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 (76-72) at TAMPA BAY RAYS (72-78) Standing in AL East: .............3rd, -12.5 LHP Chris Capuano (2-3, 4.90) vs. RHP Alex Colome (1-0, 2.79) Games Behind for Second WC ....... -5.0 Current Streak: .....................Lost 1 Monday, September 15, 2014 • Tropicana Field • 7:10 p.m. ET Home Record: .............38-35 (46-35) Road Record:. 38-37 (44-37) Game #149 • Road Game #76 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Day Record: ................30-21 (32-24) Night Record: ..............46-51 (53-53) Pre-All-Star .................47-47 (51-44) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees play the first game of EQUAL SANDMAN: With 2K in Sunday’s loss at Baltimore, Post-All-Star ................29-25 (34-33) a three-game series at Tampa Bay… is also the fifth game RHP Dellin Betances has 130K this season (in 86.2IP), tying vs. AL East: ................. 29-33 (37-39) of a seven-game road trip that also included four games Mariano Rivera (130K in 107.2IP in 1996) for the most single- vs. AL Central: .............. 19-16 (22-11) at Baltimore (went 1-3)… went 5-4 on their nine-game season strikeouts by a Yankees reliever… it is also tied for the vs. AL West: ................ 15-16 (17-16) homestand prior to this road trip from 9/2-11 (2-1 vs. Boston, eighth-highest single-season total in relief in AL history and vs. National League: ..........13-7 (9-11) 1-2 vs. K.C., 2-1 vs. T.B.)… will return to Yankee Stadium on 16th-highest such total in MLB history. vs. RH starters: ............. 54-52 (53-54) 9/18 for an eight-game homestand against Toronto (9/18-21) Has allowed just 42H in 86.2IP in 2014, averaging vs. LH starters: .............. 22-20 (32-23) and Baltimore (9/22-25), before finishing the regular season 4.36H/9.0IP, which is the best such ratio among pitchers Yankees Score First: ........44-23 (53-21) with three games at Boston (9/26-28). with at least 75.0 single-season IP in the history of the Opp. Score First:. 32-49 (32-56) Leading After 6: ..............60-10 (59-6) Are 4G above .500, which is 3G shy of their season-high American League and the third-best such single-season Trailing After 6: ...............7-48 (13-62) watermark of 7G over (last reached at close of play on 8/29). ratio in Major League history (Eric Gagne, 82.1IP, 37H in Tied After 6: ...................8-13 (13-9) Are 13-11 since 8/21 and 29-25 since the All-Star break. 2003 with Los Angeles-NL -- 4.04 ratio and Carlos Marmol, Leading After 7: ...............60-5 (65-4) Finish the regular season with 21 games in 20 days from 87.1IP, 40H in 2008 with Chicago-NL -- 4.12 ratio). Trailing After 7: .............. 5-53 (10-64) 9/9-28 (are 3-4 thus far). Tied After 7: ..................10-13 (10-8) IN CONTROL: Entering today’s game, Yankees pitchers Leading After 8: ...............62-2 (69-4) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Sunday night, the Yankees lost to the own the second-highest strikeout-to-walk ratio in modern Trailing After 8: ............... 5-56 (4-68) Orioles, 3-2, at Camden Yards in “walk-off” fashion…RHP Hiroki MLB history (since 1900), according to the Elias Sports Tied After 8: ...................8-13 (12-4) have a 3.41 K/BB ratio (1,244K, 365BB), trailing only Extra-Inning Games: .............7-7 (6-6) Kuroda started and received a no-decision, allowing just 1ER Bureau… One-run Games: ...........24-22 (30-16) in 7.0IP (6H, 0BB, 5K)…2B Martin Prado (2-for-4) opened the the 2014 Nationals’ 3.60 (1,190K, 331BB). Two (or fewer)-run Games: 45-35 (50-30) scoring with a solo-HR in the second…C Brian McCann (2-for-4) Yankees pitchers have 1,244K in 148G in 2014…are on pace NYY Scores 5 or more: .......43-10 (51-7) hit a solo-HR in the ninth to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead…RHP to surpass the Yankees’ single-season record (1,318K in 2012). NYY Scores 4 or more: .....58-18 (66-16) David Robertson recorded a blown save and took the loss, NYY Scores 3 or less: ....... 