OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION YANKEE STADIUM • ONE EAST 161ST STREET • BRONX, NY 10451 PHONE: (718) 579-4460 • E-MAIL: [email protected] • SOCIAL MEDIA: @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 2020 (2019) NEW YORK YANKEES (29-21) vs. BOSTON RED SOX (19-32) Standing in AL East: ............2nd, -3.5 LHP Jordan Montgomery (2-2, 4.76) vs. LHP Martín Pérez (3-4, 4.33) Last Streak: .......................Won 8 Current Road Trip ................... 0-0 Friday, September 18, 2020 • Fenway Park • 7:30 p.m. ET Recent Homestand ................. 7-0 Home Record: ..............21-7 (57-24) Game #51 • Road Game #23 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: ...............8-14 (46-35) Day Record: ..................7-5 (43-21) AT A GLANCE: Today the Yankees begin their final road trip DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Yankees have scored double-digit Night Record: .............22-16 (60-38) of the regular season with the first game of a three-game runs in each of their last three games, tied for their third- vs. AL East: ................20-13 (54-22) vs. NL East: ....................9-8 (12-8) set at Boston…will also travel to Buffalo to face the Blue longest streak in franchise history…trails only their five-game vs. RH starters: .............24-15 (70-41) Jays for a four-game series (Mon.-Thurs.) before returning streak from 6/12-17/1930 and a four-game stretch from 5/22- vs. LH starters: ................5-6 (33-18) home for their last homestand (3G vs. Miami from 9/25- 24/1930…marks the first time the Yankees have scored at Yankees Score First: ........21-7 (74-25) 27)…just swept their recent seven-game homestand (4-0 least 10R in three straight games since 5/19-21/19…have Opp. Score First: ............8-14 (29-34) vs. Baltimore and 3-0 vs. Toronto). scored at least 10R in four of their last six games. Leading After 6: ..............20-2 (87-7) Are in second place in the AL East and trail first-place Tampa Scored 43R in their three-game set vs. Toronto, the Trailing After 6: ...............2-16 (8-46) Bay by 3.5G (are 2.5G ahead of third-place Toronto). Yankees' second-most runs in a three-game series since Tied After 6: ....................6-3 (8-6) Leading After 7: ..............21-1 (90-2) Have won a season-high eight straight games, their 1913 (45R at Cleveland from 6/14-17/30). Trailing After 7: ...............1-17 (8-47) longest winning streak since winning nine straight from Tied After 7: ....................6-3 (5-9) 7/31-8/8/19…during their current winning streak, have HIGH VOITAGE: 1B Luke Voit has a Major League-leading Leading After 8: ..............22-1 (90-1) outscored opponents, 71-20. 20HR this season…is seeking to become the eighth Yankee Trailing After 8: ...............1-12 (5-52) Are currently in a stretch of playing their final 33 games (would be the 18th time/17th season) to lead the Majors in Tied After 8: ....................3-1 (7-5) in the span of 31 days (8/28-9/27). home runs (outright or tied): Alex Rodriguez (2007), Roger Extra-Inning Games: ...........4-1 (7-4) The Yankees' magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 4… Maris (1961), Mickey Mantle (1956), Joe DiMaggio (1937), One-run Games: .............5-6 (18-19) Two (or fewer)-run Games: 11-11 (36-30) the earliest they could clinch a playoff spot is on Saturday. Lou Gehrig (tied for the lead in 1931 and led in 1934, '36), NYY Scores 5 or more: ......22-4 (84-13) Babe Ruth (led in 1920-21, '24, '26-29; tied for the lead in NYY Scores 4 or more: ......24-6 (97-25) YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Yankees completed a three-game 1923 and '31) and Wally Pipp (tied for the lead in 1916). NYY Scores 3 or fewer: .......5-15 (6-34) sweep of the Blue Jays with a 10-7 win on Thursday…RHP Ranks second in the Majors (first in the AL) in SLG (.659)… NYY Scores 2 or fewer: ........2-9 (1-25) Masahiro Tanaka (7.0IP, 7H, 3ER, 0BB, 5K, 2HR) started and is tied for second in the Majors (second in the AL) in Opp. Scores 5 or more: .....8-15 (30-42) earned his third win of the season…Yankees batters hit 6HR, RBI (46)…his 3.76 AB/RBI rate is the second-best in the Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: .....21-6 (73-17) Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: .....20-3 (58-10) including a franchise-record and Major League-record-tying Majors (first in the AL)…is