O G I Y S • O E 161 S • B, NY 10451 P: (718) 579-4460 • E-: [email protected] • T: @YankeesPR & @LosYankeesPR W S C: 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 2016 (2015) NEW YORK YANKEES (79-76) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (86-69) Standing in AL East: . .4th, -12.5G RHP Luis Severino (3-8, 5.70) vs. LHP J.A. Happ (20-4, 3.28) Standing for 2nd Wild Card . .-5.5G Current Streak: . .Lost 4 Monday, September 26, 2016 • Rogers Centre • 7:07 p.m. ET Current Road Trip:. .2-8 Recent Homestand: . .7-3 Game #156 • Road Game #81 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Home Record: . 44-31 (45-36) Road Record:. 35-45 (42-39) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees fi nish their 2016 road schedule BIG STRIKE: On Sun. at Toronto, RHP Michael Pineda Day Record: . 25-25 (30-23) Night Record: . 54-51 (57-52) tonight at Toronto… concludes an 11-game, 12-day road became the second Yankee since 2006 to record at least Pre-All-Star . 44-44 (48-40) trip, on which they are 2-8 (0-4 at Boston, 2-1 at Tampa Bay, 200K in a season (CC Sabathia, 230K in 2011)… reached the Post-All-Star . 35-32 (39-35) 0-3 so far at Toronto)… will return to the Bronx tomorrow milestone with his strikeout of Devon Travis in the third vs. AL East: . 30-39 (38-38) for their fi nal homestand of the season, with 3G vs. Boston inning… is the fi rst Yankees right-hander to record 200K since vs. AL Central: . 21-12 (21-12) (Tue.-Thurs.) and 3G vs. Baltimore (Fri.-Sun.). 2001, when Mike Mussina (214K) and Roger Clemens (213K) vs. AL West: . 20-13 (17-16) Are 3-11 in their last 14G (since 9/11), dropping from 3.0G both did it… ranks sixth in the AL this season with 202K. vs. National League: . .8-12 (11-9) vs. RH starters: . 58-50 (60-52) back in the division to 12.5G out… matches their fewest Leads the AL with a 10.61 K/9.0IP ratio vs. LH starters: . 21-26 (27-23) wins over a 14-game stretch in the last 11 seasons, since (202K/171.1IP)… only one pitcher in Yankees history has Yankees Score First: . 44-26 (64-21) 2006 (also went 3-11 from 5/9-24/15). fi nished a season with a K/9.0IP ratio better than 10.00: Opp. Score First: . 35-49 (23-54) Are still 23-20 since 8/10 and 27-24 since 8/1… are 35-32 David Cone’s 10.25 in 1997. Leading After 6: . .56-6 (66-3) since the All-Star break. Ranks third among AL starting pitchers with a 27.5% Trailing After 6:. .13-58 (8-56) Tied After 6: . 10-12 (13-16) Trail fi rst-place Boston by 12.5G in the AL East and are strikeout rate (202K/745BF), trailing only Chris Archer Leading After 7: . .66-4 (73-2) eliminated from the division race… marks their largest (27.7%) and Justin Verlander (27.6%)… the Yankees Trailing After 7:. .4-63 (5-60) division defi cit since they were 13.0G out on 9/25/14. single-season record is 27.6% by David Cone in 1997. Tied After 7: . 9-9 (9-13) Trail Baltimore by 5.5G for the second AL Wild Card Has tallied at least 7K in 16-of-31 starts, equaling the Leading After 8: . .69-2 (81-0) spot… their elimination number is two. most such games by a Yankee in a single season since Trailing After 8:. .1-69 (3-64) Are 3G above .500… need to win at least three of their 2006 (CC Sabathia, 16 in 2011). Tied After 8: . 9-5 (3-11) Extra-Inning Games: . 4-3 (4-9) fi nal 7G to fi nish above .500 for the 24th consecutive One-run Games: . 24-12 (23-24) season… their season high-water mark was 11G over STRIKEOUT WATCH: The Yankees are tied with Houston for Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 36-29 (42-34) (76-65) at the end of play on 9/10… have been above second in the AL with 1,345K this season (Cleveland-1,349)… are NYY Scores 5 or more: . 56-11 (58-11) .500 every day since the end of play on 8/10. 25K away from tying the franchise’s single-season record of NYY Scores 4 or more: . 63-17 (71-20) Are 35-45 (.438) on the road this season, recording a sub- 1,370K, set in 2014 and matched in 2015. NYY Scores 3 or less: . 16-58 (16-55) NYY Scores 2 or less: . .8-47 (6-43) .500 road record for only the second time since 1996 Rank fourth in the Majors with an AL-high 8.87 K/9.0IP Opp. Scores 5 or more: . 