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 (69-63) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (67-66) Standing in AL East: .............2nd, -7.0 LHP Chris Capuano (1-3, 4.37) vs. LHP Mark Buehrle (11-8, 3.41) Games Behind for Second WC ....... -3.0 Current Streak: .....................Lost 1 Friday, August 29, 2014 • Rogers Centre • 7:07 P.M. ET Home Record: .............33-31 (46-35) Road Record:. 36-32 (44-37) Game #133 • Road Game #69 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM Day Record: ................28-17 (32-24) Night Record: ..............41-46 (53-53) AT A GLANCE: Today the Yankees begin a three-game series A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN: OF Carlos Beltran has recorded Pre-All-Star .................47-47 (51-44) at Toronto… are in the midst of a seven-game road trip 988 hits in the AL to go along with his 1,329 career hits in the Post-All-Star ................22-16 (34-33) (are 2-2 thus far), that includes a win in a make-up game NL…needs only 12H to become the eighth player all time vs. AL East: ................. 23-26 (37-39) vs. AL Central: .............. 18-14 (22-11) on Monday at Kansas City and a three-game set in Detroit with at least 1,000H in each league…the others are Frank vs. AL West: ................ 15-16 (17-16) from Tuesday-Thursday (1-2)… went 4-2 on their previous Robinson-1,184AL/1,759NL; Dave Winfield-1,976/1,134; vs. National League: ..........13-7 (9-11) six-game homestand (1-2 vs. Houston and 3-0 vs. Chicago- Vladimir Guerrero–1,375/1,215; Fred McGriff-1,143/1,347; vs. RH starters: ............. 49-44 (53-54) AL)… after the current road trip, will have an off day on Labor Orlando Cabrera-1,020/1,035; Carlos Lee-1,033/1,240 and vs. LH starters: .............. 20-19 (32-23) Day followed by a nine-game homestand with games vs. Alfonso Soriano-1,018/1,077…Soriano reached the mark Yankees Score First: ........41-20 (53-21) Boston (9/1-4), Kansas City (9/5-7) and Tampa Bay (9/9-11). on 5/14 vs. NYM. Opp. Score First:. 28-43 (32-56) Have won six of their last eight games since 8/21 and Should he reach 1,000H in the AL, Beltran would also Leading After 6: ...............56-9 (59-6) eight of their last 12 since 8/16… had their season-high- join Soriano as the only players in MLB history to record Trailing After 6: ...............4-42 (13-62) tying five-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday. 1,000H, 500R, 500RBI, 100HR and 100SB in each league. Tied After 6: ...................8-11 (13-9) Are 22-16 (.579) since the All-Star break, fourth-best in Leading After 7: ...............55-5 (65-4) Trailing After 7: .............. 3-46 (10-64) the AL and sixth-best in the Majors over the stretch. IN CONTROL: Entering tonight’s game, Yankees pitchers Tied After 7: ..................10-11 (10-8) own the second-highest strikeout-to-walk ratio in modern Leading After 8: ...............57-2 (69-4) YESTERDAY’S NEWS: On Thursday, the Yankees lost the MLB history (since 1900), according to the Elias Sports Trailing After 8: ............... 3-49 (4-68) rubber game of their series at Detroit, 3-2… RHP Hiroki Bureau… have recorded 1,119K and 329BB (3.40 ratio), Tied After 8: ...................8-11 (12-4) Kuroda allowed just 2ER in 7.0IP (4H, 1BB, 4K, 1HR, 1HP) in a trailing only the 2014 Nationals (3.46 entering today). Extra-Inning Games: .............7-6 (6-6) no-decision… CF Jacoby Ellsbury (1-for-4) had an RBI-single in One-run Games: ...........21-17 (30-16) the third… DH Carlos Beltran (2-for-4) doubled in the fourth, FALL GUYS: On Tuesday, the Arizona Fall League announced Two (or fewer)-run Games: 42-28 (50-30) marking the Yankees’ only XBH of the game… also had the the following Yankees minor leaguers will play for the Scottsdale NYY Scores 5 or more: .......37-10 (51-7) Yankees’ only multi-hit game… C Brian McCann (0-for-4) drove Scorpions this fall -- RHPs Caleb Cotham, Branden Pinder and NYY Scores 4 or more: .....52-17 (66-16) in the Yankees’ other run on a fourth-inning groundout… RHP Alex Smith; INFs Greg Bird and Eric Jagielo; and OFs Tyler NYY Scores 3 or less: ....... 17-46 (19-61) NYY Scores 2 or less: ..........7-35 (6-50) Dellin Betances tossed a scoreless eighth (1.0IP, 1BB, 2K)… RHP Austin and Aaron Judge… they will be joined by Single-A Opp. Scores 5 or more:. 