YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS NEW YORK YANKEES (11-3) at OAKLAND ATHLETICS (9-7) NOTE 2010 (2009) LHP CC SABATHIA (2-0, 2.84) vs. LHP DALLAS BRADEN (2-0, 2.70) Current Streak ................................ Won 6 THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010 – 3:35 p.m. – OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COLISEUM – TV: YES Current Road Trip: ............................... 2-0 Recent Homestand: ............................ 5-1 GAME #15 / ROAD GAME #9 Last Five Games: .................................. 5-0 Last 10 Games: ..................................... 9-1 AT A GLANCE: Today the Yankees play the final game of a three-game series at Oakland at 3:35 p.m ET…the Home Record: ........................ 5-1 (57-24) Road Record: .......................... 6-2 (46-35) Yankees are 2-0 their 10-day road trip to Oakland (Tuesday-Thursday), Los Angeles-AL (Friday-Sunday) and Day Record: ............................ 5-1 (34-22) Baltimore (4/27-29)…is their longest pre-All-Star-break road trip and tied for their longest of the season Night Record: ......................... 6-2 (69-36) (9/10-19, nine games at Texas, Tampa Bay and Baltimore)…won their most recent game, 3-1, on Wednesday vs. AL East ................................ 4-2 (45-27) vs. AL Central ........................... 0-0 (25-9) at Oakland to extend their winning streak to a season-high six games…have the best record in baseball and vs. AL West .............................. 7-1 (23-15) lead the AL East by +0.5 games over Tampa Bay…have won nine of their last 10 overall games and are 11-3 vs. National League ............... 0-0 (10-8) this season, marking their best 14-game start since 2003, when they began 11-3…is one of the club’s five- vs. RH starters ....................... 7-2 (67-41) best 13-game starts in the last 25 years (also were 11-3 in 2000, 1988 and 1987)…won two-of-three from the vs. LH starters ......................... 4-1 (36-18) Yankees Score First: ............. 6-2 (66-20) Angels from 4/13-15 and swept Texas from 4/16-18 to finish with a 5-1 record on their first homestand of Opponents Score First:....... 5-1 (36-39) the season prior to the current road trip…after the current road trip, will return home for a six-game Leading After 6:....................... 9-0 (71-2) homestand with three games vs. the White Sox (4/30-5/2) and three vs. Baltimore (5/3-5)…of the Yankees’ Trailing After 6: ...................... 1-2 (16-52) Tied After 6: .............................. 1-1 (16-5) 22 April games, seven are at home (5-1 thus far) and 15 are on the road (6-2 thus far)…matches the Yankees’ Leading After 7:....................... 8-0 (79-4) April home/road splits from 2009…are scheduled for an off day each Monday in April (4/5, 12, 19, 26)…will Trailing After 7: ........................ 0-3 (9-55) visit the White House on their 4/26 off day to commemorate their 2009 World Championship. Tied After 7: .............................. 2-0 (15-0) Leading After 8:....................... 9-0 (85-2) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees defeated Oakland, 3-1, on Wednesday at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum to Trailing After 8: ........................ 0-3 (5-53) win the second game of their three-game series…have won 14 of the last 17 games between the Tied After 8: .............................. 1-0 (14-4) Extra-Inning Games: ................. 1-0 (7-3) clubs…held to the A’s to just three hits…RHP Phil Hughes took a no-hitter through 7.0IP before allowing a One-run Games:.................... 0-0 (22-16) leadoff infield single in the eighth to Eric Chavez on a hard-hit ball which deflected off the heel of Hughes’ Two (or fewer)-run Games: .. 4-2 (48-25) glove…Hughes struck out a career-high 10 batters…allowed just 1ER on 1H and 2BB in 7.1IP…improved to Yankees Score 4+: ................ 9-1 (92-29) Opponent Scores 4+: .......... 2-3 (36-53) 2-0 in two starts this season…3B Alex Rodriguez (2-for-4) and 2B Robinson Cano (2-for-4) tripled in Yankees Score 3+: ............. 11-3 (99-39) consecutive at-bats in the fourth, marking the first such instance for the Yankees since Melky Cabrera and Opponent Scores 3+: .......... 5-3 (54-58) Johnny Damon on 8/25/07 at Detroit…LF Brett Gardner (2-for-3) singled in a run in the ninth…RHP Yankees Score under 3 ......... 0-0 (4-20) Opponent Score under 3 ....... 6-0 (49-1) Mariano Rivera recorded his sixth save in six chances in this season (1.0IP, 1H, 1HP). Yankees No Errors: ............ 10-2 (66-26) Yankees Make Error: ............ 1-1 (36-33) SERIESOUSLY SPEAKING: Having clinched a series win in their current three-game set at Oakland, the 2010 NYY Starter Goes 6: ............. 