TEXAS RANGERS NOTES:
WINS AND LOSSES: Texas beat the Yankees last night, 4-2 in 10 innings, and club has a 3-1 record on this 6-G, 7-day road trip to CWS (2-1) and NYY (1-0 + 2 G)…Rangers have won 2 straight and 5 of last 6 G after a 2-7 span from 6/7- 16…still have a 7-8 record last 15 G beg. 6/7…team is 12-8 in June, and has won 14 of 23, 18 of 28, 21 of 32, and 29 of last 44 G (beg. 5/6)…team still has MLB-best 33-17 (.660) record since 4/28, outscoring its opponents 299-198 (+101) over that span…TEX is 39-22 in last 61 G and 43-24 last 67 G beg. 4/9.
- At 47-28 (.627), TEX owns the 3rd-best record in MLB to TB (.627, 53-26) and ATL (.640, 48-27)…club’s 47 wins also rank 3rd in MLB (53-TB, 48-ATL, 47-TEX).
- The 47-28 mark is 2nd-best 75-G start to a season in WSH/ TEX franchise history (see chart below).
- TEX is 19 G above .500, and could match season high point of 20-over with a win tonight (40-20 after win 6/6 vs. STL…it was team’s most games above .500 since end of 2016 (95-67) and the earliest date/fewest games (6/6 and 60 G) ever to reach that mark.
WITH A WIN TODAY, Texas could:
- Match high water mark for the season at 20 G above .500, with only other instance on 6/6 (40-20).
- Produce a 5-G win streak vs. NYY for 1st time since Aug. 17-Sept. 8, 1993 (5-0).
- Earn a 5th win vs. NYY in 2023, which would match Rangers’ highest single-season total in this century (5 W in 2003 and 2015).
- Secure a series win in the Bronx for 1st time since 2017 (2-1 from 6/23-25/17).
SERIES STUFF: TEX has won back-to-back series after dropping 2 straight (at TB/vs. LAA)…the consecutive series wins marks 1st since stretch of 6 straight series victories from 5/19-6/7 (longest span for team since club-record 10 straight series victories from 5/20-6/20/16)…club is 17-6-1 overall in series this year, going 8-3-1 at home and 9-3-0 on the road… is 13-3-1 in last 17 series and 16-4-1 in last 21…TEX also won a franchise record 6 straight road series from 5/5-31, and is 7-1-0 in last 8 and 9-2-0 in last 11 away series.
ON THE ROAD: TEX is 23-15 (.605) on the road, T3rd-best away record in MLB (ATL 24-12, .667; ARI 23-13, .639; TEX/ BAL 23-15, .605)…is 4-4 in last 8 G away from Arlington, but has still won 10 of 15, 12 of 18, 14 of 21, and 17 of last 25 road G…last month, TEX tied franchise record for road wins in a calendar month with 13 in May (also Aug. 2013, 13-3).
VS. NEW YORK-AL: TEX is 4-1 vs. NYY in ’23, winning 4 straight since loss 4/27 in Arlington…club has secured a season series win for 1st time since 2016 (4-3), snapping span of 0-3-2 in season series vs. NYY…current 4-0 span is longest win streak vs. NYY since 4/26-6/28/16 (4-0), and last longer span was 5-0 from 8/17-9/8/93…Rangers have won 6 of last 7 vs. NYY, but are still 7-11 in last 18 G and 14-20 in last 34 G (beg. 9/9/17)…TEX has dropped 7 of 9, 9 of 12, and 13 of last 19 in this park beg. 6/29/16, going 18-32 here all-time.
WRECK IT WITH AN UNEXPECTED BLOW: Adolis García hit a 2-R HR on the 1st pitch of the 10th inning last night, providing the final margin in Rangers’ 4-2 victory…some notes on the clutch long ball:
- It was just the 2nd time since the introduction of the “ghost runner” in 2020 that a Ranger has hit a go-ahead HR on the 1st pitch of an extra inning…the other instance?: Nathaniel Lowe’s walk-off HR on 5/18/22 vs. LAA, a 1st-pitch 2-R HR off Raisel Iglesias w/ TEX trailing 5-4.
- It was the 4th go-ahead HR in extras in García’s career, but the other 3 all came in the 1st 2 months of his Rangers career in April/May 2021 (last 5/21/21 vs. HOU – walk-off 3-R HR in 10th)…his 4 go-ahead HR in extras rank T5th-most in TEX history, just the 7th Ranger ever with 4-or-more (see chart).
