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 (54-50) at TEXAS RANGERS (41-64) Standing in AL East: ..............3rd, -4.0 RHP David Phelps (5-4, 3.77) vs. RHP Yu Darvish (9-6, 2.92) Current Streak: .....................Lost 2 Home Record: .............25-26 (46-35) Road Record:. 29-24 (44-37) Monday, July 28, 2014 • Globe Life Park • 8:05 P.M. ET Day Record: ................21-14 (32-24) Game #105 • Road Game #54 • TV: YES • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Night Record: ..............33-36 (53-53) Pre-All-Star .................47-47 (51-44) Post-All-Star ...................7-3 (34-33) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees play the first game of a SAFETY FIRST: C Brian McCann has reached base safely vs. AL East: ................. 19-22 (37-39) three-game series at Texas… is the first game of a six-game (by H, BB or HP) in 19 of his last 20 games (since 7/2), batting vs. AL Central: ................ 9-9 (22-11) road trip that also includes an off day on Thursday and three .316 (25-for-79) with 8R, 4 doubles, 2HR and 9RBI over the vs. AL West: ................ 13-12 (17-16) games at Boston from Friday-Sunday… completed a 10-game stretch…reached base safely in 15 straight games from 7/2- vs. National League: ..........13-7 (9-11) 22, matching the third-longest such stretch in his career vs. RH starters: ............. 39-34 (53-54) homestand on Sunday with a 7-3 record (3-0 vs. Cincinnati, vs. LH starters: .............. 15-16 (32-23) 3-1 vs. Texas and 1-2 vs. Toronto)… after the current road trip, (15G from 5/24-6/13/11; 19G from 7/11-8/3/08; and 26G Yankees Score First: ........34-15 (53-21) will return home for a seven-game homestand vs. Detroit from 6/18-7/26/06). Opp. Score First:. 20-35 (32-56) (8/4-7) and Cleveland (8/8-10). Leading After 6: ...............43-6 (59-6) Are 7-3 (.700) since the All-Star break, tied with Miami and SOMETHING TO KICK AROUND: On Wednesday at 7:00 Trailing After 6: ...............4-34 (13-62) Toronto (both also 7-3) for the second-best such record in p.m. at Yankee Stadium, the 2013-14 English Premier League Tied After 6: ....................6-9 (13-9) champions Manchester City will face 18-time league champion Leading After 7: ...............42-4 (65-4) the Majors behind Tampa Bay (7-1, .875). Trailing After 7: .............. 3-37 (10-64) Are 13-8 (.619) since 7/3, which is the sixth-best mark in the Liverpool… tickets may be purchased at http://newyork. Tied After 7: ....................8-8 (10-8) Majors over the span, and fifth-best in the AL. yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ballpark/stadium_events.jsp. Leading After 8: ...............44-2 (69-4) The Yankees have come from behind in each of their last five Trailing After 8: ............... 3-39 (4-68) wins (7/20 vs. CIN, 7/22-24 vs. TEX, and 7/25 vs. TOR). USE IT OR LOSE IT: On Saturday vs. Toronto, LHP Chris Tied After 8: ....................6-8 (12-4) Capuano became the 47th different Yankee to appear in a Extra-Inning Games: .............6-5 (6-6) This season the Yankees have started a rookie pitcher 48 times game this season (P-27, C-4, INF-10, OF-6)… 22 of those One-run Games: ...........15-13 (30-16) ,marking the highest such total in the Majors… the Yankees Two (or fewer)-run Games: .....33-22 (50-30) are 29-19 in games started by rookie pitchers in 2014. players made their debut with the team… seven of those NYY Scores 5 or more: .......28-10 (51-7) players made their MLB debuts (Anna, Greene, Ramirez, NYY Scores 4 or more: .....41-17 (66-16) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Sunday, the Yankees lost to Solarte, Tanaka, Wheeler and Whitley). NYY Scores 3 or less: ....... 13-34 (19-61) Toronto, 5-4… Yankees batters were outhit, 12-7… RHP NYY Scores 2 or less: ..........5-27 (6-50) DAY OWLS: The Yankees are 21-14 (.600) in day games in 2014, Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 3-36 (12-47) Shane Greene started and allowed 3ER in 5.1IP (8H, 2BB, 2K, tied for fourth in the Majors… are 33-36 (.478) in night games in Opp. Scores 4 or less: ...... 51-14 (73-30) 1HR) in a no-decision… 3B Chase Headley (1-for-4) and C Opp. Scores 3 or less: ....... 43-8 (55-22) Francisco Cervelli (1-for-4) hit back-to-back solo-HRs in the 2014… over the last four seasons, are an MLB-best 130-70 (.650) Opp. Scores 2 or less: ....... 