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 (68-62) at DETROIT TIGERS (71-59) Standing in AL East: .............2nd, -7.0 RHP Shane Greene (3-1, 3.17) vs. LHP David Price (12-9, 3.00) Games Behind for Second WC ....... -3.5 Current Streak: .....................Lost 1 Wednesday, August 27, 2014 • Comerica Park • 7:08 P.M. ET Home Record: .............33-31 (46-35) Road Record:. 35-31 (44-37) Game #131 • Road Game #67 • TV: YES/ESPN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Day Record: ................28-16 (32-24) Night Record: ..............40-46 (53-53) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees play the second game of FALL GUYS: On Tuesday, the Arizona Fall League announced Pre-All-Star .................47-47 (51-44) a three-game series at Detroit, followed by a three-game set the following Yankees minor leaguers will be playing for Post-All-Star ................21-15 (34-33) in Toronto from Friday-Sunday… are in the midst of a seven- the Scottsdale Scorpions this fall -- RHPs Caleb Cotham, vs. AL East: ................. 23-26 (37-39) game road trip, that also included a make-up game at Kansas Branden Pinder and Alex Smith; INFs Greg Bird and Eric vs. AL Central: .............. 17-13 (22-11) City on Monday (won, 8-1)… went 4-2 on their previous Jagielo; and OFs Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge… they will vs. AL West: ................ 15-16 (17-16) vs. National League: ..........13-7 (9-11) six-game homestand (1-2 vs. Houston and 3-0 vs. Chicago- be joined by Single-A Tampa hitting coach P.J. Pilittere, vs. RH starters: ............. 49-44 (53-54) AL)… after the current road trip, will have an off day on Labor who will serve in the same role for Scottsdale… the team is vs. LH starters: .............. 19-18 (32-23) Day followed by a nine-game homestand with games vs. comprised of players from the Giants, Mets, Phillies, Pirates Yankees Score First: ........40-20 (53-21) Boston (9/1-4), Kansas City (9/5-7) and Tampa Bay (9/9-11). and Yankees organizations. Opp. Score First:. 28-42 (32-56) Had their season-high-tying five-game winning streak Leading After 6: ...............55-9 (59-6) snapped on Tuesday… are 7-3 over their last 10G since 8/16. SAVINGS PLAN: Prior to allowing a game-tying solo HR Trailing After 6: ...............4-42 (13-62) to Avisail Garcia on Sunday vs. Chicago-AL, RHP David Tied After 6: ...................8-10 (13-9) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Tuesday, the Yankees lost to the Robertson had converted each of his prior 22 save Leading After 7: ...............54-5 (65-4) Tigers, 5-2… CF Jacoby Ellsbury (3-for-4) provided both of opportunities from 6/5-8/23… was one shy of the longest Trailing After 7: .............. 3-46 (10-64) the Yankees’ runs, hitting solo homers in the fifth and eighth such streak in the Majors this season (Huston Street, 23 Tied After 7: ..................10-10 (10-8) innings… DH Derek Jeter (2-for-4) and RF Carlos Beltran straight from 3/30-7/4)… is one of five pitchers in franchise Leading After 8: ...............56-2 (69-4) Trailing After 8: ............... 3-49 (4-68) (2-for-4) also recorded multi-hit games… RHP Brandon history to convert 20-or-more save opportunities in a row, Tied After 8: ...................8-10 (12-4) McCarthy started and recorded the loss, allowing 5ER joining Mariano Rivera (eight times), John Wetteland (27 Extra-Inning Games: .............7-6 (6-6) in 6.1IP (9H, 2BB, 5K)… RHP Esmil Rogers retired all five from 5/12-7/14/96), Dave Righetti (24 from 7/3-9/22/86) and One-run Games: ...........21-16 (30-16) batters he faced in relief (1.2IP, 3K). Goose Gossage (25 from 6/13–9/22/80). Two (or fewer)-run Games: 42-27 (50-30) NYY Scores 5 or more: .......36-10 (51-7) YANKEE PRIDE: RHP Hiroki Kuroda is 36-32 with a 3.49 ERA COMEBACK KIDS: The Yankees have come from behind in 14 NYY Scores 4 or more: .....51-17 (66-16) (581.0IP, 225ER) in 91 starts with the Yankees (2012-14), marking of their last 19 victories (since 7/20)… have overcome deficits NYY Scores 3 or less: ....... 17-45 (19-61) the lowest ERA as a starter among pitchers who have made at of three runs in six of their last 10 come from behind wins. NYY Scores 2 or less: ..........7-34 (6-50) least 50 starts with the club since 1990. Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 6-42 (12-47) No pitcher has produced a lower career ERA as a starter with THOSE BLANKETY-BLANKS: Yankees pitchers have tossed Opp. Scores 4 or less: ...... 62-20 (73-30) the Yankees since Ron Guidry compiled a 3.32 mark in 323 nine shutouts in 2014, one shy of their total from 2013 Opp. Scores 3 or less: ...... 52-10 (55-22) Opp. Scores 2 or less: ....... 36-4 (40-10) starts with the club from 1975-88 (min. 50GS). (10)… have tossed at least 8SHO in each of the last seven Yankees No Errors: ......... 47-33 (61-47) seasons since 2008, marking their longest such stretch since Yankees Make Error(s):. 21-29 (24-30) GRAND PLANS: CF Jacoby Ellsbury recorded his 1,000th accomplishing the feat in 17 consecutive seasons from 1971-87. NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 48-33 (62-45) career hit in Monday’s win at Kansas City, in his 841st career Come-From-Behind Wins: ........32 (41) game… is the 13th active player to accomplish the feat in as STARTING LINES: In their last 20G (since 8/4), Yankees starters Yankees hit 0HR: ...........23-26 (26-49) many or fewer games (including four current Yankees) and first are 7-5 with a 2.92 ERA (123.1IP, 40ER, 23BB, 116K, 7HR). Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 45-36 (59-28) in the Majors since Dustin Pedroia… the others are Ryan Braun, Have a 3.84 starters ERA (769.2IP, 328ER) in 2014… have had Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ..........12-16 (31-8) Hanley Ramirez, Joe Mauer, Robinson Cano, Jose Reyes, Matt a sub-4.00 starters ERA just twice in the 30 previous seasons Walk-off Wins: ........................5 (7) Holliday, Carl Crawford, Albert Pujols, Ichiro Suzuki, Derek Jeter from 1984-2013 (3.97 in 2002 and 3.85 in 1998). Walk-off Losses: ......................5 (6) and Alex Rodriguez, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Yankees starters are 10-3 with a 2.65 ERA (139.1IP, 41ER) in 23 Series Record: .......... 19-21-4 (23-24-6) Ellsbury has been successful in each of his last 11 stolen base home games since the All-Star break. Series Record, home: ... 9-13-0 (13-10-3) attempts (since 7/18)…in his last 8G (since 8/19), is batting Series Record, road: ..... 10-8-4 (10-14-3) Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:. 7 (9) / 5 (7) .484 (15-for-31) with 6R, 1 double, 3HR, 7RBI and 4SB. FOUR SCORE: The Yankees are 32-52 (.381) when scoring four-or-fewer runs, trailing only Baltimore (.418, 33-46) for the WALK ON THE MILD SIDE: Yankees pitchers have issued second-best such record in the Majors… match the Reds and no walks in three of their last six games (8/21 vs. Houston, Padres for the second-most such wins in the Majors in 2014. TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY 8/24 vs. Chicago-AL and 8/25 vs. K.C.)… have tossed 15 0BB Aug. 27, 1938: The Yankees play their games in 2014, which is the second-highest total in the AL CLOSE CALLS: At 42-27 (.609), the Yankees have the Majors’ fourth doubleheader in as many days, (Minnesota-18) and fifth-highest in the Majors… had 15 0BB best record in games decided by two-or-fewer runs. sweeping Cleveland, 8-7 and 13-0. Joe DiMaggio hits three triples in the first games in 2013 and last had more in 2008 (16). Are 21-16 (.568) in one-run games, the second-best record game, while Monte Pearson throws a in the AL and fourth-best in the Majors (Miami, 32-20, .615; no-hitter in the second. GREAT EIGHT: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, RHP Los Angeles-NL, .575, 23-17; Baltimore, .568, 25-19). TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY Brandon McCarthy produced the lowest ERA for any Aug. 28, 1977: Ron Guidry records pitcher through his first eight starts with the Yankees (1.90) HOMER HAPPY: The Yankees have hit 39HR since the All-Star his third shutout of the season in a since Jimmy Key went 3-1 with a 1.79 ERA (60.1IP, 12ER) in break, fourth-most in the Majors over the stretch. 1-0 Yankees win vs. Texas. The left- his first 8GS with the club in 1993. 19 different Yankees have hit at least 1HR in 2014, most in the hander allows two hits and faces just AL and tied for third in the Majors (SD-21, ARI-21, WAS-19). one batter over the minimum. Graig Nettles triples and scores on a Reggie PRADO OF THE YANKEES: Over his last 10 games since 8/16, Jackson single for the game’s only run.