- It brought García’s RBI total for the year to 60, tied w/ BOS’ Rafael Devers for the MLB lead.
MOST GO-AHEAD HR IN EXTRA INNINGS, TEXAS HISTORY
No. Batter No. Batter No. Batter
6 Nelson Cruz 5 Rougned Odor 4 Rusty Greer
6 Juan Gonzalez 4 Adolis García 4 Pete O’Brien
6 Rafael Palmeiro
LATE WIN: Last night was just the Rangers’ 3rd last at-bat win of the season, 1st such win on the road since 8/20/22 at MIN…it was just the Rangers’ 2nd extra-inning win of 2023 (also 4/11 vs. KC), and team had not won in extras on the road since that same 8/20/22 at MIN contest.
- Last night was Rangers’ 1st extra-inning win in the Bronx since 5/16/03 at old Yankee Stadium, game in which Hank Blalock hit a pair of 3-R doubles, the latter coming in the 12th inning of the club’s 8-5 win.
DANDY DANE: Dane Dunning took no decision last night despite an ultra-quality start (7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R-ER, 2 BB, 2 SO) …Dunning becomes just the 2nd TEX pitcher since the start of 2018 to author an ultra quality start (7.0+ IP, 2-ER-or-less) in the Bronx, joining Mike Minor on 9/2/19 (7.1 SHO IP)… Dunning has quality starts in back-to-back outings, and he has gone 4-1, 3.16 in 9 GS since being moved to the rotation at the beginning of May when Jacob deGrom went on the IL.
CLUTCH HITTING: Texas had a pair of go-ahead hits in the 8th-or-later last night (Mitch Garver RBI single in 8th, Adolis García 2-R HR in 10th)…it marked just the 4th time since 2012 for the Rangers to produce multiple go-ahead hits in the 8th-or-later, also 6/10/19 at BOS, 8/10/21 at SEA, and 6/12/22 at CWS.
- Last night was just the 2nd time the Rangers have ever had multiple go-ahead hits in the 8th-or-later in a game in the Bronx…the other?: 8/16/97 (Lee Stevens HR in 8th, Domingo Cedeno RBI single in 10th). THE LONG WAY: Last night’s game began a span in which the Rangers are scheduled to play for 17 straight days leading into the All-Star break…it is part of a span of Texas playing for 30 of the final 31 days prior to the break.
DON’T IT MAKE YOU WANNA GET SOME SUN: The final
2 games of this series will be day tilts featuring teams with MLB’s best 2 day records: TEX at 21-7 (.750) and NYY at 19-7 (.731)…Texas is 14-3 in last 17 day contests overall… team has a 10-6 road record in daytime, losing 3 of 5, but winning 10 of last 14
- Texas batters have slashed .302/.372/.515/.887 with 216 runs and 7.71 R/G in day contests this season, all MLB highs for daytime…TEX is 9-0 when scoring 4+ R in road day games in ’23 and 1-6 when scoring 3-R-or-less.
SHORTS: TEX has won 9 straight Saturday games entering today and hold a 10-2 overall record on this day of the week in ’23…the Rangers bullpen produced 3.0 SHO IP last night to finish the win, allowing 1 IR to score for a blown save… since last Friday, TEX relievers have a 1.57 ERA (4 ER/23.0 IP), 2nd-best in MLB in that span (CHC-1.33)…Texas opponents have scored first in 5 of the Rangers’ last 6 victories.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – #22 Jon Gray, RHP (6-2, 2.96)
TODAY: The 31-year-old right-hander is set to make his 14th appearance/start of the season in todays 2nd game of the series at Yankee Stadium…did not factor into the decision in his last start on Sun. vs. TOR (2.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R-ER, 3 BB, 1 HB, 2 SO, 56 pitches/34 strikes)…it was his 2nd-shortest outing of the season (behind only a 2.0-IP outing on 4/15 at HOU when he exited after being struck by a line-drive comebacker)…was scratched from his scheduled start on 6/13 vs. LAA due to a blister on his pitching hand…suffered a 1-0 loss despite his 2nd career complete game on 6/7 vs. STL…the loss snapped a span in which Gray had won a career-best 5 consecutive starts…has gone 5-1, 1.99 ERA (10 ER/45.1 IP) over his last 7 starts to lower his season ERA from 4.40 to 2.96, 7th-lowest in the A.L…has quality starts in 5 of his last 7 outings…has logged at least 5.0 innings in 11 of 13 starts…this is Gray’s 2nd season with Texas after signing a 4-year free agent contract with the club on 12/1/21…was hindered by several injuries last season, but still managed to post a 7-7 record, 3.96 ERA (56 ER/127.1 IP), and 134 strikeouts over 24 starts…prior to joining the Rangers, the right-hander had spent his entire pro career with Colorado, ranking 3rd in Rockies history with 849 strikeouts while also placing among the all-time team leaders with 151 starts, 829.1 innings, and 53 wins from 2015-21…was the 3rd overall selection by Colorado in the 2013 MLB Draft after pitching 2 seasons at the U. of Oklahoma…is a native of the Oklahoma City area, growing up in nearby Chandler…Texas is 8-5 in Gray’s 12 starts in 2023.