tied for fourth in the AL in runs Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: .......14-3 (38-6) 5HR in the fourth inning…LF Brett Gardner (2-for-3, 1R, 1HR, (37) and ranks fifth in the AL in OPS (1.001). Yankees No Errors: ........17-10 (57-30) 2RBI, 1BB), 2B DJ LeMahieu (1-for-3, 2R, 1HR, 1RBI, 2BB) and 1B Has homered in three straight games for the fourth time Yankees Make Error(s): ....12-11 (46-29) Luke Voit (2-for-5, 2R, 1 double, 1HR, 1RBI) hit back-to-back-to- of his career (also 5G from 8/17-26/20; 4G from 9/27/18- NYY Starter Goes 6: ........12-4 (46-15) back home runs in the fourth, the first Yankees to do so since 3/28/19 and 3G from 9/2-4/18). Comeback Wins: .................12 (43) Matt Holliday, Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius on 6/3/17 at Has 6HR in his last six games and 7HR in his last 10…has Yankees hit 0HR: ..............1-9 (8-15) Toronto (eighth inning)…with DH Giancarlo Stanton (4-for- 16RBI in his last six games. Yankees hit at least 1HR: ..28-12 (95-44) Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ........20-5 (71-14) 5, 1R, 1 double, 1HR, 2RBI) and SS Gleyber Torres (1-for-5, 1R, Is only the third Yankee (fifth time) to record at least 20HR Walk-off Wins-Losses: ..........3-3 (6-5) 1HR, 1RBI) also hitting back-to-back home runs in the fourth through the Yankees' first 50 games of a season, joining Series Record: ........... 9-8-0 (33-12-7) inning, it marked the 12th game in Yankees history that they hit Babe Ruth (1926, ‘28, '30) and Mickey Mantle (1956). Series Record, home:. .7-2-0 (20-3-3) back-to-back home runs twice in one game and the first time In 28 career games vs. the Red Sox, has hit .362/.417/.714 Series Record, road: .......2-6-0 (13-9-4) they've done it in the same inning (credit: YES Network)…C (38-for-105) with 26R, 10 doubles, 9HR, 18RBI and 10BB… Sweeps by NYY / by Opp.:. 7 (12) / 3 (4) Gary Sánchez (2-for-4, 2R, 1 double, 1HR, 2RBI) hit a solo HR marks his highest BA against any opponent (min. 10G). Run Differential .................... +54 in the seventh inning…RHP Adam Ottavino (1.0IP, 1H, 2K) Runs Scored (per gm.) .........266 (5.32) Runs Allowed (per gm.) ...... 212 (4.24) tossed a scoreless eighth inning…LHP Aroldis Chapman LeMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu is hitting .373/.426/.641 (57- recorded his third save of the season (0.2IP, 1H, 2K). for-153) with 37R, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 10HR, 23RBI, 14BB, 2SB and 1HP in 40G this season…leads the Majors in batting TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have hit 19HR in average (next: Chicago-AL's Tim Anderson - .365)…is Sept. 18, 1956: At Comiskey Park, their last three games, setting a Major League record for seeking his second career batting title (2016) and to become Mickey Mantle hits his 50th home run of most home runs in a three-game span (previous: 16HR by the Yankees' first batting champion since Bernie Williams the season in the 11th inning to give the Yankees a 3-2 win over the White Sox. the 2019 Yankees, 2019 Nationals, 1977 Red Sox). (.339) in 1998…a full list of Yankees batting champions is on Have hit 88HR this season, their highest total through media guide page 330. TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY the first 50 games of a season in franchise history… Leads the AL in OBP (.426) and OPS (1.067), ranks third in Sept. 19, 2012: The Yankees sweep prior to this season, the earliest the Yankees hit their 88th SLG (.641) and tied for fourth in runs scored (37). a doubleheader vs. Toronto as Ichiro Suzuki combines to go 7-for-8, including HR was in their 54th game in 2018. Of his last 14H (since 9/9), 11 have gone for extra bases (5 4-for-4 with 4SB in the nightcap. He Their 88HR are the eighth-most HR by a team through doubles, 6HR). becomes the fourth player since 1900 the first 50 games in Major League history. Has homered in three straight games for the first time in with at least 7H and 4SB in one day. Hit 5HR in the fourth inning on Thursday, setting a his career…has 4HR over his last 3G and 6HR in his last 8G. Sept. 19, 2011: In a 6-4 Yankees win over franchise record and tying a Major League record… During his season-high 10-game hitting streak, is batting the Twins, Mariano Rivera tosses a perfect were just the seventh team in Major League history .400 (16-for-40) with 16R, 5 doubles, 6HR, 11RBI and 8BB.