BALTIMORE ORIOLES NOTES:
STREAK SNAPPED: The Orioles defeated the Twins yesterday, 2-1, to avoid the series sweep…Snapped their four-game losing streak, their longest since June 28 to July 2, 2022, which included dropping two games to the Twins at Target Field from July 1-2; following that skid, the O’s went on a 10-game winning streak from July 3-13, tied for the fifth-longest in a single season in O’s history (since 1954) and the longest since the team won 13 in a row in 1999…With yesterday’s win, the Orioles have still not been swept in a series since May 13-15, 2022 at Detroit (3 G), and have not been swept at Oriole Park since August 27-29, 2021 vs. Tampa Bay (3 G)…Marked Baltimore’s 29th comeback win of the season, the second-most in MLB behind Cincinnati’s 30.
Cole Irvin did not factor into the decision after allowing one run on six hits with three walks, a wild pitch, a hit batter, and one strikeout in 5.0 innings… completed 5.0 innings for just the second time this season (last: 6/10 vs. KC, 5.1 IP) and allowed just one run in each of those starts…Threw 82 pitches, 49 strikes.
Adley Rutschman legged out his 13th infield hit of the year in the eighth inning, tied for fourth in the AL and seventh in MLB; his 13 infield hits lead primary catchers.
Félix Bautista earned his 22nd save after striking out the side in the ninth inning; marked the fifth time he has struck out the side in order this year and the s seventh time he has done so in his career.
WRAPPING UP JUNE: The Orioles finished the month of June with a 13-11 record…Their .542 winning percentage last month ranked third in the AL and 10th in MLB…The only AL teams with a better winning percentage in June were the Rays (.630, 17-10) and Blue Jays (.593, 16-11)…Last year, the Orioles went 14-12 in June to record their first winning month since August 2017…The Birds went 16-9 in July 2022, their best monthly winning percentage of the season.
Austin Hays ranked among AL leaders for the month in doubles (T-4th, 9) and hits (T-6th, 31).
Jorge Mateo ranked among AL leaders for the month in stolen bases (T-6th, 6).
Félix Bautista ranked among AL leaders for the month in saves (T-2nd, 7).
RAKING ROOKIE: In the month of June, Gunnar Henderson led AL rookies in home runs (6), RBI (16), slugging (.640), and OPS (.994)…He ranked among AL rookie leaders for the month in total bases (2nd, 48), extra-base hits (T-2nd, 11), triples (T-2nd, 1), average (3rd, .320), on-base percentage (6th, .354), hits (T-6th, 24), runs (T-5th, 10), stolen bases (T-5th, 3), and doubles (T-8th, 4)…His 93.1 mph average exit velocity for the month led all rookies and ranked eighth in the AL (min. 75 AB)…Named the AL Player of the Week for the week of June 5-11, his first career weekly award and the first Orioles winner since Ryan Mountcastle in June 2021.
WRAPPING UP THE HOMESTAND: The Orioles completed a nine-game, 10-day homestand yesterday…The team went 4-5 overall against Seattle (2-1), Cincinnati (1-2), and Minnesota (1-2).
The Orioles are 26-18 (.591) in Baltimore this year, the third-best home record in the AL.
HITTING THE ROAD: Baltimore begins a seven-game road trip today with four games in the Bronx against New York through Thursday before completing the pre-All-Star break schedule with three games in the Twin Cities against Minnesota from July 7-9…The Orioles open after the break with a six-game homestand against Miami and Los Angeles-NL from July 14-19.
At 23-15 away from Oriole Park, the O’s have the best road record in the AL and third-best in MLB; the Birds have had the best road record in the AL 12 times in team history (since 1954), most recently in 2012 (46-35).
AGAINST THE YANKEES: The Orioles and Yankees are meeting for the third time this year and for the second and final series between the two squads in the Bronx…The Orioles have gone 3-3 against the Yankees so far this season; they took two of three games at Yankee Stadium from May 23-25 and dropped two of three at Oriole Park from April 7-9 to begin their season-opening homestand, but won their Home Opener on April 7…The O’s will host the Yanks in Baltimore for three games from July 28-30…The Birds went 7-12 against the Yankees in 2022, 4-6 at home and 3-6 at Yankee Stadium.
The O’s have gone 5-0-1 in their last six series against AL East foes and own a 12-5 record in that span.
