OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION YANKEE STADIUM • ONE EAST 161ST STREET • BRONX, NY 10451 PHONE: (718) 579-4460 • E-MAIL: [email protected] • SOCIAL MEDIA: @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 2018 (2017) NEW YORK YANKEES (33-17) vs. HOUSTON ASTROS (35-20) Standing in AL East: ............2nd, -2.0 LHP CC Sabathia (2-1, 3.55) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (7-0, 2.04) Current Streak: ....................Lost 1 Current Homestand: ................ 2-2 Tuesday, May 29, 2018 • Yankee Stadium • 7:05 p.m. ET Recent Road Trip: ................... 3-3 Home Record: ..............20-9 (51-30) Game #52 • Home Game #30 • TV: WPIX/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Road Record: ...............13-8 (40-41) Day Record: ................14-4 (34-27) AT A GLANCE: Tonight the Yankees will continue their three- SINGLES PARTY: Yankees batters have combined for just Night Record: .............19-13 (57-44) Pre-All-Star ................33-17 (45-41) game series vs. Houston (through Wed.)… are 2-2 on their one extra-base hit (Bird solo HR) over their last two games Post-All-Star ..................0-0 (46-30) six-game homestand, winning their three-game weekend (12H total)…over their prior 12 games (5/11-26), had vs. AL East: .................11-9 (44-32) series vs. Los Angeles-AL and dropping the first game of their averaged 4.4 XBH/game (19 doubles, 2 triples, 32HR). vs. AL Central: ..............10-1 (18-15) current series… following this homestand, will begin an 11- Have homered in eight of their last nine games (26HR total) vs. AL West: ................11-6 (14-19) game, four-city road trip, which will include 4G in Baltimore and in 40 of their 51 games this season, tied with Toronto vs. National League: ...........1-1 (15-5) vs. RH starters: .............20-13 (67-48) from Thurs.-Sun., a DH in Detroit on 6/4 (makeups from ppd. for second-most in the Majors this season (Texas-41). vs. LH starters: ..............13-4 (24-23) games on 4/14 and 4/15), 2G in Toronto from 6/5-6, an off day Their 84HR this season are the most in franchise history Yankees Score First: ........26-4 (55-18) on 6/7 and a 3G Subway Series at the Mets from 6/8-10. through their first 51G of a season (prev.: 82HR in Opp. Score First: ............7-13 (36-53) At 33-17 (.660), have the second-best win. pct. in the Majors. 2002)… are tied for sixth-most by an MLB team through Leading After 6: ............27-3 (75-10) Trailing After 6: .............1-14 (10-52) Are 2.0G behind Boston in the AL East… enter the day 51G all time and the most since the 2010 Blue Jays (85HR). Tied After 6: ....................5-0 (6-9) in second place for the sixth straight day after having at Yankees batters lead the Majors in runs (288), runs per Leading After 7: ..............26-1 (78-5) least a share of first place for the previous 15 days. game (5.65), HR (84), HR per game (1.65), SLG (.464), OPS Trailing After 7: ...............4-13 (8-59) Trailed Boston by a season-high 7.5G at the start of play (.801) and walks (211), and rank second in OBP (.338), Tied After 7: ....................3-3 (5-7) Leading After 8: ..............27-0 (82-4) on 4/21 (Boston was 17-2, the Yankees were 9-9; since XBHs (190) and total bases (807). Trailing After 8: ...............4-15 (5-65) then, Boston is 20-15, the Yankees are 24-8). Are on pace to hit 267HR… the MLB single-season HR Tied After 8: ....................2-2 (4-2) Are 16G over .500, two games shy of their season high (18G record was set by the 1997 Mariners (264). Extra-Inning Games: ...........2-2 (5-6) over at the close of play on 5/21). One-run Games: .............9-3 (18-26) Two (or fewer)-run Games: ..12-6 (29-35) Have won nine of their last 10 completed series since 4/19. BIRD WATCHING: On Monday vs. Houston, 1B Greg Bird hit NYY Scores 5 or more: ......23-4 (68-19) Have not lost more than two consecutive games this his first HR since 9/28/17 vs. Tampa Bay…has homered in five NYY Scores 4 or more: ......29-8 (76-28) season… their last losing streak of at least three games of his last 11 regular season games since 9/23/17 and seven of NYY Scores 3 or fewer: .......4-9 (15-43) was from 8/28-8/30(G2)/17. his last 17 regular season games dating to 9/15/17. NYY Scores 2 or fewer: ........2-6 (4-33) Opp. Scores 5 or more: .....7-16 (15-47) At 33-17, join the 1998 (37-13), 1994 (33-17) and the 1988 Of his 21 career HRs, 14 have been hit at Yankee Stadium. Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: .....26-1 (76-24) Yankees (33-17) as the only Yankees clubs to start 33-17 or Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: .....23-1 (63-12) better through 50 results over the last 60 seasons (since ALL RISE: RF Aaron Judge is batting .337 (34-for-101) with Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: .......17-1 (45-6) 1959)… with a win tonight, would join the 1998 team (38- 26R, 6 doubles, 11HR and 32RBI in 29 games at Yankee Yankees No Errors: .........20-7 (52-35) Yankees Make Error(s): ....13-10 (39-36) 13) and 1988 team (34-17) as the only Yankees teams in that Stadium this season… leads the Majors in home RBI and OBP NYY Starter Goes 6: ........23-2 (62-23) 60-year span to start 34-17 or better through 51 results. (.496) and is tied for most homers (also J.D. Martinez). Comeback Wins: .................11 (41) Are in the midst of playing 65 consecutive games in the Has 42BB this season… is the fifth Yankee in the last 58 Yankees hit 0HR: ..............6-5 (8-27) Eastern Time Zone from 5/25-8/5 (does not include 6/18 seasons (since 1961) to record at least 42BB in the team's Yankees hit at least 1HR: . 27-12 (83-44) resumption of 5/15 game)… are 2-2 so far. first 51G of a season: Giambi (45BB in 2006), O'Neill (45BB in Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ........16-6 (51-16) Walk-off Wins-Losses: ..........4-0 (5-6) Are 11-9 vs. the AL East and 22-8 vs. all other 1996), Maas (43BB in 1991) and Randolph (43BB in 1986). Series Record: ..........11-3-2 (28-20-5) divisions… are in a stretch of nine straight games against Has appeared in all 51 of the Yankees' games this Series Record, home: ......7-1-1 (19-8-0) AL West opponents (3-4 so far). season…is one of three players in the AL East to appear Series Record, road: .......4-2-1 (9-12-5) Are 23-2 when their starters toss at least 6.0 innings. in all of his team's games this season (also Baltimore's Sweeps by NYY / by Opp.: ...5 (10) / 0 (2) Run Differential .................... +69 Manny Machado-54G and Toronto's Kevin Pillar-54G). Runs Scored (per gm.) .........288 (5.65) YESTERDAY'S NEWS: The Yankees dropped their series opener Runs Allowed (per gm.) ...... 219 (4.29) vs. Houston, 5-1, on Monday…matched their season low with GARDY PARTY: LF Brett Gardner is hitting .313 (21-for-67) 1R (fourth time, two against Houston)…Yankees batters did with 11R, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR, 8RBI, 11BB and 3SB in his TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY not record a walk for the second time this season (also 5/1 at last 18G (since 5/4)…hit .100 (5-for-50) with 7R, 0XBH, 3RBI, Houston, also started by Justin Verlander)…were held hitless 8BB and 1SB in his previous 14 games (4/17-5/3)… since 5/4, May 29, 1995: Derek Jeter makes his Major League debut at Seattle, starting with runners in scoring position (0-for-4) for the third straight has raised his season BA 46 points (.194 to .240). at short and batting ninth. He goes 0 game (0-for-3 on Saturday, 0-for-8 on Sunday)…RHP Domingo for 5 with a strikeout as the Yankees GAME OF THRONES: The Yankees are 40-26 (.606) against fall, 8-7 in 11 innings. Germán (5.2IP, 5H, 4R/3ER, 2BB, 7K, 1HR) started and recorded the loss, throwing a career-high 104 pitches…became the reigning AL champions since 2010, when they were the May 29, 1947: Yogi Berra hits the only inside-the-park home run of his career. sixth pitcher this season to strike out Jose Altuve twice in a defending AL (and World Series) champions themselves… are He hits it off future Hall of Famer Early game… 1B Greg Bird (2-for-4) drove in the Yankees' only run 3-2 vs. Houston in 2018, went 2-5 vs. Cleveland in 2017, 5-2 Wynn in a 5-2 win over the Senators in with a seventh-inning solo HR, his first homer since 9/28/17 vs. Kansas City in 2016, 4-2 vs. Kansas City in 2015, 12-7 vs. Washington. vs. Tampa Bay…SS Didi Gregorius (2-for-4, 1SB) had his first Boston in 2014, 3-3 vs.