HE’S UP THERE: Gray ranks among A.L. leaders in pitches per inning pitched (2nd in MLB, 14.6), opp. SLG (6th, .347), ERA (7th, 2.96), opp. BA (8th, .215), WHIP (9th, 1.05), opp. OPS (9th, .637), and opp. OBP (15th, .290).
LAST START: Did not factor into the decision in his last start on Sun. vs. TOR (2.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R-ER, 3 BB, 1 HB, 2 SO, 56 pitches/34 strikes)…it was his 2nd-shortest outing of the season (behind only a 2.0-IP outing on 4/15 at HOU when he exited after being struck by a line-drive comebacker)…was pitching on 10 days’ best after being scratched from his scheduled start on 6/13 vs. LAA due to a blister on his pitching hand…has gone 5-1, 1.99 ERA (10 ER/45.1 IP) over his last 7 starts to lower his season ERA from 4.40 to 2.96.
VS. NEW YORK / A.L. EAST: Gray has no record and a 4.40 ERA (7 ER/14.1 IP) in 3 G/GS in his career vs. NYY…he will be facing the Yankees for the 3rd time in his career at Yankee Stadium, where he owns a 4.32 ERA (4 ER/8.1 IP) and hasn’t lasted more than 4.1 innings in both outings.
- Owns a 1-1 record with a 5.17 ERA (9 ER/15.2 IP) in 3 starts against the A.L. East this season, including a season high six runs allowed in 2.1 IP his last start vs. TOR…for his career, Gray has a 5-3 record against the division in 14 G/GS, with a 3.86 ERA (33 ER/74.22 IP) and a .198 opp. BA (52-for-263).
ON THE ROAD: Gray ranks among A.L. road leaders (min. 6 GS) in ERA (1st, 2.02), opp. OPS (1st, .546), opp. BA (2nd, .182), and wins (T4th, 4)…has seen far more success in 6 starts on the road (4-0, 2.02 ERA) than in his 7 starts in Arlington (2-2, 3.79 ERA) this season…opponents have batted .182/.248/.298/.546 (22-121) w/ 3 HR in his away outings vs. .243/.323/.389/.712 (35-144) w/ 6 HR at Globe Life Field…still owns a lower home ERA (3.56) than road ERA (3.60) in his 2 seasons with the Rangers (beg. 2022), though a majority (22 of 37) of his starts in that span have come on the road…22 road starts over last 2 seasons are T9thmost in A.L. and rank 2nd among TEX pitchers behind only Martín Pérez (26).
- Despite calling hitter-friendly Coors Field home for the first 7 years of his MLB career (2015-21), Gray still owns better lifetime marks at home (37-21, 4.37 ERA) than on the road (29-37, 4.41 ERA).
NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees will continue their six-game homestand today with the second game of a three-game set vs. Texas (0-1 thus far)…are 2-2 on the homestand after winning two-of-three vs. Seattle.
With a 41-35 (.539) record, the Yankees are tied for the fourth-best record in the American League.
Have lost six of their last eight games…are still 18-16 in their last 34 games, 20-17 in their last 37 games, 23-18 in their last 41 games and 26-20 in their last 46 games (since 5/2).
Have won or split nine of their last 13 completed series (since 5/8) and 10 of their last 15 completed series (since 5/1).