HAYS OF OUR LIVES: Austin Hays ranks third in the AL (see box at right) and seventh in MLB with a .312 batting average…He also ranks among AL leaders in doubles (T-6th, 22), hits (T-9th, 87), and OPS (10th, .843)…Only one Oriole has ever won a batting title: Orioles Legend and Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, who hit .316 in 1966…Hanser Alberto, who finished with a .305 batting average in 2019, is the only qualified Oriole in the last 14 seasons to finish the year with a batting average of at least .300.
TONY’S TATERS: Anthony Santander is slashing .288/.348/.529 (60-for-208) with 12 doubles, one triple, 12 homers, 33 runs scored, 36 RBI, 17 walks, two hit-by-pitches, and two stolen bases in 53 games since the start of May…During that time, he ranks among AL leaders in total bases (5th, 110), home runs (T-5th), slugging percentage (6th), extra-base hits (T-7th, 25), and OPS (8th, .877), and RBI (9th)…He homered in three straight games from June 23-25 for the second time in his career (also: 8/8-11/21) and is the second Oriole to homer in three straight games this season, joining Gunnar Henderson from June 10-13.
His 14 home runs lead the O’s and rank fourth among MLB switch hitters. CED AND DONE: Cedric Mullins currently has 87 career stolen bases…He needs three more to tie Adam Jones (90 SB) for 10th in Orioles history (since 1954).
STARTING PITCHER – #68 TYLER WELLS RHP
QUICK HITS: Scheduled to make his 17th appearance (16th start) of the season, eighth appearance (seventh start) on the road, and 13th career appearance (seventh start) against the Yankees tonight…Went 7-7 with a 4.25 ERA (49 ER/103.2 IP) in 23 starts for the O’s in 2022…Made his first career start on April 10, 2022 at Tampa Bay…Ended the 2022 season on the 15-day Injured List with right shoulder inflammation…Also spent time on the Injured List with lower left side discomfort in 2022…Originally selected by Minnesota in the 15th round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of Cal State, San Bernardino before being taken by the Orioles in the Rule 5 Draft on December 10, 2020.
LAST TIME OUT: Dealt his second consecutive loss in his last start on June 27 vs. Cincinnati…Allowed two runs on four hits (1 HR) with one walk and seven strikeouts in 6.0 innings…Marked his sixth quality start of the season… Has lost back-to-back starts for the second time in his career, joining July 15-22, 2022…Retired the first nine batters of the game…Threw 99 pitches, 64 strikes.
CAREER AGAINST THE YANKEES: Making his 13th career appearance (seventh start) against the Yankees tonight…Has pitched to an 0-4 record with a 5.26 ERA (22 ER/37.2
IP) and one save through his first 12 outings against the AL East foe…Did not factor into the decision in his last start against the Yankees on May 24 at Yankee Stadium… Allowed a season-high five runs on five hits (3 HR) with two walks and eight strikeouts in 5.0 innings…The three home runs tied a career high (2x, last: 5/2/23 at KC)…Threw 95 pitches, 60 strikes.
CAREER AGAINST THE AL EAST: Making his 38th career appearance (17th start) against the AL East…Has pitched to a 2-2 record with a 4.76 ERA (15 ER/28.1 IP) in five starts against division foes this season…Dealt the loss in his last start against the division on June 21 at Tampa Bay…Allowed four runs (2 ER) on four hits (2 HR) with a season-high tying three walks (also: 5/2 at KC) and six strikeouts in 5.0 innings, tied for his shortest start of the season (4x, last: 5/24 at NYY)…All four runs scored in the second inning, two of which scored on errors he committed…Snapped his three-game winning streak… Threw 95 pitches, 58 strikes.
WATCH ME WHIP: Wells enters play today leading MLB with a 0.88 WHIP…Also ranks among qualified pitchers in opponent on-base percentage (1st, .232), batting average (2nd, .185), and OPS (9th, .626)…Has allowed 83 baserunners (62 H, 20 BB, 1 HBP) across 16 appearances (92.2 IP) this season, the fewest in MLB (min. 80.0 IP)…His 62 hits surrendered this season are the third-fewest among qualified pitchers, while his 20 walks are tied for the ninth-fewest…He posted a 0.72 WHIP in April, tied for the seventh-lowest mark by an O’s pitcher in a calendar month in club history (since 1954) and lowest since Scott McGregor recorded a franchise-record 0.61 WHIP in May 1978…Wells issued just three walks and allowed 18 hits in 29.0 innings through his first five appearances (four starts) in April.
