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Official Game Information Yankee Stadium • One East 161st Street • Bronx, NY 10451 Phone: (718) 579-4460 • E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @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 2014 (2013) NEW YORK YANKEES (62-59) at TAMPA BAY RAYS (61-62) Standing in AL East: ..............3rd, -7.0 Current Streak: .....................Won 1 RHP Hiroki Kuroda (7-8, 4.03) vs. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (1-1, 2.03) Home Record: .............29-29 (46-35) Road Record:. 33-30 (44-37) Sunday, August 17, 2014 • Tropicana Field • 1:40 P.M. ET Day Record: ................24-16 (32-24) Night Record: ..............38-43 (53-53) Game #122 • Road Game #64 • TV: YES • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Pre-All-Star .................47-47 (51-44) Post-All-Star ................15-12 (34-33) AT A GLANCE: Today the Yankees play the final game of STARTING LINES: In their last 11G (since 8/4), Yankees vs. AL East: ................. 22-26 (37-39) vs. AL Central: .............. 13-12 (22-11) a three-game series at Tampa Bay… is also the final game starters are 3-4 with a 2.43 ERA (66.2IP, 18ER, 13BB, 68K). vs. AL West: ................ 14-14 (17-16) of a rain-shortened, five-game, seven-day road trip, which Have a 3.86 starters ERA (713.0IP, 306ER) in 2014… have had vs. National League: ..........13-7 (9-11) included a two-game series at Baltimore (0-2) and an off day a sub-4.00 starters ERA just twice in the 30 previous seasons vs. RH starters: ............. 46-42 (53-54) from 1984-2014 (3.97 in 2002 and 3.85 in 1998). vs. LH starters: .............. 16-17 (32-23) on Thursday…went 4-3 on their recent homestand vs. Detroit Yankees Score First: ........38-19 (53-21) (3-1) and Cleveland (1-2)… after this road trip, will have an off Are on pace to set a single-season franchise record for Opp. Score First:. 24-40 (32-56) day on 8/18 followed by three games vs. Houston (8/19-21) highest K-to-BB ratio for starters (3.69; 594K, 161BB)… have Leading After 6: ...............50-8 (59-6) and Chicago-AL (8/22-24). finished with a K/BB ratio of 3.00-or-higher only three times Trailing After 6: ...............4-41 (13-62) in franchise history (3.53 in 2003; 3.22 in 2012 and 3.07 in Tied After 6: ....................7-9 (13-9) The Yankees snapped a season-high-tying five-game 2002)… their 3.69 K/BB mark this season is third in MLB, Leading After 7: ...............49-5 (65-4) losing streak on Saturday. Trailing After 7: .............. 3-44 (10-64) trailing only Los Angeles-NL-4.07 and Washington-3.88. Tied After 7: ....................9-9 (10-8) Leading After 8: ...............51-2 (69-4) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Saturday, the Yankees defeated Tampa Bay, 3-2…DH Derek Jeter (1-for-4) broke a 2-2 tie COMEBACK KIDS: The Yankees have come from behind in Trailing After 8: ............... 3-47 (4-68) 10 of their last 13 victories (since 7/20). Tied After 8: ....................7-9 (12-4) with an RBI-single in the ninth inning… RHP Shane Greene Extra-Inning Games: .............6-6 (6-6) started and earned a no-decision, striking out a career-high One-run Games: ...........20-16 (30-16) CLOSE CALLS: At 39-27 (.591), the Yankees have the Majors’ Two (or fewer)-run Games: 39-27 (50-30) 10 batters in 6.0IP (7H, 2R/2ER, 1BB)…2B Martin Prado best record in games decided by two-or-fewer runs. NYY Scores 5 or more: .......33-10 (51-7) (1-for-3) opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the Are 20-16 (.556) in one-run games, marking the third-best NYY Scores 4 or more: .....46-16 (66-16) second…Yankees relievers (Kelley, Betances, Robertson) such record in the AL (BAL-.571, 24-18; LAA-.564, 22- NYY Scores 3 or less: ....... 16-43 (19-61) combined for 3.0 perfect innings (2K). NYY Scores 2 or less: ..........7-32 (6-50) 17)…have won four of their last five games decided by Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 6-39 (12-47) one run (since 8/3). Opp. Scores 4 or less: ...... 56-20 (73-30) ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY: With Saturday’s win, the Yankees With their 5-1 victory on 8/6 vs. Detroit, the Yankees Opp. Scores 3 or less: ...... 47-10 (55-22) avoided being shut out in consecutive games for the first time Opp. Scores 2 or less: ....... 33-4 (40-10) had their streak of 16 consecutive games decided Yankees No Errors: ......... 