18-54 (19-61) allowing 2ER in 0.1IP (3H) in the ninth while pitching for the third THE BRONX BOMBERS: According to research performed NYY Scores 2 or less: ..........7-41 (6-50) straight day…RHP Dellin Betances had 2K in tossing a perfect by the Elias Sports Bureau, the Yankees have hit 14,996 Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 7-44 (12-47) eighth inning, giving him 130K this season to tie Mariano Rivera home runs in franchise history since their inception in 1903 Opp. Scores 4 or less: ...... 69-28 (73-30) (1996) for the most Ks in a single season by a Yankees reliever. Opp. Scores 3 or less: ...... 56-16 (55-22) and need 4HR to reach 15,000…some previous Yankees Opp. Scores 2 or less: ....... 39-8 (40-10) milestone home runs have been hit by Bob Muesel (No. Yankees No Errors: ......... 51-41 (61-47) FEELS LIKE HOME: C Brian McCann hit just his third and 1,000 in a 4-2 win on 9/2/25 vs. Boston off Paul Zahniser), Yankees Make Error(s):. 25-31 (24-30) fourth road homers of the season on Saturday and Sunday at Mickey Mantle (No. 5,000 in a 10-8 loss on 8/8/54 at Detroit NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 53-39 (62-45) Baltimore (compared to 16HR at Yankee Stadium)… Saturday’s off Billy Hoeft), and Claudell Washington (No. 10,000 in a 7-6 Come-From-Behind Wins: ........36 (41) HR was his first home run on the road since 5/23 at Chicago- win on 4/20/88 at Minnesota off Jeff Reardon). Yankees hit 0HR: ...........25-31 (26-49) AL, snapping a 37-game road homerless stretch…marked The Yankees are the only team in Major League history with Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 51-41 (59-28) the second-longest such stretch of his career behind a 48- more than 14,000 home runs (the Giants are second). Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ..........16-18 (31-8) Walk-off Wins: ........................7 (7) game span on the road from 8/20/11-6/4/11 w/ Atlanta. The Yankees have 54HR since the All-Star break, second in Walk-off Losses: ......................8 (6) the AL and sixth in MLB over the stretch. Series Record: .......... 21-25-4 (23-24-6) SAFE AT HOME: OF Chris Young stole home as part of a Series Record, home: ..11-14-0 (13-10-3) double steal in Saturday’s win at Baltimore…was the first WHAT A RELIEF: Over their last 12G (since 9/3), Yankees Series Record, road: .... 10-11-4 (10-14-3) steal of home by a Yankee since Carlos Beltran on 8/11, also relievers have allowed just 8ER in 42.2IP (1.69 ERA, 22H, Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:. 7 (9) / 5 (7) at Camden Yards. 16BB, 43K)… had a 28.1-inning scoreless streak snapped in Wednesday’s win vs. Tampa Bay, which marked the longest TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY FAST TRACK: LF Brett Gardner stole his 20th base of the scoreless stretch by Yankees relievers since July-August Sept. 15, 1926: Bob Muesel ties a still- season in Friday’s Game 2 loss at Baltimore, marking his 1998 (37.1IP) according to the Elias Sports Bureau. In their last 23G (since 8/22), have posted a 1.81 ERA (74.2IP, standing Major League record with fifth career season of at least 20SB (2009-11, ‘13-14)… is now three sacrifice flies in the Yankees’ 6-4 tied with Rickey Henderson (1985-89) for the fourth-most 15ER) and held opponents to a .175 BA (45-for-257, 25BB, 83K). win at Cleveland’s League Park. Don Mattingly is the most recent Yankee to 20SB seasons in franchise history, trailing Derek Jeter (eight: accomplish the feat (5/3/86 vs. Texas). 1997-98, 2000-02, ‘04, ‘06, ‘09), Hal Chase (eight: 1905-12) PRADO OF THE YANKEES: INF/OF Martin Prado hit a pinch- and Wid Conroy (six: 1903-08). hit, two-run HR in the eighth inning of Thursday’s win vs. Tampa TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY Bay, marking the Yankees’ second pinch-hit HR of the season Sept. 16, 2008: Derek Jeter singles off (also Brian McCann on 8/24 vs. Chicago-AL off Petricka)… has Chicago’s Gavin Floyd in the first inning YOUNGSTOWN, OH-MY-OH: OF Chris Young had his six- for his 1,270th career hit at Yankee game hitting streak snapped in Sunday’s loss at Baltimore hit one other PH homer in his career (on 7/20/08 w/ Atlanta vs. Stadium, surpassing Lou Gehrig for the (though he did have 2BB)… over the six-game stretch from 9/9- Washington off Odalis Perez, which was his second career HR). most all-time hits at the ballpark.