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 (72-66) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (77-61) Standing in AL East: .............2nd, -9.5 RHP Michael Pineda (3-3, 2.09) vs. RHP James Shields (12-7, 3.38) Games Behind for Second WC ....... -4.0 Current Streak: .....................Won 2 Friday, September 5, 2014 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 P.M. ET Home Record: .............35-32 (46-35) Road Record:. 37-34 (44-37) Game #139 • Home Game #68 • TV: YES • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Day Record: ................28-19 (32-24) Night Record: ..............44-47 (53-53) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees play the first game of a O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: The Yankees will hold a special pregame Pre-All-Star .................47-47 (51-44) three-game series vs. Kansas City…is also the fourth game ceremony for Derek Jeter on Sunday… all fans are encouraged Post-All-Star ................25-19 (34-33) of a nine-game homestand (went 2-1 vs. Boston and will play to be in their seats by noon… those in attendance will receive a vs. AL East: ................. 26-29 (37-39) Tampa Bay from Tuesday-Thursday)… went 3-4 on their last limited-edition commemorative coin recognizing the occasion. vs. AL Central: .............. 18-14 (22-11) road trip from 8/25-31 (1-0 at Kansas City, 1-2 at Detroit and 1-2 vs. AL West: ................ 15-16 (17-16) As part of the day’s celebration, the Yankees will vs. National League: ..........13-7 (9-11) at Toronto)… following this homestand, will embark on a six- wear a patch depicting Jeter’s final season logo on vs. RH starters: ............. 51-46 (53-54) game road trip at Baltimore (9/12-14) and Tampa Bay (9/15-17). the left sleeve of their uniform and cap. The patch will vs. LH starters: .............. 21-20 (32-23) Have won two straight games on the heels of a three-game be worn by the team from September 7 through the Yankees Score First: ........42-21 (53-21) losing streak… are 9-5 since 8/21 and 11-7 since 8/16. end of the 2014 season. Opp. Score First:. 30-45 (32-56) Are 6G above .500, which is 1G shy of their season-high Leading After 6: ..............57-10 (59-6) watermark of 7G over (last reached at close of play on 8/29). SAVINGS PLAN: RHP David Robertson recorded his 43rd Trailing After 6: ...............6-44 (13-62) Are 25-19 (.558) since the All-Star break, tied for fourth- career save in 8/29 win at Toronto and is now 1 save shy of Tied After 6: ...................8-11 (13-9) best in the AL and tied for fifth-best in the Majors. tying Rafael Soriano (44) for eighth on the Yankees’ all-time Leading After 7: ...............57-5 (65-4) list… seventh-place Lindy McDaniel (48) is the only other Yankee Trailing After 7: .............. 4-49 (10-64) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Thursday, the Yankees overcame a 4-3 Tied After 7: ..................10-11 (10-8) that Robertson is in range of this season. deficit in the ninth, to win, 5-4, in “walk-off” fashion… prior to the Leading After 8: ...............59-2 (69-4) Elias notes that Robertson has saved games this season for Trailing After 8: ............... 4-52 (4-68) ninth, Yankees batters were held hitless for five consecutive 16 different pitchers, setting a franchise record. innings from the fourth through the eighth… Yankees pitchers Tied After 8: ...................8-11 (12-4) Has 35 saves in 2014… is the sixth player in franchise history Extra-Inning Games: .............7-6 (6-6) held Boston to 0-for-8 with RISP… Yankees relievers combined to record at least 35 saves in a single season (also Rivera-12x, One-run Games: ...........22-18 (30-16) for 4.2 scoreless IP (1H, 1BB, 4K)… LHP Chris Capuano started Righetti-2x, Soriano-1x, Wetteland-1x and Lyle-1x). Two (or fewer)-run Games: 43-30 (50-30) and received a no-decision, allowing 4ER in 4.1IP (6H, 1BB, 2K, NYY Scores 5 or more: .......40-10 (51-7) 3HR)… SS Derek Jeter (1-for-4) got the Yankees on the board JUST TOSSING IT OUT THERE: The Yankees have had 33 NYY Scores 4 or more: .....55-18 (66-16) with a two-run double in the third… was his 540th career players pitch this season (including INF Dean Anna on 4/19 at NYY Scores 3 or less: ....... 