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees dropped their series opener to the Rangers, 4-2, in 10 innings on Friday at Yankee Stadium…RHP Clarke Schmidt (5.1IP, 6H, 1R/0ER, 1BB, 3K, 1HP, 1WP) did not record a decision despite allowing just 1R/0ER in 5.1IP…LF/RF Billy McKinney (1-for-3, 1RBI) extended his season-opening on-base streak to 14 games…1B Anthony Rizzo (2-for-3, 1R, 1HP) reached base three times…PH/C Kyle Higashioka (0-for-1, 1SF) hit a pinch-hit game-tying sac fly in the eighth inning… RHP Jimmy Cordero (0.2IP) retired both batters faced… LHP Wandy Peralta (1.0IP, 1BB) tossed a scoreless seventh inning…RHP Clay Holmes (1.0IP, 2H, 1ER, 1K) allowed a run in the eighth inning, snapping his 8.2 scoreless inning streak…RHP Tommy Kahnle (1.0IP, 1H, 1K) tossed a scoreless ninth inning…RHP Michael King (1.0IP, 1H,
2R/1ER, 2K, 1HR) took the loss after allowing a go-ahead two-run HR to Adolis García in the 10th inning.
HOT START: OF Billy McKinney owns a season-opening 14-game on-base streak, marking the second-longest on-base streak of his career (trails only a 19-game streak from 3/30-9/9/18)…marks the longest season-opening on-base streak by a Yankee since Gio Urshela’s 14-game streak to start the 2020 season…the last longer season-opening streak was Luke Voit’s 31-game streak from 3/28-5/3/19.
Is batting .319/.347/.617 (15-for-47) with 6R, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR, 6RBI and 2BB in 14 games this season.
Has 4RBI in his last four games.
Has hit safely in 13-of-14 games this year.
WHAT A RELIEF: Yankees relievers have posted a Major League-best 2.92 ERA (289.1IP, 94ER) and a .213 opponents’ BA this season…the Yankees are one of only two Major League bullpens that currently own an ERA below 3.30 (also Cleveland – 3.04).
Also own a Major League-best .337 opponents’ SLG, .637 opponents’ OPS and 1.17 WHIP…rank second in HR/9.0IP (0.75) and opponents’ OBP (.300).
The Yankees have had a Major League-leading eight different pitchers record a save this year (Clay Holmes9SV, Michael King-4SV, Wandy Peralta-4SV, Deivi García-1SV, Ian Hamilton-1SV, Tommy Kahnle-1SV, Ron Marinaccio-1V, Ryan Weber-1SV)…marks the seventh time in franchise history (since saves became an official stat in 1969) that the Yankees had at least eight different pitchers record a save (12 in 2022, nine in 2016 and eight in 1979, ‘80, 2018, ‘19 and ‘23).
BIG DADDY KANE: RHP Tommy Kahnle tossed a scoreless ninth inning on Friday…has not allowed a run in nine relief appearances this season (8.2IP, 3H, 1BB, 10K, 1HP)…has held opponents to a .107 BA (3-for-28).
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres had his 13-game onbase streak snapped on Friday (6/8-G1-6/22)…was his second-longest on-base streak of the season, trailing only a 14-game streak from 5/18-6/2.
GETTING HIGGY WITH IT: C Kyle Higashioka hit a pinchhit game-tying sac fly in the eighth inning on Friday…is batting .357/.424/.429 (10-for-28) with 2 doubles, 12RBI, 4BB and 1SF with RISP this year.
SCHMIDT’S CREEK: RHP Clarke Schmidt did not record a decision on Friday despite allowing just 1R/0ER in 5.1IP… has posted a 2.19 ERA (37.0IP, 9ER) over his last seven starts (since 5/19)…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in six of his last seven starts and 1ER-or-fewer in four of those starts… has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last seven starts, nine of his last 10 starts (since 5/3) and 10 of his last 12 starts (since 4/23).
Is 2-3 with a 3.12 ERA (52.0IP, 18ER) and 44K over his last 10 starts (since 5/3) after going 0-3 with a 6.84 ERA (25.0IP, 19ER) and 32K in his first six starts of
the season.
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo has reached base at least three times in back-to-back games for the fourth time this season (also 2G from 4/1-2, 4/19-20 and 5/7-8)…his last longer such streak was a three-game streak from 8/18-21/19 with the Cubs.
Has reached base in 10-of-16 plate appearances over his last four games (6H, 3BB, 1HP).
