Official Game Information Yankee Stadium • One East 161st Street • Bronx, NY 10451 Phone: (718) 579-4460 • [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 2013 (2012) NEW YORK YANKEES (3-4) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (3-4) Current Standing in AL East . T2nd, -2 .0G LHP Andy Pettitte (1-0, 1.13) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (Injured in 2012; 8-9, 4.62 in 2011) Current Streak . Won 2 Current Road Trip: . .2-2 Tuesday, April 9 • 7:05 p.m. • Progressive Field • TV / Radio: YES / WCBS Recent Homestand: . 1-2 Last Five Games: . 3-2 Game #8 / Road Game #5 Last 10 Games: . 3-4 Home Record: . 1-2 (51-30) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their first road trip of the season at Cleveland with the second game of a four-game series Road Record: . 2-2 (44-37) at Progressive Field after defeating the Indians, 11-6, in their home opener on Monday… is the fifth game of a seven game Day Record: . 2-3 (32-20) Night Record: . 1-1 (63-47) road trip which also included three games at Detroit, where the Yankees went 1-2 (lost Friday and Saturday, won Sunday)… the vs . AL East . 1-2 (41-31) Yankees will play 19 of their first 32 games at home, including their first interleague series of the season from 4/16-18 vs . Arizona . vs . AL Central . 2-2 (21-16) Went a combined 11-5 against Detroit (6-4) and Cleveland (5-1) during the 2012 regular season . vs . AL West . 0-0 (20-15) Went an AL-best 89-73 ( .549) on the road over the last two seasons (2011-12), totaling the second-best record away from vs . National League . 0-0 (13-5) home in the Majors (Philadelphia, 91-71, .562) . vs . RH starters . 3-3 (58-43) vs . LH starters . 0-1 (37-24) Yankees Score First: . 3-0 (59-27) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Monday, the Yankees spoiled Cleveland’s home opener, defeating the Indians, 11-6, in a game Opp . Score First: . 0-4 (36-40) that took 3 hours and 50 minutes… Yankees batters scored in six different innings and set a season high with 3HR… also tied Leading After 6: . .. 3-0 (73-8) a season high with 13H… RHP Hiroki Kuroda allowed 3ER (all in the first inning) in 5 .1IP and recorded his first win of the Trailing After 6: . 0-4 (13-54) season (5H, 4BB, 6K)… DH Travis Hafner (2-for-3) hit a three-run first-inning HR and had a run-scoring third-inning single, Tied After 6: . 0-0 (9-5) reaching base safely four times (also 2BB) in his first game against his former team… 2B Robinson Cano (3-for-4) became the Leading After 7: . .. 3-0 (79-5) first Yankee with a multi-homer game this season with solo shots in the fifth and sixth (11th of career and first since final Trailing After 7: . 0-4 (9-58) regular season game of last season, 10/3/12 vs . Boston)… also tied a career high with 4R scored…LF Vernon Wells (3-for-4) Tied After 7: . 0-0 (7-4) recorded his second 3H-game this season ( (also 4/3 vs . Boston) . Leading After 8: . .. 3-0 (88-5) Trailing After 8: . 0-4 (1-58) Tied After 8: . 0-0 (5-4) CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: The six Yankees batters in their first year with the club (Boesch, Francisco, Hafner, Overbay, Wells and Extra-Inning Games: . 0-0 (6-3) Youkilis) are batting a combined .306 (33-for-108) with 17R, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 5HR and 18RBI in the Yankees’ 7G this season . One-run Games: . 0-0 (22-25) Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 1-0 (41-33) SECRET TO THEIR SUCCESS: The Yankees are 3-0 when scoring first and 0-4 when the opposition scores first . NYY Scores 5 or more . 2-0 (68-19) NYY Scores 4 or more: . 3-2 (83-27) RETURN TO SENDER: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, DH Travis Hafner (with his first-inning three-run HR on Monday at NYY Scores 3 or less: . 0-2 (12-40) Cleveland) became the second player in Major League history to hit a home run in his first at-bat in his first game played against NYY Scores 2 or less . 0-1 (6-27) Opp . Scores 5 or more . 1-4 (14-46) a team for which he previously hit at least 200HR… he joins Frank Thomas, who hit 448 home runs for the White Sox and then Opp . Scores 4 or less: . 2-0 (81-19) homered in his first trip to the plate against them on 5/22/06 with Oakland at U .S . Cellular Field . Opp . Scores 3 or less: . 2-0 (66-8) Was his 100th career HR at Progressive Field, the third-highest total in the history of the stadium (Jim Thome-190, Opp . Scores 2 or less . 