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 (55-53) at BOSTON RED SOX (49-60) Standing in AL East: ..............3rd, -6.0 Current Streak: .....................Lost 2 RHP Shane Greene (2-1, 3.28) vs. RHP Allen Webster (1-0, 3.38) Home Record: .............25-26 (46-35) Road Record:. 30-27 (44-37) Saturday, August 2, 2014 • Fenway Park • 4:05 P.M. ET Day Record: ................21-14 (32-24) Night Record: ..............34-39 (53-53) Game #109 • Road Game #58 • TV: YES/FS1 • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Pre-All-Star .................47-47 (51-44) Post-All-Star ...................8-6 (34-33) AT A GLANCE: Today the Yankees play the second game of a BACK ON THE HILL: On Sunday, RHP Michael Pineda vs. AL East: ................. 19-23 (37-39) vs. AL Central: ................ 9-9 (22-11) three-game series at Boston… is the fifth game of a six-game will make a minor league rehab appearance for Triple-A vs. AL West: ................ 14-14 (17-16) road trip that included a three-game series at Texas (1-2) and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre against Syracuse…is scheduled to vs. National League: ..........13-7 (9-11) an off day on Thursday…completed a 10-game homestand on throw 60-65 pitches. vs. RH starters: ............. 40-37 (53-54) vs. LH starters: .............. 15-16 (32-23) 7/27 with a 7-3 record (3-0 vs. Cincinnati, 3-1 vs. Texas and 1-2 Yankees Score First: ........35-17 (53-21) vs. Toronto)… after Sunday, will return home for a seven-game DEADLINE DEALS: On Thursday, the Yankees acquired Opp. Score First:. 20-36 (32-56) homestand vs. Detroit (8/4-7) and Cleveland (8/8-10). INF Stephen Drew and cash considerations from Boston Leading After 6: ...............44-6 (59-6) The Yankees are 14-11 (.560) since 7/3. in exchange for INF Kelly Johnson… marked the first trade Trailing After 6: ...............4-37 (13-62) Tied After 6: ....................6-9 (13-9) Have come from behind in each of their last six wins between the two clubs since 8/13/97, when the Yankees Leading After 7: ...............43-4 (65-4) (7/20 vs. CIN, 7/22-24 vs. TEX, 7/25 vs. TOR & 7/29 at TEX). acquired 1B/DH Mike Stanley and minor league INF Randy Trailing After 7: .............. 3-40 (10-64) Brown in exchange for RHP Tony Armas and a player to be Tied After 7: ....................8-8 (10-8) Leading After 8: ...............45-2 (69-4) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Friday, the Yankees lost to the named later (RHP Jim Mecir). Trailing After 8: ............... 3-42 (4-68) Red Sox, 4-3, in the first game of a three-game series at Also acquired on Thursday INF/OF Martin Prado from the Tied After 8: ....................6-8 (12-4) Fenway Park… LHP Chris Capuano suffered his first loss Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for minor leaguer Pete Extra-Inning Games: .............6-5 (6-6) as a Yankee, allowing 4R/4ER in 6.1IP (8H, 5K)…LHP Matt O’Brien and either cash considerations or a player to be One-run Games: ...........16-15 (30-16) Two (or fewer)-run Games: 34-25 (50-30) Thornton (0.2IP) and RHP Adam Warren (1.0IP, 1BB, 1K) named later… claimed RHP Esmil Rogers off waivers from NYY Scores 5 or more: .......29-10 (51-7) each provided hitless relief…DH Carlos Beltran (2-for-3) Toronto and unconditionally released INF Scott Sizemore. NYY Scores 4 or more: .....42-17 (66-16) led off the fourth inning with a home run and added an RBI- NYY Scores 3 or less: ....... 13-37 (19-61) THORN IN THEIR SIDE: Yankees LHP Matt Thornton has NYY Scores 2 or less: ..........5-29 (6-50) single in the sixth…SS Derek Jeter (1-for-4) hit a solo home Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 4-36 (12-47) run in the eighth…2B Stephen Drew (0-for-4) and PH/RF allowed 0ER in 26 of his last 27 appearances (since 5/20), Opp. Scores 4 or less: ...... 51-17 (73-30) Martin Prado (0-for-2) made their Yankee debuts. producing a 1.08 ERA (16.2IP, 2ER) and holding opponents to Opp. Scores 3 or less: ....... 43-9 (55-22) a .217 batting average (13-for-60) in that span. Opp. Scores 2 or less: ....... 29-4 (40-10) Has not surrendered a home run in his last 74 relief Yankees No Errors: ......... 36-27 (61-47) CLOSE CALLS: Each of the Yankees’ last 12 games has been Yankees Make Error(s):. 