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 2017 (2016) NEW YORK YANKEES (70-60) vs. CLEVELAND INDIANS (74-56) Standing in AL East: ..........2nd, -4.0G Current Streak: ....................Lost 1 Wed., Aug. 30, 2017 • Yankee Stadium • Single-Admission Doubleheader • 1:05 p.m. Current Homestand: .................2-2 Recent Road Trip: ....................5-3 Game 1: LHP Jaime García (1-1, 5.47 in AL) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (13-8, 4.59) Home Record: ............. 37-24 (48-33) Road Record: .............. 33-36 (36-45) Game #131 • Home Game #62 • TV: YES/MLBN • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Day Record: ............... 22-22 (26-27) Night Record: ............. 48-38 (58-51) Game 2: LHP Jordan Montgomery (7-6, 4.00) vs. LHP Ryan Merritt (1-0, 1.76) Pre-All-Star ................ 45-41 (44-44) Game #132 • Home Game #63 • TV: YES • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish) Post-All-Star ............... 25-19 (40-34) vs. AL East: ................ 29-24 (35-41) vs. AL Central: ............. 14-13 (21-12) AT A GLANCE: The Yankees are 2-2 on their season-long LET'S PLAY TWO: Today marks the Yankees' third vs. AL West: ............... 12-18 (20-13) 10-game homestand… lost the first of 3G vs. Cleveland doubleheader this season… split the first two, winning Game vs. National League: ..........15-5 (8-12) vs. RH starters: ............. 51-41 (59-52) on Monday and took 2-of-3 from Seattle over the One each time: 5/14 vs. Houston (W 11-6, L 7-10) and 7/16 at vs. LH starters: ............. 19-19 (25-26) weekend… wrap up the homestand with 4G vs. Boston Boston (W 3-0, L 0-3)… did not play a doubleheader in 2016. Yankees Score First: ....... 43-14 (47-26) from Thurs.-Sun.… marks the first time the Yankees will Have gone 1-3-3 over their last seven doubleheaders Opp. Score First: ........... 27-46 (37-52) play a team from each of the three AL divisions on the same since 2014, but are 6-3-11 in twin bills since the start of Leading After 6: ..............55-9 (58-6) Trailing After 6: ..............9-43 (15-60) homestand since 6/7-16/11 (Boston, Cleveland and Texas). 2009… have not swept any of their last six doubleheaders, Tied After 6: ..................6-8 (11-12) Are 9-5 in their last 14G, tied for the second-best record their longest such streak since the start of 1980… their Leading After 7: ..............58-4 (68-4) in the AL since 8/14 (Cleveland, 11-4; Baltimore, 9-5)… are last sweep was on 4/16/14 vs. Chicago-NL. Trailing After 7: ...............7-51 (5-65) Tied After 7: ...................5-5 (11-9) 13-13 in August… are 22-15 (.595) since 7/20… are 25-19 Today is just their second doubleheader against the Leading After 8: ..............62-3 (72-2) (.568) since the All-Star break, tied for the third-best in the Indians in the last 19 seasons (since 1999)… split a twinbill Trailing After 8: ...............5-55 (3-71) AL behind Cleveland (27-16, .628) and Boston (25-18, .581). at Cleveland on 5/13/13… is their 14th doubleheader Tied After 8: .....................3-2 (9-5) At 70-60 (.538), are second in the AL East, 4.0G behind with the Tribe since 1980, going 7-1-5 in the previous Extra-Inning Games: ............5-6 (4-3) One-run Games: .......... 15-22 (24-12) Boston… hold the first AL Wild Card position, 2.5G ahead 13… have played five in the Bronx over that same span Two (or fewer)-run Games: . 25-30 (39-29) of Minnesota (68-63) and 3.5G ahead of Los Angeles-AL (none at the current Yankee Stadium), going 3-1-1. NYY Scores 5 or more: ..... 52-15 (61-11) (68-65). Since the start of 2014, the Yankees have played seven NYY Scores 4 or more: ..... 59-22 (68-17) Starting today, will play 9G in eight days (8/30-9/6) and doubleheaders… over that same span, LF Brett Gardner NYY Scores 3 or fewer: .... 11-38 (16-61) NYY Scores 2 or fewer: .......2-28 (8-50) 21G in 21 days (8/30-9/20)… is part of a stretch of 29G has appeared in 12G that are part of DHs (all except Opp. Scores 5 or more: .... 13-40 (19-53) in 30 days (8/22-9/20)… have just two more off days G1 on 9/12/14 and G2 on 10/3/15, both at Baltimore), Opp. Scores 4 or fewer: .... 