2-0 (46-4) Manny Ramirez-132) . Yankees No Errors: . 3-3 (66-40) Yankees Make Error(s): . 0-1 (29-27) MORE PRONK: DH Travis Hafner had 4RBI in Monday’s win at Cleveland, marking his most RBI in a game since 7/7/11 vs . NYY Starter Goes 6: . 2-0 (71-35) Opp . Starter Goes 6: . 1-1 (54-48) Toronto (w/ Cleveland)… has hit safely in each of the first seven games of the season . Yankees Outhit Opp .: . 2-0 (66-12) Opp . Outhits Yankees: . 1-4 (20-50) HANDY MEN: The Yankees have made just two errors this season and are one of just seven Major League teams with two- Hit Totals Are Even: . 0-0 (9-5) or-fewer errors this season (also Seattle-2; Arizona and Tampa Bay-1; Boston, Detroit and Kansas City-0) . Come-From-Behind Wins: . 0 (46) C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+): . 0 (9) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU: RHP David Robertson turns 28 today (DOB: 4/9/1985) . C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+): . 0 (4) C-F-B Wins (trailing by 5+): . 0 (1) GRAND CAUSE: OF Curtis Granderson will host a Jackie Robinson Tribute Program at Abraham Lincoln High Yankees hit 0HR: . 0-1 (7-24) Yankees hit at least 1HR: . .. 3-3 (88-43) School in Brooklyn on Monday (4/15) as part of his Grand Kids Foundation (GKF) series of programs… Lincoln HS Yankees hit 2+ HRs: . 2-1 (55-17) sustained significant damage from Hurricane Sandy and GKF has donated a new scoreboard and wind screens for Walk-off Wins: . 0-0 (5) the outdoor athletic fields… following a ceremony at the school, Granderson will accompany student-athletes to Walk-off Losses: . 0-0 (6) a screening of the Jackie Robinson film 42… for more information, please contact Christina Coleman at (631) 831- Series Record: . .. 0-2-0 (30-15-7) 5957 or christina@epicmarketingevents .com . Series Record, home: . 0-1-0 (17-7-2) Series Record, road: . 0-1-0 (13-8-5) JUST FOR KICKS: On Monday it was announced that Yankee Stadium will continue its tradition of hosting the best Series Openers: . 1-2 (32-20) teams in world soccer with two matches this summer… on 5/25 at 5:30 p .m ., reigning European club champions Series Finales: . 2-0 (34-18) Sweeps by Yankees . 0 (10) Chelsea FC will face current English Premier League champions Manchester City FC; and on 6/11 at 8:00 p .m ., Sweeps by Opponent . 0 (4) reigning World Cup and European champions Spain will play Ireland… tickets for both exhibition matches will go on sale to the general public as a bundle package including both games beginning on Wednesday, 4/10 at 10:00 a .m . at TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY www .yankees .com/soccer… for updates and further details, including suite opportunities, please visit www .yankees . April 9, 1996: With the snow coming down even before Joe DiMaggio’s com/soccer or follow @yankeesevents on Twitter . ceremonial first pitch, the Yankees defeat MOST SEASONS AS A YANKEE the Kansas City Royals, 7-3, in the Bronx NO MO’ THAN MO: With his appearance and save on Thursday vs . Boston, home opener . Starter Andy Pettitte On Thursday, RHP Mariano Rivera set the record allows 3R in 6 .1IP (6H, 2BB), earning the RHP Mariano Rivera officially entered the books for his 19th season with the for the most seasons played in Yankees franchise win . Newcomers Joe Girardi, replacing Yankees, the most seasons all-time in franchise history, surpassing Yogi Berra, history . He will be joined by SS Derek Jeter when he plays in his first game in 2013 . Mike Stanley, and Tino Martinez, Mickey Mantle and Derek Jeter (all 18)… see chart at right for more details . replacing Don Mattingly, get booed Now has at least one save in 18 consecutive seasons (1996-2013), Player (Years) Seasons during pregame introductions . Girardi MARIANO RIVERA .........19 (1995-2013) goes 1-for-5 batting in the second spot surpassing Lee Smith (17) and tying John Franco (18) for the longest such and rookie shortstop Derek Jeter goes streak in Major League history . DEREK JETER . 18 (1995-2012) 1-for-3 hitting ninth . Yogi Berra . 18 (1946-63) On 3/9 announced that he plans to retire following the 2013 season… has Mickey Mantle . 18 (1951-68) TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY spent his entire career (1995-2013) with the Yankees and his 609 regular- Frank Crosetti .