8-0 (72-22) Yankees have matched the 1926 Yankees’ all-time franchise record by winning each of the club’s first five Opp. Starter Goes 6: ............ 4-2 (51-39) series of the season…only one other club in franchise history started with as many as four series wins in a Yankees Outhit Opp.:. ......... 7-0 (86-14) row (1922 Yankees)…are one of three teams in the Majors this season (also Minnesota and St. Louis) who Opp. Outhits Yankees: ........ 2-2 (17-40) Hit Totals Are Even: .................. 2-1 (7-5) have won their first five series of the year…Toronto was the last team to win five-or-more series from the Come-From-Behind Wins:........... 6 (51) start of a season, winning their first six series in 2009. C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+): ............ 0 (9) According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Yankees are the third defending World Series champion, and first C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+): ............ 0 (3) Yankees hit HR: ..................... 9-1 (91-36) in the last 88 years, to win its first five series of a season…the 1904 Red Sox and 1922 Giants each began Yankees hit 0 HR: .................. 2-2 (12-22) the season with five straight series wins. Walk-off Wins: .................................. 0 (15) Walk-off Losses: ................................. 0 (4) CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: In his 30th career start on Wednesday at Oakland, RHP Phil Hughes, held the A's Series Record: ................ 5-0-0 (36-14-3) hitless over his first 7.0IP…he also held the Rangers hitless for 6.1IP in his second Major League start on Series Record, home: .... 2-0-0 (19-6-2) Series Record, road: ........ 3-0-0(17-8-1) 5/1/07 at Texas before leaving the game with a strained left hamstring….according to the Elias Sports Series Openers: ..................... 3-2 (31-22) Bureau, only three other active pitchers have had a no-hitter through six innings twice in their first 30 career Series Finales: ........................ 4-0 (35-18) starts: Jamie Moyer, Derek Lowe and Hiroki Kuroda. ------------------- PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE: Over the club’s current six-game winning streak, Yankees pitchers have held TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY opponents to three-or-fewer runs each game, outscoring opposition, 33-12…have held opposition to five- April 22, 1903: The Highlanders play or-fewer runs in each of the last 10 games, the club’s longest such streak since a 16-game run from 7/5-26/08. their first ever game, a 3-1 loss at Washington. The team will go on to Yankees pitchers have allowed just 44 walks this season, the second-lowest mark in the AL (Minnesota- finish with a 72-62 record, good for 33) and the fourth-lowest mark in the Majors (Philadelphia-38; Houston-40). fourth place in the eight-team AL. April 22, 1959: Whitey Ford pitches a IT’S A VIRTUE: Yankees batters are second in the Majors with 76BB this season (5.43BB/game)…are also 1-0, 14-inning shutout at Griffith tops in the Majors, recording 1BB for every 7.37PA…have seen 2,214 pitches in 2010 (158.14/game) and are Stadium in Washington, allowing just fifth in the Majors with 4.00 pitches/PA…have the third-highest rate of pitches taken in the Majors (59.4%), seven hits and seven walks while striking out 15. Moose Skowron wins trailing Atlanta (59.6) and Boston (59.6)…have struck out just 93 times this season and have a 5.95PA/K it with a solo homer off Chuck Stobbs. ratio, which is the seventh-best rate in the Majors. It is the longest 1-0 game decided on a HR in AL history. EXHIBIT A: Since 3B Alex Rodriguez returned from the disabled list on 5/8/09, the Yankees are 112-51 in all TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY games (90-44 in 2009 regular season; 11-4 in 2009 postseason; and 11-3 in 2010)…have scored 916R since his return, averaging 5.62R/game. April 23, 1903: The Highlanders BEST RECORD IN MAJORS SINCE 5/8/09 record the first win in franchise Has reached base in 16 of his last 24 plate appearances since WHEN A-ROD RETURNED FROM THE D.L. history, a 7-2 victory at Washington. 4/15 vs. Los Angeles-AL with 3 singles, 1 double, 1 triple, 2HR, (Regular season and postseason) Harry Howell is the winning pitcher. 8BB and 1HP…is 7-for-15 (.467) over the stretch. Team Record Win Pct. April 23, 2000: In a 10-7 Yankees win NEW YORK YANKEES ..... 112-51 ........... .687 Has 585 career HR and needs 1HR to tie Frank Robinson at Toronto, Jorge Posada and Bernie Los Angeles Angels ................. 97-63 .............. .606 Williams become the first pair of (586HR) for seventh place on Baseball’s all-time home run Philadelphia Phillies ...............