6-42 (12-47) Shawn Kelley took the loss, allowing a “walk-off” single with Tampa hitting coach P.J. Pilittere, who will serve in the same Opp. Scores 4 or less: ...... 63-21 (73-30) two out in the ninth (0.2IP, 2H, 1BB, 2K). role for Scottsdale… the team is comprised of players from the Opp. Scores 3 or less: ...... 52-11 (55-22) Giants, Mets, Phillies, Pirates and Yankees organizations. Opp. Scores 2 or less: ....... 36-4 (40-10) HIT PARADE: In Wednesday’s 8-4 win at Detroit, Yankees Yankees No Errors: ......... 47-34 (61-47) batters recorded nine consecutive hits to begin the third GREAT EIGHT: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, RHP Yankees Make Error(s):. 22-29 (24-30) inning (all off David Price)…according to the Elias Sports Brandon McCarthy produced the lowest ERA for any NYY Starter Goes 6: ........ 49-34 (62-45) Bureau, it was the first time an MLB team began an inning pitcher through his first eight starts with the Yankees (1.90) Come-From-Behind Wins: ........32 (41) with nine straight hits since St. Louis on 9/6/13 vs. Pittsburgh since Jimmy Key went 3-1 with a 1.79 ERA (60.1IP, 12ER) in Yankees hit 0HR: ...........24-27 (26-49) Yankees hit at least 1HR:. 45-36 (59-28) (also 9H) and the first time by an AL team since Detroit on his first 8GS with the club in 1993. Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ..........12-16 (31-8) 4/16/96 at Toronto (also 9H)… ESPN research notes that it was Walk-off Wins: ........................5 (7) 1H shy of tying the AL record and 3H shy of tying the MLB THOSE BLANKETY-BLANKS: Yankees pitchers have tossed Walk-off Losses: ......................6 (6) record… the nine total hits in the inning marked the most by nine shutouts in 2014, one shy of their total from 2013 Series Record: .......... 19-22-4 (23-24-6) the Yankees since 7/30/11 vs. Baltimore (10H in 1st inn.). (10)… have tossed at least 8SHO in each of the last seven Series Record, home: ... 9-13-0 (13-10-3) seasons since 2008, marking their longest such stretch since Series Record, road: ..... 10-9-4 (10-14-3) OFF BASE: RHP Dellin Betances has struck out 114 batters and accomplishing the feat in 17 consecutive seasons from 1971-87. Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:. 7 (9) / 5 (7) allowed just 38H in 77.0IP this season, averaging 4.44H/9.0IP and 13.32K/9.0IP… both ratios are the best in the Majors’ STARTING LINES: In their last 22G (since 8/4), Yankees starters among pitchers with at least 60.0IP. are 8-5 with a 2.88 ERA (137.1IP, 44ER, 25BB, 128K, 8HR). TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY Have a 3.81 starters ERA (783.2IP, 332ER) in 2014… have had Aug. 29, 1972: In the first game of a doubleheader vs. Texas, Bobby Murcer BAGMAN: CF Jacoby Ellsbury has been successful in each of a sub-4.00 starters ERA just twice in the 30 previous seasons goes 4-for-5 and hits for the cycle his last 13 stolen base attempts (since 7/18)… has 37SB this from 1984-2013 (3.97 in 2002 and 3.85 in 1998). during the Yankees’ 7-6, 11-inning season, which is second in the AL and fifth in the Majors trailing Yankees starters have allowed 2ER or fewer in seven of their victory. With a ninth-inning solo home Dee Gordon-58, Billy Hamilton-51, Jose Altuve-49 and Ben last eight road games since 8/13. run that ties the game at 6-6, Murcer becomes the ninth Yankee to hit for Revere-39… is one of just 20 Yankees in franchise history to the cycle. reach the total in a single season and the second since 2003 FOUR SCORE: The Yankees are second in the Majors with a 32- TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY (also Brett Gardner in 2011-49SB and 2010-47SB). 53 (.376) record when scoring four-or-fewer runs, trailing only Baltimore (.413, 33-47)… are tied for third with Cincinnati for the Aug. 30, 1992: U2 plays the second of two consecutive days of concerts at DOUBLE TROUBLE: SS Derek Jeter recorded his 539th career most such wins in 2014, trailing only Baltimore (33) and S.D. (33). Yankee Stadium. double in Wednesday’s win vs. Detroit, tying Al Simmons for 34th Are 63-21 (.750) when allowing four-or-fewer runs, fourth-best Aug.