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At CHICAGO CUBS (16-12) Standing in AL East 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 2017 (2016) NEW YORK YANKEES (17-9) at CHICAGO CUBS (16-12) Standing in AL East: ...........1st, +0.5G RHP Michael Pineda (3-1, 3.14) vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks (2-1, 4.18) Current Streak: ....................Won 2 Current Road Trip: ....................0-0 Friday, May 5, 2017 • Wrigley Field • 2:20 p.m. ET Recent Homestand: .................4-2 Home Record: ...............12-3 (48-33) Game #27 • Road Game #12 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: .................5-6 (36-45) Day Record: ..................6-4 (26-27) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees begin their five-game road ALL RISE: RF Aaron Judge had his first career three-hit game Night Record: ...............11-5 (58-51) trip today at Wrigley Field (3G vs. the Cubs, Fri.-Sun.)… will and hit his Major League-leading 13th HR in Wednesday's Pre-All-Star ..................17-9 (44-44) Post-All-Star ..................0-0 (40-34) play 2G at Cincinnati (Mon.-Tue.)… wrapped up their 4-2 win vs. Toronto…needs just nine more HRs to match the vs. AL East: ..................11-6 (35-41) homestand on Wednesday (won 2-of-3 vs. Baltimore and Yankees' 2016 leader (Carlos Beltrán-22)… has 6HR in his last vs. AL Central: ................2-1 (21-12) 2-of-3 vs. Toronto). 6G, 10HR in his last 14G and all 13HR in his last 20G. vs. AL West: ..................0-0 (20-13) At 17-9 (.654), have the third-best BEST RECORD, Is the seventh player in Major vs. National League: ...........4-2 (8-12) record in the Majors: Washington MAJORS, 2017 League history – and second AARON JUDGE IN 2017 vs. RH starters: ...............13-8 (59-52) (19-9, .679); Houston (19-10, .655). TEAM W-L PCT in Yankees history – to hit Washington 19-9 .679 STAT 2017 AL MLB vs. LH starters: ................4-1 (25-26) Lead the AL East by 0.5G over at least 17HR in his first 52 HR 13 1st 1st Yankees Score First: .........10-3 (47-26) Houston 19-10 .655 Baltimore… have held at least a career games: Wally Berger Runs 28 1st 3rd Opp. Score First: ..............7-6 (37-52) YANKEES 17-9 .654 share of first place for six of the last Baltimore 17-10 .630 (20HR), Gary Sánchez (20HR), RBI 27 T1st T3rd Leading After 6: ..............12-2 (58-6) Colorado 18-11 .621 SLG .818 1st 2nd Trailing After 6: ...............4-7 (15-60) seven days (since the end of play José Abreu (19HR), Zeke OPS 1.251 1st 3rd Tied After 6: ..................1-0 (11-12) on 4/28). Bonura (17HR), Wally Joyner TB 72 2nd 6th Leading After 7: ..............14-0 (68-4) Are a season-high-tying 8G over .500 (also 15-7 after play (17HR), Mark McGwire (17HR). OBP .433 3rd 9th Trailing After 7: ................2-9 (5-65) on 4/29)… in 2016, did not reach 9G over .500 until their Is the youngest player in BA .330 T6th T12th Tied After 7: ...................1-0 (11-9) 139th game (74-65 at the end of play on 9/8/16). Major League history – and Leading After 8: ..............15-0 (72-2) Matches their best 26-game start over the last seven seasons the only rookie – to hit at Trailing After 8: ................1-9 (3-71) HOME RUN LEADERS, (also 17-9 in 2011)… with a win today, would be their best least 13HR through his team's Tied After 8: .....................1-0 (9-5) MAJORS, 2017 Extra-Inning Games: ............1-1 (4-3) 27-game start since starting 19-8 in 2010… did not earn first 26 games of a season… is their 17th win of 2016 until 5/18/16 (17-22 after 39G). one of 12 Major Leaguers to do HR PLAYER TEAM One-run Games: .............3-3 (24-12) 13 AARON JUDGE NYY Are 16-5 since a 1-4 start, their best 21-game stretch it, the first since Seattle’s Nelson Two (or fewer)-run Games: ...5-3 (39-29) 11 Eric Thames MIL NYY Scores 5 or more: .......12-1 (61-11) since 7/1-28/15… is the Majors' best record during that Cruz (14HR) in 2015… is the 11 Ryan Zimmerman WSH 10 Khris Davis OAK NYY Scores 4 or more: .......13-3 (68-17) span (since 4/9)… with a win today, would have their best second Yankee to hit at least NYY Scores 3 or fewer: .......4-6 (16-61) 22-game stretch since a 17-5 run from 6/8-7/1/12. 