (5.0IP, 9H, 5ER, 3BB, 2K, 2HR) started and took the loss, at the original Stadium from 4/25-6/1/85… matched Yankees hit 0HR: ..............5-4 (8-27) falling to 2-3 this year… RF Aaron Judge (1-for-4) hit a three- Cleveland (8/24-9/14/17) and Los Angeles-NL (6/7-25/17) Yankees hit at least 1HR: ... 21-8 (83-44) run HR in the fifth and had a bases-loaded walk in the seventh, for the Majors' longest single-season home winning streak Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ........12-3 (51-16) collecting a season-high 4RBI… 2B Gleyber Torres (1-for-3, over the last two seasons (2017-18). Walk-off Wins-Losses: ..........3-0 (5-6) Series Record: ........... 8-2-2 (28-20-5) 1SH) extended his hitting streak to nine games with his third Are 16-7 (.696) at Yankee Stadium in 2018, the most home Series Record, home: ......5-1-1 (19-8-0) career HR, a solo shot in the third… LF Brett Gardner (1-for-2, wins in the Majors… own the third-best home record in Series Record, road: .......3-1-1 (9-12-5) 1R) drew a season-high 3BB. the Majors (Philadelphia, 15-6, .714; Boston, 11-4, .733). Sweeps by NYY / by Opp.: ...5 (10) / 0 (2) The Yankees fell to 9-4 in series openers (6-2 at home). Since 9/2/17, are 29-10 in their last 39 regular season Run Differential .................... +60 Runs Scored (per gm.). 218 (5.74) home games (plus 6-0 in postseason home games)… are Runs Allowed (per gm.) ...... 158 (4.16) PLAYING ADVANTAGE: Friday marked the first day this season 11-1-1 in their last 13 home series (since 8/31/17). on which both the Yankees and Red Sox suffered losses… in Have outscored opponents, 147-98, at home in 2018. TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY fact, prior to Friday, the Yankees had won each of the first 11 Lead Major League clubs at home in runs (147), HRs (37), May 12, 1996: Trailing 8-0 after two days this season on which the Red Sox lost, and the Red Sox HR per game (1.61) and XBHs (83)… are second in runs per innings, the Yankees respond with nine had won on 10 of the first 11 days on which the Yankees lost game (6.39), OBP (.360) and OPS (.827)… are third in SLG unanswered runs to pull out a Mother’s Day win at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Joe (credit: Yankees official scorer Jordan Sprechman). (.466)… have homered in 15 of their last 17G at home. Girardi hits a bases-clearing double in Have played 23 home games in 2018, tied with Texas for the sixth to give the Yankees the lead. SANTO DOMINGO: RHP Domingo Germán made his first the second-most in the Majors (San Diego-25)… following May 12, 1953: Whitey Ford throws career Major League start on Sun. vs. Cleveland, tossing this series, will play just six of the next 25 games at a one-hit complete game shutout against the Indians at Yankee Stadium, 6.0 hitless, scoreless innings with 9K and 2BB in a no- Yankee Stadium (5/15-6/10). allowing his only hit to Cleveland decision… retired his first 11BF. pitcher Early Wynn (6th inning single) Per Elias, was the first Major League pitcher since the RISP MANAGEMENT: Yankees pitchers have limited as the Yankees win 7-0. mound was moved to 60’6” in 1893 to throw at least 6.0 opponents to a .143 BA (20-for-140) with RISP over the last May 12, 1925: Yogi Berra is born in St. Louis, Mo. A three-time American hitless innings with at least 9K in his first career start. 20 games (since 4/21)… A's batters were just 3-for-16 with League MVP and 10-time World Series Was the first Yankee ever to record a hitless start of at RISP on Friday… their .214 opp.