42-31 (61-47) since 5/12-13/99 vs. Anaheim (1-0 and 2-0, respectively)… have by two-or-fewer runs snapped (went 9-7 over that Yankees Make Error(s):. 20-28 (24-30) played 2,516 games since then, marking the longest streak stretch)… according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was tied NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 43-31 (62-45) of not being shut out in consecutive games in MLB history for the third-longest streak of its kind in Major League Come-From-Behind Wins: ........28 (41) according to the Elias Sports Bureau… Elias also notes that Yankees hit 0HR: ...........22-26 (26-49) history behind an 18-game stretch by the 1968 Twins Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 40-33 (59-28) the second-longest such streak in MLB history belongs to the and a 17-game span by the 1960 Phillies (the 1975 Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ..........11-15 (31-8) Cardinals, who had 2,367G between being shut out in back-to- Orioles and 1916 Braves also had 16G streaks). Walk-off Wins: ........................3 (7) back games on 9/24-25/95 and 7/22-23/10. Walk-off Losses: ......................5 (6) The Yankees have been shut out five times this season, Series Record: .......... 16-20-4 (23-24-6) TURN STYLES: Twelve pitchers have started at least one Series Record, home: ... 8-12-0 (13-10-3) second-fewest in the American League (LAA-3). game for the Yankees in 2014, the club’s highest single- Series Record, road: ...... 8-8-4 (10-14-3) season total since 2008 (13)… only Colorado (15), Miami Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:. 5 (9) / 5 (7) OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: With his save in Saturday’s 3-2 win (13), Texas (13) and Minnesota (12) -- all of whom have sub- at Tampa Bay, RHP David Robertson has now converted 20 .500 records this season and are a collective 69G under -- consecutive save opportunities since 6/5…marks the longest have used as many or more starters in 2014. TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY active streak in the Majors…has become the fifth pitcher in The Yankees have started a rookie pitcher 51 times, marking August 17, 1976: Graig Nettles franchise history to convert 20-or-more save opportunities in the highest such total in MLB and the fourth-highest total homers on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth to give the Yankees a 2-1 a row, joining Mariano Rivera (eight times), John Wetteland in franchise history since “rookie” rules were made in 1958 “walk-off” win vs. Texas. (27 from 5/12-7/14/96), Dave Righetti (24 from 7/3-9/22/86) (1991-54x, 1986-54x, 2007-52x) according to the Elias TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY and Goose Gossage (25 from 6/13–9/22/80)…Rivera holds Sports Bureau… the Yankees are 32-19 in games started by August 18, 1990: Acquired by the the franchise record with 36 from 4/29-9/16/09. rookie pitchers in 2014, including 21-7 on the road. Yankees just four months prior from the Angels in exchange for Dave MILESTONE K: In just 374.2 career IP, RHP David Robertson JUST TOSSING IT OUT THERE: The Yankees have had 31 Winfield, Mike Witt tosses a two-hit has 499 career strikeouts… with his next strikeout, will surpass players pitch this season (including INF Dean Anna on 4/19 at shutout as the Yankees blank the Mariners, 6-0 at Yankee Stadium. David Cone (who had 500K in his first 486.1IP as a Yankee) as Tampa Bay), setting the single-season franchise high (had 28 August 18, 1989: Bucky Dent replaces the fastest pitcher to reach the plateau in franchise history pitchers in 2011, 2007 and 2005). Dallas Green as Yankee manager after according to the Elias Sports Bureau… should Robertson record Of the nine other MLB teams that have used at least 24 the club posts a 56-65 record in its his next out via strikeout, Elias notes that he would become the pitchers this season, only Los Angeles-AL (72-49, .595) first 121 games. Dent would manage fifth pitcher in MLB history to reach 500K within his first 375.0 and Detroit (66-55, .545) have a winning record. the remaining 40 games (18-22) of the 1989 season and the first 49 games career IP, joining Billy Wagner (341.0IP), Brad Lidge (354.2IP), (18-31) of the 1990 season. Armando Benitez (355.2IP) and Rob Dibble (368.1IP). ROLL CALL: The Yankees have used 52 players this season (P-30, C-4, INF-11, OF-7), marking the second-highest total JETER METER: With his single on 8/9 vs.