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 (74-69) vs. TAMPA BAY RAYS (70-76) Standing in AL East: .............3rd, -11.0 Games Behind for Second WC ....... -4.5 RHP Michael Pineda (3-4, 1.80) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (9-7, 2.83) Current Streak: .....................Won 1 Home Record: .............37-35 (46-35) Thursday, September 11, 2014 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 P.M. ET Road Record:. 37-34 (44-37) Day Record: ................29-20 (32-24) Game #144 • Home Game #73 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Night Record: ..............45-49 (53-53) Pre-All-Star .................47-47 (51-44) Post-All-Star ................27-22 (34-33) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees play the final game a three- HONORING OUR HEROES: Tonight’s national anthem will vs. AL East: ................. 27-30 (37-39) vs. AL Central: .............. 19-16 (22-11) game series vs. Tampa Bay… are 4-4 thus far on their nine- be performed by the Quantico Marine Corps Band, which vs. AL West: ................ 15-16 (17-16) game homestand (2-1 vs. Boston, 1-2 vs. Kansas City, 1-1 vs. is comprised of combat-trained active duty Marines… there vs. National League: ..........13-7 (9-11) Tampa Bay)… went 3-4 on their last road trip from 8/25-31 (1-0 will also be a joint NYPD-FDNY Color Guard and a wreath will vs. RH starters: ............. 52-49 (53-54) vs. LH starters: .............. 22-20 (32-23) at Kansas City, 1-2 at Detroit and 1-2 at Toronto)… following be placed at the Sept. 11 Monument in Monument Park. Yankees Score First: ........43-21 (53-21) this homestand, will embark on a seven-game road trip at Opp. Score First:. 31-48 (32-56) Baltimore (4G from Friday-Sunday) and Tampa Bay (9/15-17). THE BRONX BOMBERS: According to research performed Leading After 6: ..............59-10 (59-6) Trailing After 6: ...............6-47 (13-62) Are 5G above .500, which is 2G shy of their season-high by the Elias Sports Bureau, the Yankees have hit 14,990 Tied After 6: ...................8-11 (13-9) watermark of 7G over (last reached at close of play on 8/29). home runs in franchise history since their inception in 1903 Leading After 7: ...............59-5 (65-4) Are 27-22 (.551) since the All-Star break, tied for fifth-best and need 10HR to reach 15,000… some previous Yankees Trailing After 7: .............. 4-52 (10-64) in the AL and tied for eighth in the Majors. Tied After 7: ..................10-11 (10-8) milestone home runs have been hit by Bob Muesel (No. Leading After 8: ...............61-2 (69-4) 1,000 in a 4-2 win on 9/2/25 vs. Boston off Paul Zahniser), Trailing After 8: ............... 4-55 (4-68) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Wednesday, the Yankees defeated Mickey Mantle (No. 5,000 in a 10-8 loss on 8/8/54 at Detroit Tied After 8: ...................8-11 (12-4) the Rays, 8-5, after allowing four runs in the top of the first, Extra-Inning Games: .............7-6 (6-6) off Billy Hoeft), and Claudell Washington (No. 10,000 in a 7-6 One-run Games: ...........22-20 (30-16) marking their largest deficit overcome all season… LHP Chris win on 4/20/88 at Minnesota off Jeff Reardon). Two (or fewer)-run Games: 43-33 (50-30) Capuano started and allowed 4ER in 0.1IP (4H, 2BB, 1K) in the The Yankees are the only team in Major League history with NYY Scores 5 or more: .......42-10 (51-7) shortest start of his career…marked the shortest outing by more than 14,000 home runs (the Giants are second). NYY Scores 4 or more: .....57-18 (66-16) a Yankees starter since David Phelps on 5/29/13 vs. the Mets NYY Scores 3 or less: ....... 17-51 (19-61) The Yankees have 50HR since the All-Star break, third in NYY Scores 2 or less: ..........7-38 (6-50) (0.1IP, 5R/4ER)… Yankees relievers allowed just 1ER in 8.2IP (7H, the AL and seventh in the Majors over the stretch. Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 7-43 (12-47) 1BB, 1HR, 4K)… had their 28.1-inning scoreless stretch snapped Opp. Scores 4 or less: ...... 67-26 (73-30) with a ninth-inning, two-out solo-HR by Evan Longoria off RHP Opp. Scores 3 or less: ...... 