18-51 (15-47) (also 39-42 in 2013)… marks their most road losses in a ratio (1,345K/1,365.1IP) this season, just under the AL Opp. Scores 4 or less: . 61-25 (72-28) season since 1992 (35-46). single-season record of 8.89, set by the 2014 Indians. Opp. Scores 3 or less: . 51-13 (61-17) Will play their remaining 7G against AL East teams… are Opp. Scores 2 or less: . 38-7 (46-8) 30-39 vs. the AL East this season, matching their most THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT GARY: C Gary Sanchez Yankees No Errors: . 50-43 (55-35) division losses since 1993 (37-39 in both 2014 and went 0-for-4 on Sunday at Toronto… has gone hitless in Yankees Make Error(s): . 29-33 (32-40) NYY Starter Goes 6: . 52-36 (58-30) 2013)… are 16-15 in their last 31 division games… are 2-9 consecutive games for the fi rst time this season. Come-From-Behind Wins: . 42 (40) in their last 11G following a seven-game winning streak. In 15G since 9/9, is batting .295/.371/.738 (18-for-61) with Yankees hit 0HR: . 18-37 (12-32) Will play their fi nal 7G against teams currently in playoff 11R, 3 doubles, 8HR, 17RBI and 7BB… is tied with Hanley Yankees hit at least 1HR: 61-39 (75-43) positions (and above .500)… are 47-52 vs. teams with Ramirez for the MLB lead in home runs in that span. Yankees hit 2+ HRs: . 34-11 (46-14) current records above .500, including 26-23 in their last Is tied with Minnesota’s Walk-off Wins: . .5 (4) 49G (since 7/17). Brian Dozier for the QUICKEST PLAYERS TO HOME Walk-off Losses: . .4 (3) RUN MILESTONES, MLB HISTORY Series Record: . 25-21-5 (27-22-3) Major League lead HR G PLAYER-TM YEAR Series Record, home: . 14-7-3 (15-10-1) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees lost their fourth since 8/10 with 19HR. 17 42 Wally Berger-BSN 1930 Series Record, road: . .11-14-2 (12-12-2) consecutive game with a 4-3 “walk-off ” loss at Toronto on Is tied for fi fth in HRs 18 45 GARY SANCHEZ-NYY 2015-16 Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.: . 4 (9) / 6 (5) 19 45 GARY SANCHEZ-NYY 2015-16 Sunday… RHP Michael Pineda (5.2IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB, 7K, among MLB rookies, 20 51 Wally Berger-BSN 1930 1HR, 1WP) started and took a no-decision… surpassed 200K second in the AL (Texas’ 21 55 Wally Berger-BSN 1930 TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY for the season with a strikeout of Devon Travis in the third Nomar Mazara-20)… is Sept. 26, 1998: David Cone earns his inning… struck out fi ve consecutive batters from the second sixth on the Yankees’ rookie home run list, second-most 20th win of the year in his fi nal start of out of the second through the fi nal out of the third… SS since 1963 (Kevin Maas-20HR in 1990). the season, tossing 7.0 shutout innings Didi Gregorius (1-for-4) hit a solo HR in the seventh to tie His 31XBH (12 doubles, 19HR) are tied for the third-most vs. Tampa Bay in a 3-1 Yankees victory. He fi nishes 20-7 with a 3.55 ERA, the game at 1-1… snapped the team’s 33-inning scoring through 49G in MLB history… 11 of his last 18H are XBH marking the second of two career 20- drought… RF Mason Williams (1-for-3, 1RBI, 1BB) hit a (3 doubles, 8HR)… has XBHs in seven of his last 10G. win seasons (also 20-3 with the Mets game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning… 2B Ronald Leads AL rookies with 3.2 WAR (FanGraphs), ahead of in 1988). Torreyes (0-for-3) hit a go-ahead sacrifi ce fl y in the ninth Michael Fulmer (2.9), Chris Devenski (2.8), and Tyler Sept. 26, 1961: Roger Maris hits his 60th inning… 1B Mark Teixeira (2-for-4, 1 double) was the only Naquin (2.1). home run of the season off Baltimore’s Jack Fisher in a 3-2 Yankees win, tying Yankee with multiple hits… RHP Tyler Clippard (0.1IP, 3H, Babe Ruth’s Major League record. 1ER, 1BB, 1K) took the loss, allowing Encarnacion’s “walk- CANADIAN BLUES: The Yankees’ current eight-game TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY off ” single in the ninth.