Is batting .300/.432/.400 (9-for-30) with 4R, 3 doubles, 5RBI, 3BB and 4HP in his last nine games (since 6/13).
Has reached base in each of his last 10 games (since 6/11)…marks his third on-base streak this season of at least 10 games (also a 15-game streak from 5/1-17 and a 10-game streak from 3/30-4/11).
Is batting .327/.405/.537 (48-for-147) with 22R, 7 doubles, 8HR, 22RBI, 16BB and 4HP in 40 home games this season…has reached base in 35-of-40 home games this year.
Was hit by a pitch for the fourth time in his last nine games and for the 211th time in his career in the second inning on Friday…his 211HP are the eighth-most in Major League history.
FOR STARTERS: Yankees starters have allowed 3ER-orfewer in 10 of their last 13 starts and 2ER-or-fewer in nine of those starts.
HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .333 (11-for-33) with 7R, 1 double, 1HR, 3RBI, 1BB and 3SB in his last 14 games (since 6/4).
MATCHING UP: The Yankees are 7-2 in their last nine games vs. the Rangers in the Bronx (since 9/3/19)…are also 9-3 in their last 12 games vs. Texas at Yankee Stadium (since 8/11/18), 10-4 in their last 14 games against the Rangers in the Bronx (since 8/9/18) and 13-6 in their last 19 games vs. Texas at Yankee Stadium (since 6/29/16). Have won each of their last four completed series vs. the Rangers.
Are 10-7 vs. the AL West this season.
CLOSE CALLS: The Yankees have had 14 of their last 18 games, 22 of their last 29 games and 29 of their last 37 games decided by 3R-or-fewer…have had 51 games this season decided by 3R-or-fewer, tied for the fourth-most such games in the Majors, trailing only Cleveland (55), Los Angeles-AL (53) and Cincinnati (53).
PITCH PERFECT: Yankees pitchers have posted a 3.73 ERA this season, the fourth-best ERA in the Majors…trails only Houston (3.51), Tampa Bay (3.56) and Minnesota (3.67)… also rank second in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.229), sixth in WHIP (1.22), opponents’ SLG (.387) and opponents’ OPS (.693), and seventh in opponents’ OBP (.307).
FAN-TASTIC: The Yankees have averaged 40,582 fans per home game this season, the highest home average attendance in the American League and the secondhighest in the Majors, trailing only Los Angeles-NL (48,073).
HOLMES SWEET HOLMES: RHP Clay Holmes allowed a run in the eighth inning on Friday, snapping his 8.2 scoreless inning streak…marked just the second time in his last 21 games (since 5/6) that he has allowed a run… is still 4-0 with five saves, a 0.83 ERA (21.2IP, 2ER) and 27K in that span.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP LUIS SEVERINO (0-2, 6.30 ERA)
RHP Luis Severino will make his seventh start of the season today vs. Texas…the 29-year-old will make the start on extended five days’ rest due to Monday’s team off day…last started in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Sunday at Boston and took his second loss of the season in the Yankees’ 4-1 defeat, allowing 4R/3ER over 5.0IP (7H, 3BB, 6K)…surrendered an RBI double to Enrique Hernández in the second inning and a two-run double to Triston Casas in the fifth…was charged with an unearned run due to catcher interference in the fourth inning…missed the first 48 games of the season with a right lat strain…went 7-3 with a 3.18 ERA (102.0IP, 72H, 37R/36ER, 30BB, 112K, 14HR) in 19 starts for the Yankees in 2022…allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 15 of his starts, 2ER-or-fewer in 12 of those starts and one-or-zero earned runs in nine of those games…missed 59 team games in 2022 with a low grade right lat strain (7/14-9/20)…the two-time AL All-Star (2017, ’18) ranked third in the Majors in 2018 with 19 wins (19-8), tied for second-most by a Yankee in the last 14 seasons (since 2009) behind CC Sabathia (21-7 in 2010)…has two of the top-eight single-season strikeout totals in Yankees history (230K in 2017, 220K in 2018)… is one of four pitchers in Yankees history with multiple 200-strikeout seasons (also Gerrit Cole from 2021-22, David Cone from 1997-98 and Ron Guidry from 1978-79)…finished third in 2017 AL Cy Young Award voting…was originally signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on 12/26/11…signed to a four-year contract extending through the 2022 season with a club option for the 2023 season on 2/15/19…the Yankees exercised his club option for the 2023 season on 11/7/22.