29-4 (40-10) in the day… the Majors’ second-best such record over the stretch fifth… 1B Brian McCann (1-for-4) had an RBI-single in the Yankees No Errors: ......... 36-25 (61-47) is Cincinnati’s (124-91, .577). Yankees Make Error(s):. 18-25 (24-30) sixth… DH Carlos Beltran (1-for-3) had an RBI-single in the eighth, which tied the game, 4-4… RHP David Robertson NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 39-24 (62-45) CLOSE CALLS: In 2014, the Yankees (33-22, .600) are tied with Come-From-Behind Wins: ........23 (41) took the loss, allowing 1ER in the ninth (1.0IP, 2H). Yankees hit 0HR: ...........20-23 (26-49) Pittsburgh (36-24, .600) for the Majors’ best mark in games decided by 2R-or-fewer…nine of their 10 games since the All- Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 34-27 (59-28) TURN STYLES: Eleven pitchers have started at least one game Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ...........9-11 (31-8) Star break have been decided by no more than two runs (6-3). Walk-off Wins: ........................3 (7) for the Yankees this season, the club’s highest single-season total Walk-off Losses: ......................5 (6) since 2008 (13)…had not used more than nine starting pitchers KILLER B: RHP Dellin Betances has 93K this season, most Series Record: .......... 14-17-4 (23-24-6) in any of their last five seasons (2009-13)…only Colorado (13) among all Major League relievers… next closest is Atlanta’s Series Record, home: ... 7-11-0 (13-10-3) and Texas (13) have used more starting pitchers in 2014. Series Record, road: ...... 7-6-4 (10-14-3) Craig Kimbrel (71K)… owns a 13.29K/9.0IP ratio in 2014 Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:. 5 (9) / 4 (7) (63.0IP)… the Yankees’ top three single-season strikeout HILL OF BEANS: SS Derek Jeter has 3,417 career hits and needs totals in relief appearances only are Mariano Rivera in 1996 2H to tie Carl Yastrzemski (3,419) for seventh place on MLB’s all- (130K in 107.2IP), Goose Gossage in 1978 (122K in 134.1IP) time hits list and third place on the all-time AL list. and Joe Page in 1947 (114K in 134.0IP). LEADING MEN: With Sunday’s loss vs. Toronto, the Yankees had PEN NOTES: This season, the Yankees bullpen leads the TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY their streak of holding a lead in 21 consecutive games snapped Majors with 378K and 10.49K/9.0IP (in 324.1IP). July 28, 1940: RF Charlie “King Kong” (7/2-26), going 13-8 over the stretch… was the Yankees’ Keller hits three home runs in a longest such stretch since a 22-game span with a lead in CLOSING TIME: RHP David Robertson has a 15.20K/9.0IP 10-9 Yankees victory in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Comiskey Park. each game from 6/23-7/18/02, according to the Elias Sports (67K, 39.2IP) ratio this season, the third-best mark in the Bureau… Elias also notes that two other teams have had Majors among pitchers with at least 30.0IP (Chapman-18.10, TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY streaks as long this season (Los Angeles-AL and Colorado, Kimbrel-15.34). July 29, 1951: Before a Yankee 23G each, both ended on 5/3). Stadium crowd of 70,972, the Yankees sweep the White Sox, 8-3 and 2-0. Joe STRIKEOUT MACHINE: Yankees pitchers have 884K this DiMaggio hits 2HR off Lou Kretlow in PITCH MEN: Yankees pitchers had a stretch of allowing season, their most in franchise history through the team’s the opener, and Bob Kuzava (9.0IP, 5H, four-or-fewer runs in 11 consecutive games (7/11-25), first 104 games of a season… are on pace to surpass the 0R, 4BB, 9K) outduels Saul Rogovin to snapped with Saturday’s 6-4 loss vs. Toronto… tallied an 8-3 franchise record of 1,318K in 2012. win Game 2. record with a 2.08 ERA (95.1IP, 22ER) over the stretch… was Overall, the Yankees’ 884K are fifth in MLB, trailing Tampa their longest such stretch since 6/8-19/12 (11G). Bay (925), Cleveland (911), L.A.-NL (889) and L.A.-AL (885). STARTING LINES: Over the team’s last 15G since 7/9, Yankees OUT OF THE BLOCKS: The Yankees are 20-7 in 2014 when starters have posted a 2.62 ERA (89.1P, 26ER, 21BB, 74K), having leading after the first inning… are 34-43 in all other games… after MILESTONE WATCH allowed more than 2ER just four times.