Official Game Information Yankee Stadium • One East 161st Street • Bronx, NY 10451 Media Relations Phone: (718) 579-4460 • [email protected] • Twitter: @yankeespr YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS NOTE 2012 (Postseason) 2012 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – GAME 4 Home Record: . 51-30 (2-3) NEW YORK YANKEES (0-3 / 95-67) at DETROIT TIGERS (3-0 / 88-74) Road Record: . 44-37 (1-2) Day Record: . 32-20 (0-1) LHP CC SABATHIA (2-0, 1.53) VS. RHP MAX SCHERZER (0-0, 0.00) Night Record: . 63-47 (3-4) ednesday ctOber p m et Omerica ark vs . AL East . 41-31 (3-2) W , O 17 • 8:07 . • tbs • c p vs . AL Central . 21-16 (0-3) vs . AL West . 20-15 (---) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees will play Game 4 of the 2012 American League Championship vs . National League . 13-5 (---) Series vs . the Detroit Tigers tonight at Yankee Stadium…marks the Yankees’ 15th ALCS YANKEES IN THE ALCS vs . RH starters . 58-43 (3-3) all-time, going 11-3 in the series, including a 7-2 mark in their last nine since 1996 – which (Home Games in Bold) vs . LH starters . 37-24 (0-2) have been a “best of seven” format…is their third ALCS in five years under Joe Girardi (also YEAR OPP W L Detail Yankees Score First: . 59-27 (2-1) 2009 and ‘10)…are 34-14 in 48 “best-of-seven” series all time . 1976** . KC . 3 . 2 . WLWLW Opp . Score First: . 36-40 (1-4) This series is a rematch of the 2011 ALDS, which the Tigers won in five games . 1977* . KC . 3 . 2 . LWLWW Leading After 6: . .. 73-8 (1-0) 1978* . KC . 3 . 1 . WLWW Trailing After 6: . 13-54 (0-4) 1980 . KC . 0 . 3 . LLL Tied After 6: . 9-5 (1-2) RETURN TO OCTOBER: The Yankees won the AL East Division title for the 13th time in Leading After 7: . .. 79-5 (1-0) the last 17 seasons…marks the team’s 51st postseason berth all time, most for any MLB 1981** . OAK . 3 . 0 . WWW Trailing After 7: . 9-58 (0-5) franchise…marks the Yankees’ 18th AL East title since divisional play began in 1969, most 1996* . BAL . 4 . 1 . WLWWW Tied After 7: . 7-4 (1-1) all time (Atlanta is second w/ 16)…clinched their 48th first-place finish, the most of any 1998* . CLE . 4 . 2 . WLLWWW Leading After 8: . .. 88-5 (1-0) professional sports franchise (includes a “first-half” title in the strike-shortened 1981 season) . 1999* . BOS . 4 . 1 . WWLWW Trailing After 8: . 1-58 (1-4) Secured their 2012 postseason berth with their win on 9/30 at Toronto and the Angels’ 2000* . SEA . 4 . 2 . LWWWLW Tied After 8: . 5-4 (1-1) loss in game two of their doubleheader at Texas that night…with their win in the final 2001** . SEA . 4 . 1 . WWLWW Extra-Inning Games: . 6-3 (1-2) regular season game vs . Boston, won the AL East . 2003** . BOS . 4 . 3 . LWWLWLW One-run Games: . 22-25 (1-3) Are making their 17th postseason appearance in the last 18 years (also 1995-2007, ’09- 2004 . BOS . 3 . 4 . WWWLLLL Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 41-33 (2-4) 12), the best such stretch in Baseball history . 2009* . LAA. 4 . 2 . WWLWLW NYY Scores 5 or more . 68-19 (1-0) Manager Joe Girardi became the fourth Yankees skipper to lead the club to four 2010 . TEX . 2 . 4 . WLLLWL NYY Scores 4 or more: . 83-27 (1-1) consecutive postseason appearances, joining Joe McCarthy, Casey Stengel and Joe Torre . NYY Scores 3 or less: . 12-40 (2-4) 2012 . DET . 0 . 3 . LLL NYY Scores 2 or less . 6-27 (0-4) Total 45 31 Opp . Scores 5 or more . 14-46 (1-0) AT THE TOP: The Yankees were in first place (either tied or alone) each of the final 114 days *-won World Series; **-lost World Series Opp . Scores 4 or less: . 81-19 (3-4) of the season dating back to the start of play on 6/12… marked their longest such stretch Opp . Scores 3 or less: . 66-9 (3-4) atop the AL East since 2004 when they held sole possession of first place for each of the Opp . Scores 2 or less . 46-4 (3-2) final 126 days… included a stretch of 84 consecutive days in first place in the division from 6/13-9/3 . Yankees No Errors: . 66-40 (2-3) Reached 95 wins in a season for the fourth straight year and 10th time in the last 12 campaigns . Yankees Make Error(s): . 29-27 (1-2) NYY Starter Goes 6: . 71-35 (3-4) GAME 3 RECAP: The Yankees lost Game 3 at Comerica Park, 2-1…were held scoreless over POP THE CLUTCH Opp . Starter Goes 6: . 