19-26 (24-30) decided by no more than two runs (are 6-6 in those games), and appearances (since 6/17/13), the second-longest active NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 40-27 (62-45) each of their last three games has been decided by one run (1-2). streak in the Majors (Kansas City’s Wade Davis-77G). Come-From-Behind Wins: ........24 (41) The Yankees (34-25, .576) are third in the Majors to Has not issued a home run to his last 203 batters faced (last: Yankees hit 0HR: ...........20-23 (26-49) Pittsburgh (37-25, .597) and Los Angeles-AL (30-22, .577) 6/16/13 at Houston, Jason Castro)…his homerless streaks Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 35-29 (59-28) of 74G and 45.1IP are both career bests. Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ..........10-14 (31-8) in games decided by two-or-fewer runs. Walk-off Wins: ........................3 (7) Walk-off Losses: ......................5 (6) DEFENSIVE SHIFTS: On Friday, INF/OF Martin Prado made WELL RESTED: Since returning from the 7-day concussion Series Record: .......... 14-18-4 (23-24-6) only his second career appearance in right field, remaining D.L. on 7/18, DH Carlos Beltran leads the Yankees with a .373 Series Record, home: ... 7-11-0 (13-10-3) batting average (19-for-51) and has produced a .627 slugging Series Record, road: ...... 7-7-4 (10-14-3) in the game after pinch-hitting in the seventh inning…also Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:. 5 (9) / 4 (7) played right field for two innings as a member of the Braves pct. in that span… is batting .329 (27-for-82) with 6HR in his last 22G (since 6/29)… the Yankees are 29-22 with Beltran as the DH. on 10/4/09 vs. Washington…INF Stephen Drew started for Has hit safely in his last 8G (.448, 13-for-29 with 3HR and the Yankees at 2B on Friday, marking the first time in his career TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY 8RBI), marking his longest hitting streak of the season. (2006-14) he played a defensive position other than shortstop. Has recorded multiple hits in his last 4G…has produced a August 2, 2009: Melky Cabrera longer such streak only twice in his career (6G from 7/26- becomes the 11th Yankee to hit for the ROLL CALL: The Yankees have used 49 players this season cycle in an 8-5 win over the White Sox 8/2/06 and 5G from 6/7-13/03). (P-27, C-4, INF-11, OF-7)… 24 of those players made their in Chicago. Cabrera is the most recent In 11G vs. Boston this season, is batting .356 (16-for-45) Yankee to accomplish the feat. debut with the team… seven of those players made their MLB with 5 doubles, 5HR and an .800 slugging percentage…has August 2, 1979: Yankees captain debuts (Anna, Greene, Ramirez, Solarte, Tanaka, Wheeler and homered in five of his last nine games vs. Boston. Thurman Munson passes away in a Whitley)… used an all-time franchise high 56 players in 2013. plane crash in Canton, Ohio, at age 32. His No. 15 is immediately retired. TAKE IT FROM THE TOP: LF Brett Gardner has 14HR while JUST TOSSING IT OUT THERE: The Yankees have had 28 batting in the leadoff spot this season, tied with Colorado’s August 2, 1931: The Yankees and Red players pitch this season (including INF Dean Anna on 4/19 Sox play a doubleheader at Braves Charlie Blackmon for most in the Majors…has 41RBI while Field due to a conflict at Fenway Park. at Tampa Bay), matching the single-season franchise high batting in the leadoff spot, tied for the second-highest total The Yankees win Game 1, 4-1, and lose (also done in 2011, 2007 and 2005)… only Texas (33) and Los in the Majors (Blackmon-52; Carpenter-41). Game 2, 1-0. The Yankees will go 308 Angeles-AL (29) have used more pitchers this season. Homered in three consecutive games for the first time in games before being shut out again. his career from 7/28-30 at Texas… led off two consecutive TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY TURN STYLES: Eleven pitchers have started at least one game Yankees games with a home run (7/29-30), marking only August 3, 1959: In the second All-Star for the Yankees in 2014, the club’s highest single-season total the third time in the last 50 years (1965-2014) a Yankee game of the 1959 season, Yogi Berra since 2008 (13)… had not used more than nine starters in any connects for his first and only All-Star has hit a leadoff homer in consecutive team games Game home run, helping lead the AL of their last five seasons (2009-13)… only Colorado (14) and (Derek Jeter, 8/17-18/01; Chuck Knoblauch, 7/30-31/99).