13HR through 26 team games 10 Freddie Freeman ATL NYY Scores 2 or fewer: ........0-4 (8-50) Are 92-70 in their last 162 games (since 5/6/16). (Alex Rodriguez-14HR in 2007). Opp. Scores 5 or more: .......4-6 (19-53) Are 5-6 on the road but have won two straight… are a Also leads the AL in runs scored (28), slugging (.818) Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: ......13-3 (65-25) Major League-best 12-3 (.800) at home. and OPS (1.251). Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: ......10-1 (54-13) Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: ........7-1 (39-7) Their +45 run differential leads the AL (second in the Is tied with Minnesota's Miguel Sanó and Seattle's Nelson Yankees No Errors: ..........13-4 (51-44) Majors to Washington, +48). Cruz for the AL lead with 27RBI… are the most RBI by a Yankees Make Error(s): .......4-5 (33-34) From 4/14-5/9, play 11-of-22 games vs. NL Central clubs Yankee through 26 team games since Alex Rodriguez NYY Starter Goes 6: .........11-2 (55-36) (are 4-2 vs. NL Central)… completed a season-opening (34RBI) in 2007… has at least 1RBI in 13 of his last 20G. Come-From-Behind Wins:. 8 (45) stretch of 17 of their first 26 games against AL East Hit safely in all six games on the recent homestand at Yankees hit 0HR: ............ 2-5 (19-38) opponents (went 11-6 vs. AL East teams)… went 11-19 in .524/.655/1.381 (11-for-21) with 12R, 6HR, 12RBI and 8BB. Yankees hit at least 1HR: ... 15-4 (65-40) their first 30 divisional games in 2016. Per MLB Statcast, leads the Majors with 5HR of at least 435 Yankees hit 2+ HRs: .........12-1 (36-11) feet (projected distance), halfway to the 2016 MLB leaders' Walk-off Wins-Losses: ...........1-0 (6-4) Series Record: ............6-3-0 (26-22-5) WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Yankees rallied from a 4-0 first- total (Carlos González/Giancarlo Stanton-10 each). Series Record, home:. .5-0-0 (15-8-3) inning deficit to win the rubber game of a three-game series The Yankees are 11-0 when Judge homers this season, Series Record, road: ......1-3-0 (11-14-2) vs. Toronto, 8-6, at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday… marked and have scored at least 7R in 10 of the 11 wins. Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.: ....3 (5) / 0 (6) their fifth win this season in a game that they trailed by at Was named AL "Rookie of the Month" on Tuesday after Run Differential ..................... +45 least 3R… was their second-largest comeback this season tying the Major League rookie record with 10HR in April. Runs Scored (per gm.). 148 (5.69) (4/28 vs. Baltimore – trailed, 9-1)… RF Aaron Judge (3-for-5, Has homered in five consecutive series and 7-of-9 in 2017. Runs Allowed (per gm.) ....... 103 (3.96) 2R, 1HR, 2RBI, 1CS) had his first career three-hit game… hit Trails only Brett Gardner (67HR) in home runs hit as a his Major League-leading 13th home run of the season, a Yankee among players who were drafted and signed by TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY two-run shot in the third… DH Matt Holliday (1-for-5) hit a the organization in the last 20 years (1997-2016). May 5, 1955: The musical Damn three-run HR in the first inning, the 300th of his career… 1B Is batting .245 (13-for-53) with 5HR with two strikes this Yankees opens on Broadway. Chris Carter (2-for-4, 1R) delivered a game-tying RBI single season, 76 points above the Major League average (.169)… hit May 5, 1922: The construction in the seventh… PH/SS Didi Gregorius (1-for-1) had a just .129 (8-for-62) with 2HR with two strikes in 2016. contract for Yankee Stadium is awarded pinch-hit, go-ahead RBI infield single in the seventh… LF to New York’s White Construction Brett Gardner (2-for-3, 1R, 2BB) reached in 4-of-5 PAs… 2B BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters scored 50 runs, hit Company with the edict that the job be Starlin Castro (2-for-5, 1R) had his third straight multi-hit 17HR and had a .321/.409/.594 slash line on their six-game completed “at a definite price” of $2.5 game… Yankees relievers combined to toss 5.0 scoreless homestand… had double-digit million by Opening Day 1923. In just YANKEES BATTING, 2017 284 working days, the Stadium hosts innings (1H, 1BB, 6K)… LHP CC Sabathia (4.0IP, 7H, 6ER, hits in 5-of-6 games and at least STAT 2017 AL MLB its inaugural game on April 18, 1923, as 4BB, 5K, 1HR) took a no-decision in his shortest start of the 11R in 3-of-6.
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