54-48 (1-4) the first eight innings with 2H, before scoring their lone run on 3H in the ninth and stranding LHP CC Sabathia has made Yankees Outhit Opp .: . 66-12 (2-1) the go-ahead run on first…SS Eduardo Nunez (1-for-3) accounted for the Yankees’ run two starts in a postseason game Opp . Outhits Yankees: . 20-50 (0-4) with a solo HR to lead off the ninth…RHP Phil Hughes (3 .0IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB, 1K, 1HR) started in which his team was facing Hit Totals Are Even: . 9-5 (1-0) and exited after 3 .0 innings with a stiff back…Yankees relievers (Phelps, Rapada, Eppley, elimination - winning them both: Come-From-Behind Wins: . 46 (2) Logan, Chamberlain) combined to surrender just one unearned run in 5 .0IP . 2010 ALCS Game 5 vs . Texas (6 .0IP, C-F-B Wins (trailing by 3+): . 9 (-) 11H, 2ER) and 2012 ALDS Game C-F-B Wins (trailing by 4+): . 4 (-) C-F-B Wins (trailing by 5+): . 1 (-) THREEDOM: The Yankees were 66-9 ( .880) when holding an opponent to three runs or less 5 vs . Baltimore (9 .0IP, 4H, 1ER, Yankees hit 0HR: . 7-24 (0-3) during the regular season, the second-best such winning percentage in the Majors behind 2BB, 9K)…is the second Yankee Yankees hit at least 1HR: . .. 89-43 (3-2) Baltimore ( .895, 68-8) .…have lost four of their seven such games in the postseason . to start a postseason game on Yankees hit 2+ HRs: . 56-17 (1-1) the road looking to avoid a four- Walk-off Wins: . 5 (1) FOURTH DOWN: The Yankees lost four straight games just twice this season, their season- game sweep: also Whitey Ford in Walk-off Losses: . .. 6 (-) high losing streak (7/19-22 and 7/28-31)… became the last team in the Majors this season 1963 at Dodger Stadium (L, 7 .0IP, Series Record: . .. 30-15-7 (1-0) to post a four-game losing streak… under Joe Girardi (since 2008), the Yankees have lost four- 2H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 4K, 1HR) . Series Record, home: . 17-7-2 or-more consecutive games in the same season just 11 times… have lost three straight games Series Record, road: . 13-8-5 for the first time since 9/2-4 . Series Openers: . 32-20 (1-1) LOWEST POSTSEASON TEAM ERA, Series Finales: . 34-18 (1-0) LIFE’S A PITCH: Yankees pitchers have compiled a 2 .25 team ERA this postseason 1990-2012 Sweeps by Yankees . 10 (0) (80 .0IP, 20ER), their lowest mark since 1961 (1 .60)…the Yankees have won the World 1 . 2012 DETROIT . 1 .83 (73 .2IP, 15ER) Sweeps by Opponent . .. 4 (0) Series in each of the previous 13 seasons they recorded a ERA under 2 .50 . 2 . 1996 Atlanta . 1 .89 (143 .0, 30) Postseason, All Time 3 . 2010 Atlanta . 1 .95 (37 .0, 8) Record: . .. 223-153-1 Have held opponents to 3R or less in seven of eight games thus far in the postseason, in ALCS gms . 45-31 including five games of 2R or fewer . 4 . 2012 Atlanta . 2 .00 (9 .0, 2) in ALCS . 11-3 5 . 2001 St . Louis . .. 2 .06 (43 .2, 10) Home Record: . 114-72-1 LEADING OFF: The Yankees have employed three different leadoff hitters in the first 6 . 1990 Cincinnati . .. 2 .10 (90 .0, 21) Road Record: . 109-81 three games of this series (Jeter, Ichiro and Gardner)… according to the Elias Sports 7 . 1991 Atlanta . 2 .24 (128 .1, 32) Game 1: . 46-27 Bureau, marks the first time the Yankees used a different leadoff hitter in three consecutive 8. 2012 YANKEES. 2.25 (80.0, 20) Game 2: . 41-31-1 postseason games since the 2000 World Series Game 2-4: Chuck Knoblauch, Jose 9 . 2010 Philadelphia . 2 .26 (79 .2, 20) Game 3: . 45-28 Vizcaino and Derek Jeter . 10 . 1990 Oakland . 2 .27 (71 .1, 18) Game 4: . 38-28 Game 5: . 30-19 LUMBER SLUMBER: The Yankees have yet to lead in this series…the only other postseason series in which the Yankees never Game 6: . 17-11 held a lead in any of the games was the 1963 World Series (swept in four games vs . the Dodgers) . Game 7: . 6-8 Have hit .182 (20-for-110) in this ALCS vs . Detroit, their lowest ever average in an ALCS and their second-lowest in any Game 8 . 0-1 Facing Elimination: . 26-21 postseason series ( .171 in 1963 World Series loss vs . Los Angeles) . Going for Sweep: . 13-4 Extra-innings: . 21-15-1 THIRD DOWN: The Yankees have started a best-of-seven series 0-3 for just the fourth time (also 1922 vs .