55-14 (55-22) STARRING ROLE: Since 8/1, OF Ichiro Suzuki is batting .338 Opp. Scores 2 or less: ....... 38-7 (40-10) Esmil Rogers… C Brian McCann (2-for-3, 1HP) drove in the (26-for-77), the third-highest mark in the AL (min. 70AB). Yankees No Errors: ......... 49-38 (61-47) Yankees’ first three runs with a solo-HR in the first and a two- Yankees Make Error(s):. 25-31 (24-30) run single in the third… LF Chris Young (3-for-4) hit a solo-HR NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 52-37 (62-45) DOUBLE DIPPING: The Yankees will play their third in the fourth and had an RBI-double in the eighth… became Come-From-Behind Wins: ........35 (41) doubleheader of the season on Friday at Baltimore… earlier Yankees hit 0HR: ...........25-30 (26-49) the second player all time to homer for both the Yankees and this season, split a single-admission doubleheader on 5/18 Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 49-39 (59-28) Mets in the same season (also Dave Kingman in 1977 - 9HR w/ Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ..........15-17 (31-8) vs. Pittsburgh (G1, won, 4-3; G2, lost, 3-5) and swept Chicago- NYM and 4HR w/ NYY) according to the Elias Sports Bureau… 1B Walk-off Wins: ........................6 (7) NL in a split-admission doubleheader on 4/16 at Yankee Walk-off Losses: ......................6 (6) Mark Teixeira (1-for-3) tripled home the go-ahead run in the Stadium (G1: 3-0 / G2: 2-0), marking the first time an MLB team Series Record: .......... 20-24-4 (23-24-6) fifth… 3B Chase Headley (2-for-3) had an RBI-single in the fifth Series Record, home: ..10-14-0 (13-10-3) and RF Ichiro Suzuki (1-for-4) drove in the Yankees’ final run recorded shutout wins in both games of a doubleheader since Series Record, road: .... 10-10-4 (10-14-3) Minnesota won, 11-0 and 5-0, on 6/26/88 at Oakland… was the with an RBI-single in the eighth… RHP Chase Whitley relieved Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:. 7 (9) / 5 (7) first time the Yankees had done so since 5-0 and 1-0 wins on Capuano and tossed 2.2 scoreless IP (1H, 1BB, 2K)… RHP Preston Claiborne tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in the fourth 4/19/87 vs. Kansas City… went 1-0-2 in DHs in 2013. The Yankees have gone 16-1-19 in DHs since 2000, getting TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY and fifth to earn the win (2H, 0BB, 1K). swept just once – on 9/17/06 vs. Boston at Yankee Stadium. Sept. 11, 2009: Derek Jeter breaks Lou Gehrig’s all-time franchise mark of 2,721 WHAT A RELIEF: Over their last 7G (since 9/3), Yankees hits with a leadoff single off Baltimore’s Chris relievers have allowed just 1ER in 29.1IP (14H, 4BB, GIVING THEM ELL: In his last 20G (since 8/19), CF Jacoby Tillman in the third inn. at Yankee Stadium. 29K)… had a 28.1-inning scoreless streak snapped in Ellsbury is batting .342 (26-for-76) with 13R, 2 doubles, 3 triples, Gehrig had held the mark since 9/6/37. Wednesday’s win vs. Tampa Bay, which marked the longest 5HR, 14RBI and 6SB… has at least 1RBI in 10 of the 20G. Sept. 11, 1988: The Yankees defeat the scoreless stretch by Yankees relievers since July-August Tigers in 18 innings, 5-4. After neither PRADO OF THE YANKEES: Over his last 18 games since 8/16, team scores from innings 8-17, the Tigers 1998 (37.1IP) according to the Elias Sports Bureau. take a 4-3 lead in the top of the 18th, only In their last 18G (since 8/22), have posted a 1.17 ERA INF/OF Martin Prado is batting .380 (27-for-71) with 14R, to have Claudell Washington follow with (61.1IP, 8ER) and held opponents to a .175 batting 4HR, 11RBI and one “walk-off” hit (on 8/22 vs. Chicago-AL). a two-run, “walk-off” homer for the Yanks. average (37-for-212, 13BB, 69K). Sept. 11, 1949: In Game 1 of a home ROLL CALL: When Antoan Richardson pinch-ran in th doubleheader against the Washington SIX PACK: With Wednesday’s 8-5 win vs. Tampa Bay, the Yankees’ win vs. Boston, the Yankees used their 56th player Senators, the Yankees record 17 hits and draw 17 walks in a 20-5 win. The 17BB is Yankees are now 32-3 this season when scoring six-or-more this season (P-32, C-4, INF-11, OF-9), matching their single- still a franchise record. runs, including wins in their last 16 such games since 6/27.