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POSTGAME NOTES YANKEES (8-7) vs. MARLINS (4-12) MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2018

R H E LOB SERIES 1 5 0 9 0 12 15 1 11 1

STARTING TIME: 6:39 p.m. TIME OF GAME: 3:48 GAME-TIME TEMPERATURE: 53 degrees PAID ATTENDANCE: 32,535 WINNING : (3-1) PITCH COUNTS (Total Pitches/Strikes): LOSING PITCHER: (0-2) Yankees: Luis Severino (86/57) : None Marlins: Caleb Smith (84/48)

HOME RUNS (2018 TOTAL / INNING / RUNNERS ON BASE / OUTS / COUNT / PITCHER / SCORE AFTER HR) YANKEES MARLINS (#4 / 2nd / 0 on / 2 outs / 2-1 / Smith / NYY 3 – MIA 0) None Didi Gregorius (#4 / 4th / 1 on / 2 outs / 1-0 / Cloyd / NYY 7 – MIA 0) Didi Gregorius (#5 / 7th / 0 on / 1 out / 2-1 / O’Grady / NYY 12 – MIA 0)

NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES • The Yankees opened their -long-tying 10-game homestand with a win. • The 11- margin of victory was their largest since a 16-3 win on 6/10/17 vs. Baltimore…was their largest in an Interleague game since doing it twice in a three-game series at Atlanta on 8/28/15 (won, 15-4) and 8/30/15 (won, 20-6). • Are 16-5 in since the start of 2017, including 9-2 at …are 3-0 vs. Miami at the current Yankee Stadium. • Yankees batters scored a season-high 12R, their most runs since a 13-5 win on 9/14/17 vs. Baltimore…went 15-for-38 with 5 doubles, 3HR and 8BB…had a season high in doubles and tied a season high in home runs. • With Gregorius’ 2HR game, the Yankees became the first team in Major League history to record six individual multi-HR games within the first 15 games of a season. • Scored in each of the first five innings. • All nine starters reached safely, with eight of the nine hitting safely. • RF Aaron Judge (2-for-4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1BB) hit a solo HR in the second inning, his fourth of the season…was his 60th career , setting a new Major League record for fastest to 60HR (197 games), surpassing Mark McGwire (202 games). • Extended his to 12 games, tied with Seattle’s Dee Gordon (3/29-4/14) and St. Louis’ (4/1-13) for the longest hitting streaks in the Majors in 2018…is the second-longest streak of his career (14G from 9/17/17-3/29/18)…is batting .400/.534/.711 (18-for-45) with 14R, 2 doubles, 4HR, 11RBI, 12BB and 13K during the streak. • Has hit safely in 17 straight home games (since 9/17/17), tying his career-best streak (6/10-7/28/17)…is one game shy of the Yankees record for consecutive games with a hit at the current Yankee Stadium (Carlos Beltrán, 18G from 7/19-8/26/15); Toronto’s José Bautista holds the Stadium hit streak record (19G, 8/7/15-7/5/17)…is the longest active home hitting streak in the Majors…is batting .361/.493/.869 (22-for-61) with 19R, 4 doubles, 9HR, 23RBI and 17BB during the streak…has RBI in 15 of his last 16 home games. • Has now homered against 19 different opponents. • Has scored a run in seven straight games. • SS Didi Gregorius (2-for-4, 3R, 2HR, 3RBI, 1BB) hit a two-run HR in the fourth and a solo HR in the seventh, his third career 2HR game (4/3/18 vs. TB, 7/23/17 at SEA)…his two multi-HR games as a shortstop this season are tied for the franchise single-season record (Jeter-2004, Smalley-1982, Kubek- 1960, Crosetti-1936)…struck out for only the fourth time in 2018. • Marked his 11th and 12th extra-base hits of the season (entered the day leading the AL with 10XBH)…has just four singles. • Is the seventh Yankee since 1908 (eighth time) to collect at least 12XBH through 15 team games, joining (18 in 2007), (13 in 1999), (13 in 1936), (12 in 1921 and 1926), Joe Pepitone (12 in 1969) and (12 in 1927). • Has 12BB in 65PA in 2018 (18.5%)…drew walks in just 4.4% of his PAs over his first three years with the Yankees…did not draw his 12th walk last season until his 71st game of the year (7/20/17). • RHP Luis Severino (6.0IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 8K) turned in his second scoreless start in four turns this season (also 5.2IP on 3/29 at Toronto)…is the sixth Major League pitcher to record a third win this season. • Is the first Yankee to toss at least 6.0 scoreless innings with 1H-or-fewer since Michael Pineda (7.1IP, 1H) on 9/22/14 vs. Baltimore…is the first Yankee to post two scoreless starts in the team’s first 15 games of a season since in 1997. • In eight career Interleague games (six starts), has gone 5-0 with a 0.79 ERA (45.2IP, 24H, 8R/4ER, 13BB, 56K)…has the lowest Interleague ERA among all with at least five career Interleague starts. • C Gary Sánchez (3-for-4, 1R, 3RBI) had three singles and a walk…has at least 3RBI in three of his last 4G, batting .444 (8-for-18) with 5R, 3 doubles, 2HR and 10RBI during the span. • His infield single with the bases loaded in the first was his first single of the season…his first seven hits were XBHs (4 doubles, 3HR). • Drew his first walk of 2018. • 1B Tyler Austin (2-for-4, 1R, 2 doubles, 1RBI, 1BB) extended his hitting streak to 5G. • 3B Miguel Andújar (2-for-4, 1R, 2 doubles, 1RBI, 1BB) recorded multiple extra-base hits for the second straight game (1 double, 1 triple on 4/13 at Detroit)…is the first Yankees with at least 2XBH in consecutive games since Alex Rodriguez on 7/10/09 and 7/11/09.

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MIAMI MARLINS NOTES • The Marlins dropped the first game of their nine-game road trip…have lost three straight, six of their last seven and 10 of their last 12. • Are 0-3 in Interleague play in 2018. • Miami pitchers allowed 12R on 15H…marked the third time this season they allowed at least double-digit runs (20R on 4/7 at Philadelphia; 10R on 3/31 vs. Chicago-NL)…allowed at least 10H for the sixth time this season. • LHP Caleb Smith (2.1IP, 5H, 5ER, 5BB, 3K, 1HR) started and took his second loss of the season…is winless in four starts this year and has allowed 15BB in 15.2IP (8.62 BB/9.0IP). • SS (2-for-4) doubled in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to nine games, one shy of his career high (10G from 9/25/17- 4/1/18)…marks his longest single-season hitting streak of his career (previous: 8G, 2x)…is batting .361/.395/.556 (13-for-36) with 5R, 2HR and 3RBI during the streak…has reached base safely in 14 of 16 games this year. • 1B (1-for-3, 1RBI, 1BB) is hitting .368/.455/1.000 (7-for-19) with 4R, 4HR, 9RBI and 3BB in his last six games after batting .162 (6-for-37) with 1R, 1 double, 2RBI and 3BB in his first 10 games. • Has driven in nine of Miami’s 18R over the last six games.

UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time-ET TV Tues., 4/17 vs. Miami RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2-1, 5.19) vs. LHP Jarlin García (0-0, 1.13) 6:35 p.m. YES Wed., 4/18 Off day On the Radio: All games carried by WFAN-AM 660/101.9FM and the Yankees Radio Network; Spanish on WADO 1280-AM and YES Network in SAP