17-48 (19-61) double, tying Dave Winfield and Joe Medwick for 32nd place on Tampa Bay), setting the single-season franchise high (had 28 NYY Scores 2 or less: ..........7-36 (6-50) Baseball’s all-time list… DH Carlos Beltran (1-for-4) then singled Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 6-43 (12-47) pitchers in 2011, 2007 and 2005)… it is the second-highest home Jeter to tie the score, 3-3… 1B Mark Teixeira (2-for-4) led Opp. Scores 4 or less: ...... 66-23 (73-30) total in the Majors this season, trailing only Texas (40). off the ninth with a solo-HR to tie the game, 4-4… two batters Opp. Scores 3 or less: ...... 54-12 (55-22) later, 3B Chase Headley (1-for-4) hit a one-out, solo, “walk-off” Opp. Scores 2 or less: ....... 37-5 (40-10) HOMER HAPPY: The Yankees have 47HR since the All-Star break, Yankees No Errors: ......... 48-37 (61-47) HR, marking his second “walk-off” hit of the season (also 7/22 vs. third in the AL and sixth in the Majors over the stretch. Yankees Make Error(s):. 24-29 (24-30) Texas, single)… RHP Adam Warren recorded the win, tossing NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 51-36 (62-45) a scoreless ninth (1.0IP, 1HP)… PR Antoan Richardson (0-for- GIVING THEM ELL: In his last 15G (since 8/19), CF Jacoby Come-From-Behind Wins: ........34 (41) 0) made his Yankees debut, pinch-running for Wheeler in the Ellsbury is batting .393 (22-for-56) with 10R, 2 doubles, 2 triples, Yankees hit 0HR: ...........24-28 (26-49) seventh inning to become the 56th player used by the Yankees 4HR, 12RBI and 6SB… has at least 1RBI in eight of the 15G. Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 48-38 (59-28) this season, tying the franchise record set in 2013. Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ..........14-17 (31-8) IN CONTROL: Entering today’s game, Yankees pitchers Walk-off Wins: ........................6 (7) PERFORMING ARTS: Tonight the Men’s Glee Club of New York, own the second-highest strikeout-to-walk ratio in modern Walk-off Losses: ......................6 (6) which consists of singers of Japanese heritage, will sing the Series Record: .......... 20-23-4 (23-24-6) MLB history (since 1900), according to the Elias Sports national anthem prior to the Yankees’ 7:05 p.m. game vs. Kansas Series Record, home: ..10-13-0 (13-10-3) Bureau…have a 3.43 K/BB ratio (1,167K, 340BB), trailing only Series Record, road: .... 10-10-4 (10-14-3) City… additionally tonight, the first 18,000 guests in attendance will the 2014 Nationals’ 3.50 (1,109K, 317BB). Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:. 7 (9) / 5 (7) receive a Yankees T-shirt presented by Sato. PRADO OF THE YANKEES: Over his last 16 games since 8/16, ROLL CALL: When Antoan Richardson pinch-ran in Thursday’s INF/OF Martin Prado is batting .381 (24-for-63) with 12R, win vs. Boston, the Yankees used their 56th player this season 4HR, 11RBI and one “walk-off” hit (on 8/22 vs. Chicago-AL). (P-32, C-4, INF-11, OF-9), matching their single-season franchise high set in 2013… is the second-highest total in the Majors this STARTING LINES: In their last 28G (since 8/4), Yankees starters TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY season (Texas-63)… 31 players have made their debut with the are 10-8 with a 3.34 ERA (169.2IP, 63ER, 32BB, 152K, 18HR). Sept. 5, 2007: Bob Sheppard works his Yankees in 2014…eight of those made their MLB debuts (Anna, Have a 3.87 starters ERA (816.0IP, 351ER) in 2014… have had final game as Yankees PA announcer, a 10-2 win over Seattle. Alex Rodriguez Greene, Mitchell, Ramirez, Solarte, Tanaka, Wheeler and Whitley). a sub-4.00 starters ERA just twice in the 30 previous seasons hits 2HR in an eight-run seventh from 1984-2013 (3.97 in 2002 and 3.85 in 1998). inning, marking the first two-homer TIMELY HITTING: C Brian McCann leads the Yankees this season, inning by a Yankee since Cliff Johnson having hit 11 (of his 17) homers with men on (nine w/ 1 on and two FOUR SCORE: The Yankees are second in the Majors with a 32- on 6/30/77 at Toronto. w/ 2 on)… 1B Mark Teixeira and CF Jacoby Ellsbury are tied for 56 (.364) record when scoring four-or-fewer runs, trailing only TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY second on the team, each with 6HR with men on. Baltimore (.415, 34-48)… have the fourth-most such wins in 2014, Sept. 6, 1995: Lou Gehrig’s Major trailing only S.D.