LAST START: Took his second loss of the season in the Yankees’ 4-1 defeat in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Sunday at Boston, allowing 4R/3ER over 5.0IP (7H, 3BB, 6K)…his 6K tied his season high (also 6K on 6/8-G1 vs. Chicago-AL)… surrendered an RBI double to Enrique Hernández in the second inning and a two-run double to Triston Casas in the fifth…was charged with an unearned run due to catcher interference in the fourth inning…marked his fourth straight start with at least 4R allowed.
2023: Will make his seventh start of the season today…has allowed 3ER-or-more in each of his last four starts after allowing 1ER-or-fewer in his first two starts this season… has received 2R-or-fewer of support in four starts…five of his six starts this season have come after a Yankees’ loss.
Has allowed 4R-or-more in each of his last four starts (since 6/2)…marks just the third time in his career he’s allowed 4R-or-more in four straight starts (also allowed 4R-or-more in six straight starts from 4/26-8/14/16 and in four straight starts from 7/12-8/3/18).
Did not record a decision in the Yankees’ 7-6 win on 6/13 at New York-NL, despite allowing 6R/5ER over 4.2IP (7H, 3BB, 4K, 1HR, 1HP, 2BK).
Allowed at least 3HR in back-to-back starts on 6/2 at LAD and 6/8-G1 vs. CWS…marked just the third time in his career he’s allowed multiple HR in consecutive starts
(also three starts from 7/7-23/18 and two starts from 5/3-8/16).
Did not record a decision in the Yankees’ 6-5 loss in Game 1 of a doubleheader on 6/8 vs. Chicago-AL despite allowing 4ER and a career-high-tying 3HR over 5.0IP (6H, 2BB, 6K, 1HP)…his 6K marked a season high.
Took his first loss of the season on 6/2 at Los Angeles-NL after allowing 7ER and a career-high-tying 3HR over 4.0IP (9H, 1BB, 2K)…marked his most ER in a game
since he allowed a career-high 8ER on 8/12/17 vs. Boston…surrendered six of his seven ER in the first inning.
Did not record a decision on 5/27 vs. San Diego despite allowing just 2R/1ER over 6.2IP (1H, 3BB, 5K, 1HR)…surrendered his only hit on a solo HR by Fernando Tatis Jr. in the fourth inning.
Did not record a decision in his first start of the season on 5/21 at Cincinnati (4.2IP, 4H, 1ER, 1BB, 5K, 0HR)…was returned from rehab and reinstated from the 15-day injured list on 5/21 prior to his start.
Allowed 1ER-or-fewer in three straight starts (10/3/22-5/27/23), tied for the second-longest such streak of his career (trails only a five-start streak from 7/15- 8/6/17…allowed 2ER-or-fewer in five straight starts from 9/21/22-5/27/23, tied for the second-longest such streak of his career (trails only a nine-start streak from 9/12/18-4/20/22)…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in seven of his last 10 starts (since 6/30/22).
Missed the first 48 games of the season with a right lat strain…combined to make two rehab starts with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Somerset, posting a 4.05 ERA (6.2IP, 8H, 3ER, 2BB, 6K, 1HR).
VS. TEXAS: Will be making his fifth career start (sixth career appearance) today vs. the Rangers…is 1-2 with a 3.68 ERA (22.0IP, 9ER) and 24K in five games (four starts) vs. Texas…will mark his first career start vs. the Rangers at Yankee Stadium.
In four career starts vs. the Rangers, is 1-2 with a 4.05 ERA (20.0IP, 9ER) and 22K (all four starts at Texas).
Last faced the Rangers on 10/3/22 at Texas…earned his 50th career win after tossing 7.0 no-hit innings in the Yankees’ 3-1 victory (1BB, 7K)…allowed only one baserunner (1BB) while facing the minimum…was just the 13th pitcher (15th time) in franchise history to toss at least 7.0 hitless innings in a start.
Has made one career appearance vs. the Rangers at Yankee Stadium, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings in relief (2H, 2K) on 9/21/21…marked the 100th appearance of his career…was his first outing since Game 3 of the 2019 ALCS vs. Houston (10/15/19)…also marked his first relief appearance since 9/22/16 at Tampa Bay.