MR. CONSISTENT: Wells has tossed 5.0-or-more innings in each of his 16 appearances (15 starts) this season, tied for the fifth-most such outings in MLB…Is the first O’s pitcher to complete at least 5.0 frames in each of his first 16 games of the season since Miguel González accomplished the feat in 17 straight assignments to begin the 2013 campaign… Wells entered 2023 with 12 such performances, all in 2022.
LOVING LEFTIES: Opposing left-handed batters are slashing .185/.223/.326 (74-for-399) against Wells through his first 83 career games (38 starts)…He has recorded more career strikeouts against lefties (117) than hits allowed…Since he debuted in 2021, ranks among qualified pitchers in opponent on-base percentage (2nd), OPS (5th, .549), and batting average (8th) against lefties in MLB (min. 300 BFP).
RACKING UP STRIKEOUTS: Wells has recorded 95 strikeouts this season, the most by an O’s pitcher through his first 16 games of the season since Dylan Bundy tallied 108 punchouts in his first 16 outings in 2018…His 95 strikeouts are a career high, surpassing his season total from last season (76)…Wells struck out at least seven batters in five straight starts from May 13 to June 4, tied with Erik Bedard (2007) for the second-longest streak by an Orioles pitcher since the franchise moved to Baltimore in 1954, trailing only an eight-game streak by Connie Johnson in 1957.
NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees begin a seven-game homestand tonight with the first game of a four-game set vs. the Baltimore Orioles (through Thurs.)…will also face the Chicago Cubs this weekend in their final series before the All-Star break (Fri.- Sun.)…went 3-3 on their six-game road trip after winning two-of-three games at Oakland and dropping two-of-three games at St. Louis.
With a 46-38 (.548) record, the Yankees are tied for the fourth-best record in the American League.
Have won five of their last eight games and seven of their last 12 games (since 6/20).
Have won three of their last four series…have won or split 11 of their last 16 series (since 5/8) and 12 of their last 18 series (since 5/1).
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees dropped their series finale at St. Louis, 5-1, on Sunday at Busch Stadium…RHP Gerrit Cole (6.0IP, 6H, 2ER, 2BB, 5K, 0HR, 1HP) took his second loss of the season despite allowing just 2ER in 6.0IP…Yankees batters recorded just 3H, tying their season low…1B Jake Bauers (1-for-3, 1 double, 1RBI, 1BB) drove in the Yankees’ only run with an RBI double in the seventh…2B Gleyber Torres (1-for-4, 1 double, 1SB) collected the club’s first hit with a sixth-inning double…SS Anthony Volpe (1-for-3, 1SH) was the only other Yankee to collect a hit…LF Oswaldo Cabrera (0-for-1, 2BB) walked twice…RHP Jimmy Cordero allowed 3ER in 2.0IP (5H, 2K, 1HR, 1WP).
PITCH PERFECT: Yankees pitchers have posted a 3.69 ERA this season, the fourth-lowest ERA in the Majors, trailing only Houston (3.57), Minnesota (3.60) and Atlanta (3.66)… also rank third in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.231) and fifth in WHIP (1.23).
HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa is batting .400/.484/.640 (10-for-25) with 8R, 2HR, 7RBI, 5BB, 1SB and 1SF in his last nine games (since 6/22).
Has scored a run in a career-high-tying five straight games since 6/28 (also 5G from 4/23-29/22, 7/24-8/2/18 and 6/10- 19/18).
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo is batting .303/.489/.394 (10-for-33) with 5R, 3 doubles, 1RBI, 10BB/1IBB and 2HP in his last 11 games (since 6/20).
Has reached base in a season-high 17 straight games (since 6/11), his longest streak since a 17-game streak from 4/28- 5/17/21 with Chicago-NL…his last longer on-base streak was a 23-game streak from 6/26-7/24/19 with Chicago-NL.
Is batting .320/.400/.523 (49-for-153) with 22R, 7 doubles, 8HR, 22RBI, 17BB, 4HP and 1SF in 42 home games this season…has reached base in 37-of-42 home games this
year.
COLE TRAIN: RHP Gerrit Cole was named to his sixth career All-Star team via the player ballot on Sunday, his fifth as a member of the American League and third with the Yankees (also 2015 with Pittsburgh, 2018-19 with Houston and 2021- 22 with the Yankees).
Took his second loss of the season on Sunday despite allowing just 2ER in 6.0IP…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 14 of his first 18 starts, tied for the most such starts in the Majors (also Chicago-NL’s Marcus Stroman and Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan).
