POSTGAME NOTES NEW YORK YANKEES (46-21) vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS (33-38) SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2018 R H E LOB SERIES TAMPA BAY RAYS 3 11 1 8 1 NEW YORK YANKEES 1 7 0 9 3 STARTING TIME: 2:08 p.m. TIME OF GAME: 2:45 GAME-TIME TEMPERATURE: 90 degrees PAID ATTENDANCE: 46,400 (Sellout #9) WINNING PITCHER: Chaz Roe (1-1) PITCH COUNTS (Total Pitches/Strikes): LOSING PITCHER: CC Sabathia (4-2) Yankees: CC Sabathia (102/76) SAVE: Sergio Romo (3) Rays: Wilmer Font (74/49) HOME RUNS (2018 TOTAL / INNING / RUNNERS ON BASE / OUTS / COUNT / PITCHER / SCORE AFTER HR) YANKEES RAYS Aaron Hicks (#8 / 5th / 0 on / 2 out / 1-1 / Font / TB 3 – NYY 1) None NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES • The Yankees had their three-game winning streak snapped…finished 4-2 on their six-game homestand…are still 13-4 in their last 17 games…marked their first loss to the Rays this season (5-1)…will play the completion of a suspended game and then a rescheduled nine-inning game tomorrow at Washington before returning to the Bronx on Tuesday for a three-game series vs. Seattle. • Were held to 1R, matching their fewest runs in a home game this season (third time, also 5/28 vs. Houston and 4/17 vs. Miami)…went 0-for-7 with RISP. • Dropped to 37-4 (.902) this season when allowing 4R-or-fewer, and 33-3 (.917) when allowing 3R-or-fewer. • LHP CC Sabathia (7.2IP, 10H, 3ER, 1BB, 10K, 1HP) started and took the loss…threw a season-high 7.2IP (tossed 7.0IP on 6/5 at Toronto and 4/29 at Los Angeles-AL), his longest start since tossing 8.0 scoreless innings on 6/7/17 vs. Boston…did not allow a HR for the second straight start after permitting HRs in five straight…was just his second loss in 13 starts this season. • Recorded his 38th career double-digit-strikeout game, his first since 8/17/16 vs. Toronto (12K)…is just his second 10K+ game in 107 starts since the start of 2014…his 38 games with 10K+ are seventh among active pitchers (Scherzer-74, Kershaw-59, Sale-57, Verlander-44, Kluber-43, Strasburg-39)…his previous 2018 season high was 7K on 5/4 vs. Cleveland…at 37 years, 331 days, is the oldest Yankee to record 10K in a game since Andy Pettitte (40 years, 313 days) on 4/24/13 at Tampa Bay (10K). • His 10H allowed were his most since 5/4/14 vs. Tampa Bay (10H)…snapped a streak of 99 consecutive starts without allowing 10H, which was the third- longest active streak in the Majors (Drew Pomeranz-119, Jake Odorizzi-108). • Suffered his first loss at Yankee Stadium since 8/1/17 vs. Detroit, snapping a 12-start regular season home unbeaten streak. • Took his first defeat to the Rays since 5/4/14, snapping a nine-start unbeaten streak. • With Luis Severino tossing 8.0 scoreless innings on Saturday, Yankees starting pitchers have recorded outs in the eighth inning of consecutive starts for the first time since 5/24/17 vs. Kansas City (Severino-8.0IP) and 5/26/17 vs. Oakland (Tanaka-7.1IP). • CF Aaron Hicks (2-for-5) hit a solo HR in the fifth for the Yankees’ only run of the game…recorded his first multi-hit game since 6/2 at Baltimore. • SS Didi Gregorius (2-for-3, 1 triple) also had two hits and is batting .458 (11-for-24) with 4R, 1 triple, 3HR, 4RBI and 3BB in his last 7G. • RHP Adam Warren (1.1IP, 1H, 1K) has not allowed a run in four appearances (4.2IP) since returning from the D.L. • The 72nd annual Yankees Old-Timers’ Day took place before the game…Andy Pettitte, Jason Giambi, Nick Swisher, Dion James and Manager Aaron Boone made their Old-Timers' Day debuts, with Swisher hitting a three-run HR to the second