57-20 (65-25) through the end of the regular season (9/7, 9/21), and hitting .370 (17-for-46) with 9R, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 4HR, Opp. Scores 3 or fewer: ......45-9 (54-13) Opp. Scores 2 or fewer: .......30-3 (39-7) are in the midst of playing their final 39G in just 41 days. 12RBI, 5BB, 1SB and 2HP… has reached safely in all 12G. Yankees No Errors: ........ 41-27 (51-44) Are 10G above .500… are 32-37 since they were a season- Yankees Make Error(s): .... 29-33 (33-34) high 15G over .500 at the end of play on 6/12 (38-23). HOME SWEET HOME: The Yankees are 4-2 in their last six NYY Starter Goes 6: ....... 49-21 (55-36) Their +131 run differential is fifth-best in the Majors home games… are 11-7 at home since 7/25… are 37-24 Comeback Wins: .................31 (45) Yankees hit 0HR: ........... 4-23 (19-38) (Los Angeles-NL, +218; Houston, +156; Cleveland, +149; (.607) at Yankee Stadium this year, second-best in the AL Yankees hit at least 1HR: .. 66-37 (65-40) Washington, +146). and fourth in MLB (Los Angeles-NL, 52-16, .765; Arizona, Yankees hit 2+ HRs: ....... 38-14 (36-11) 43-23, .652; Boston, 40-25, .615)… have played the fewest Walk-off Wins-Losses: ...........5-5 (6-4) WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Yankees dropped the opener of a home games (61) in the Majors (next-fewest: Detroit/ Series Record: .........19-18-5 (26-22-5) Series Record, home: .....13-7-0 (15-8-3) three-game series vs. Cleveland on Monday, 6-2… the starting Philadelphia-63). Series Record, road: .....6-11-5 (11-14-2) pitching matchup featured two of the AL's top-3 ERA leaders Have won consecutive home series after going 2-6 in Sweeps by NYY / by Opp.: ....8 (5) / 1 (6) in RHP Luis Severino (L, 6.2IP, 4H, 4R/3ER, 3BB, 9K, 3HR) and their previous eight. Run Differential ................... +131 Runs Scored (per gm.). 678 (5.22) Cleveland's Corey Kluber…DH Chase Headley (1-for-3) hit a Will play 20 of their remaining 32 games at home. Runs Allowed (per gm.) ....... 547 (4.21) solo HR in the third… CF Jacoby Ellsbury (1-for-3) doubled Are 5-6 at home this month… have posted a winning and scored in the fifth on an RBI single by3B Todd Frazier (1- record at home in nine consecutive full months… last for-3)… Yankees batters were held to just 3H and 1BB. had a losing record at home in April 2016 (5-7). Yankees pitchers tied a season high with 4HR allowed, Have hit just 2HR in 4G on this homestand, but still rank all solo shots… was their first such game since 7/5 vs. second in the Majors with 1.69 HR per game at home… rank TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY Toronto. fourth with 103HR and 5.52 runs per game (337R/61G). Aug. 30, 1992: U2 plays the second of two consecutive days of concerts at COAT OF ARMS: Yankees starting pitchers have allowed PEN PALS: The Yankees bullpen features four of the AL's Yankee Stadium. 3ER-or-fewer in 15 straight starts (since 8/13)… is the club's top-6 relievers in strikeout rate: RHP Dellin Betances (second, Aug. 30, 1950: The Yankees move longest streak of starts with 3ER-or-fewer since a 15-start 40.0%), RHP Chad Green (third, 39.6%), RHP Tommy Kahnle into sole possession of first place in the AL standings for the first time in streak from 6/14-7/1/09… are 7-2 with a 2.74 ERA (88.2IP, (fourth, 38.3%), RHP David Robertson (sixth, 36.3%). more than two and a half months by 27ER) during the streak, the Majors' second-lowest rotation Rank second among Major League bullpens in 2017 with a sweeping a home doubleheader vs. ERA since 8/13… have produced quality starts in nine of 28.1% strikeout rate and a 10.65 K/9.0IP ratio… both marks Cleveland, 4-3 and 3-0, as Johnny Mize those 15 turns… their last longer streak was a 16-start are the highest by a Yankees bullpen in club history. homers in each game. stretch from 6/29-7/18/88. TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY Have completed 7.0IP in four of the last 7G (with 6.2IP in BIG TOE: INF Ronald Torreyes is 9-for-14 (.643) with 4R, 1 Aug. 31, 1997: In a pregame two others) while posting a 2.38 ERA (45.1IP, 12ER)… are double, 3RBI, 1BB and 0K in his last 4G… is hitting .333 (41- ceremony, the Yankees dedicate a plaque in honor of former All-Star first averaging 6.48 IP per start in this span (45.1IP/7GS); from for-123) since the All-Star break.