BIGGER THAN BASEBALL: The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation’s annual Swing for the Fences Auction is now live…the charity auction gives fans a chance to bid on one-of-a-kind experiences and memorabilia…items include a pitching lesson from RHP Gerrit Cole, a batting lesson from INF Anthony Rizzo, OF Aaron Judge and DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton and a game of Mario Kart on the Yankee Stadium scoreboard against LHP Nestor Cortes…all proceeds support pediatric cancer patients and their families…more information can be found at Rizzo48.givesmart.com…the auction will end 30 minutes following the final out of the Yankees’ game on Friday, July 7.
STANTON ISLAND: Since 2019, DH/OF GIancarlo Stanton has hit .351/.426/.581 (52-for-148) with 20R, 7 doubles, 9HR, 33RBI, 20BB and 1SF in 39 games vs. the Orioles.
BABY YOU’RE A FIREWORK: Following tonight’s game, Yankee Stadium will put on its first-ever Fireworks Night presented by Baby Ruth…the show will begin approximately
10 minutes after the final out.
2023 HOPE WEEK: This week the Yankees are celebrating the 14th edition of HOPE Week (Helping Others Persevere & Excel), an initiative rooted in the belief that acts of good will provide hope and encouragement to more than just the recipient of the gesture…over each of the five days of HOPE Week, the Yankees will reach out to
an individual, family or organization worthy of recognition and support, providing honorees with a day celebrating their accomplishments…this year’s outreach will take place in the community and at Yankee Stadium.
Since the start of HOPE Week in 2009, the Yankees have gone 40-18 (.690) during the event…the Yankees have gone .500-or-better in 11-of-13 years of HOPE Week and have gone undefeated during HOPE Week four times (5-0 in 2009, 4-0 in 2014, 5-0 in 2016 and 5-0 in 2019)…have won nine of their last 14 HOPE Week games and are 27-10 in their last 37 HOPE Week games.
Today, the Yankees will honor Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and former Fordham softball player Sarah Taffet to kick off HOPE Week…like Hamlin, Taffet was resuscitated during a game with CPR and an automated external defibrillator (AED) by a Fordham athletic trainer and other medical professionals on 10/3/21…Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rizzo, Luis Severino, Anthony Volpe, Tommy Kahnle, Michael King, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Kyle Higashioka, Jake Bauers and Carlos Mendoza took part in CPR training in the Yankee Stadium outfield with Hamlin, Taffet, the American Heart Association and NYC Public School Athletic Leagues (PSAL) personnel.
DEALING DOMINGO: RHP Domingo Germán will make his 16th start of the season tonight…in his last start on Wednesday at Oakland, threw the 24th perfect game in Major League history and the fourth in franchise history.
Has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in nine of his 15 starts.
Is 6-1 with a 2.40 ERA (48.2IP, 13ER) and 47K in nine career appearances (seven starts) vs. Baltimore…in seven career starts, is 6-1 with a 2.08 ERA (43.1IP, 10ER) and 41K against the Orioles.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: INF Anthony Volpe owns a career-high seven-game hitting streak…is batting .500/.519/.654 (13-for-26) with 6R, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1RBI, 1BB and 1SB in that span…has multiple hits in five of his last six games.
Has reached base in 15 of his last 17 games (since 6/13), batting .370/.443/.556 (20-for-54) with 9R, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR, 3RBI, 7BB and 2SB over that span.
Owns a career-high 12-game on-base streak (since 6/20), batting .432/.500/.622 (16-for-37) with 8R, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR, 2RBI, 5BB and 1SB over that stretch.
THE EAST IS A BEAST: Five of the top eight records in the American League, including four of the top six, are held by AL East teams…the AL East is the only division in the Majors to have five teams with winning records…no other division has more than three such teams (AL West, NL East and NL West: three; NL Central: two; AL Central: zero).
WHAT A RELIEF: Yankees relievers have posted a Major League-best 2.87 ERA (316.2IP, 101ER) and a .213 opponents’ BA this season…the Yankees are the only Major League bullpen with an ERA under 3.00 and are one of only three bullpens that currently own an ERA below 3.50 (Cleveland – 3.13; Atlanta-3.49).
Also own a Major League-best .333 opponents’ SLG, .634 opponents’ OPS and 0.71 HR/9.0IP…also rank second in WHIP (1.18) and third in opponents’ OBP (.301).
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres has reached base in 21 of his last 22 games since 6/8-G1.