deck in right field in the Old-Timers’ game. • Drew their ninth home sellout of the season (in 37 dates)…marks their second consecutive sellout and eighth sellout in 21 home dates since the start of May. • Today’s first-pitch temperature of 90° F was the hottest for a game at Yankee Stadium this season (previously 86° F on 5/25 vs. Los Angeles-AL). TAMPA BAY RAYS NOTES • The Rays are 1-3 on their seven-game road trip…are now 5-12 in their last 17 games…snapped a nine-game road losing streak, which was their longest road losing streak since dropping 11 in a row from 6/20-7/18/16…improved to 11-20 when not hitting a home run this season…are now 24-13 when scoring first this season. • Are 1-5 vs. the Yankees this season, and have been outscored 32-13 through six games vs. the Yankees this season…are 11-24 in their last 35 games vs. the Yankees (since 8/12/16)…are 5-18 in their last 23 games at Yankee Stadium (since 8/12/16). • Rays batters had 11 hits today…are the most hits by a Rays team vs. the Yankees in the last 14 matchups (since 7/27/17 in the Bronx, 11 hits). • Rays batters registered 46K over the four-game series…is the highest team total in a four-game series this season and the most since a four-game set vs. Cleveland from 8/10-13/17 (49K). • RHP Wilmer Font (4.2IP, 4H, 1ER, 1BB, 5K, 1HR) made his third career start today…was his longest career outing (previous was 4.1IP on 4/2/18 at Arizona)…tied his career-high with 74 pitches (also 74 pitches on 4/2/18 at Arizona)…allowed a solo home run to his last batter faced and was removed with two out in the fifth…was the first home run he has allowed this season as a starter. • 3B Matt Duffy (3-for-4, 2RBI) drove in two runs with his two-out single in the second…also had a double in the ninth…had four of the team’s 7RBI during the four-game series in the Bronx…was his team-leading 23rd multi-hit game and second of the series. • SS Adeiny Hechavarria (3-for-4, 1R) returned from the DL today and tied his season high with three hits (also on 4/17 vs. Texas)…was his 10th multi-hit game of the season, his first since 5/14 at Kansas City…extended his hit streak to six games, and is batting .429 (9-for-21) with 2R, 1 double and 3RBI over the stretch…has hit .327 (32-for-98) with 10R, four doubles, 2 triples, 3HR and 13RBI in 27 career games vs. the Yankees…is hitting .388 (19-for-49) off lefties, compared to just .230 (20-for-87) off right-handed pitchers. —more— • LF Rob Refsnyder (0-for-3, 1K) is hitless in his last 18AB…was removed from the game for a pinch hitter in the ninth. • DH C.J. Cron (0-for-4, 3K) is 0 for his last 19…has struck out 15 times in his last 22PA…has five straight games of multiple strikeouts (14K total). • C Wilson Ramos (2-for-4) had a pair of singles…was his first multi-hit game since 5/30 at Oakland. • RHP Chaz Roe (2.0IP, 1H, 2K) earned his first win since 9/12/16…pitched in 51 games between wins…has not allowed a run in his last 11 appearances (11.2IP)…has allowed a hit in just three-of-11 games during the stretch…opponents are hitting .086 (3-for-35) with no extra-base hits, 4BB and 12K…was his longest appearance of the season (previous was 1.1IP, four times). UPCOMING PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time-ET TV Mon., 6/18 at Washington Resumption of suspended game from 5/15 5:05 p.m. YES RHP Sonny Gray (4-4, 4.98) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (0-1, 5.91) 30 min. following susp. game YES On the Radio: All games carried by WFAN-AM 660/101.9FM and the Yankees Radio Network; Spanish on WADO 1280-AM and YES Network in SAP .