In 75 career games vs. the Orioles, is hitting .318/.397/.614 (85-for-267) with 50R, 17 doubles, 1 triple, 20HR, 52RBI, 32BB, 4HP, 5SB and 2SF…his 20 career home runs vs. the Orioles are his most vs. any opponent.
JAKE RAKES: INF/OF Jake Bauers drove in the Yankees’ only run on Sunday with an RBI double in the seventh inning…10 of his last 14 hits (since 6/8-G1) and 16 of his last 22 hits (since 5/23) have gone for extra bases (11 doubles, 5HR). Since 5/29, has hit .316/.391/.737 (6-for-19) with 2 doubles, 2HR, 10RBI and 3BB with RISP.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP DOMINGO GERMÁN (5-5, 4.54 ERA
RHP Domingo Germán will make his 16th start of the season in tonight’s series opener vs. Baltimore…the 30-year-old will start on regular four days’ rest…last pitched on Wednesday at Oakland and threw the 24th perfect game in Major League history and the fourth in franchise history (9.0IP, 9K)…was the first Major League pitcher to throw a perfect game since Seattle’s Félix Hernández on 8/15/12 vs. Tampa Bay…was the first Dominican-born pitcher to throw a perfect game…marked his first career complete game… struck out Brent Rooker swinging in the first inning for his 500th career strikeout…has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in six of his last 10 starts and in eight of his last 14 starts…allowed 2R-orfewer in four straight starts from 5/1-16, tying the longest such streak of his career (also four straight starts from 7/27-8/12/22 and from 5/9-27-G1/21)…in 2022, went 2-5 with a 3.61 ERA (72.1IP, 65H, 31R/29ER, 19BB, 58K, 11HR) in 15 games (14 starts) with the Yankees…allowed 3R-or-fewer in a career-high 12 consecutive starts from 7/27-9/30/22… missed the first 93 games of the season with right shoulder impingement syndrome…in six seasons with the Yankees, is 31-26 with a 4.40 ERA (495.0IP, 242ER) and 507K in 107 career games (85 starts)…was signed by the Yankees as a minor league free agent on 12/11/15…was originally acquired by the Yankees from the Miami Marlins along with RHP Nathan Eovaldi and INF Garrett Jones in exchange for RHP David Phelps and INF Martín Prado on 12/19/14.
BASEBALL IMMORTALITY: Made his 15th start of the season on Wednesday at Oakland and threw the 24th perfect game in Major League history and the fourth in franchise history (9.0IP, 9K)…joined Seattle’s Félix Hernández (8/15/12 vs. Tampa Bay), San Francisco’s Matt Cain (6/13/12 vs. Houston), Chicago-AL’s Philip Humber (4/21/12 at Seattle), Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay (5/29/10 at Florida), Oakland’s Dallas Braden (5/9/10 vs. Tampa Bay), Chicago-AL’s Mark Buehrle (7/23/09 vs. Tampa Bay), Arizona’s Randy Johnson (5/18/04 at Atlanta), Yankees’ David Cone (7/18/99 vs. Montreal), Yankees’ David Wells (5/17/98 vs. Minnesota), Texas’ Kenny Rogers (7/28/94 vs. California), Montreal’s Dennis Martinez (7/28/91 at Los Angeles-NL), Cincinnati’s Tom Browning (9/16/88 vs. Los Angeles-NL), California’s Mike Witt (9/30/84 at Texas), Cleveland’s Len Barker (5/15/81 vs. Toronto), Oakland’s Catfish Hunter (5/8/68 vs. Minnesota), Los Angeles-NL’s Sandy Koufax (9/9/65 vs. Chicago-NL), Philadelphia’s Jim Bunning (6/21/64-Game 1 at New York-NL), Yankees’ Don Larsen (1956 World Series Game 5 on 10/8/56 vs. Brooklyn), Chicago-AL’s Charlie Robertson (4/30/1922 at Detroit), Cleveland Naps’ Addie Joss (10/2/1908 vs. Chicago-AL), Boston Americans’ Cy Young (5/5/1904 vs. Philadelphia Athletics), Providence Grays’ John Ward (6/17/1880 vs. Buffalo Bisons) and Worcester Ruby Legs’ Lee Richmond (6/12/1880 vs. Cleveland Blues).
Joined David Cone (7/18/99 vs. Montreal), David Wells (5/17/98 vs. Minnesota) and Don Larsen (1956 World Series Game 5 on 10/8/56 vs. Brooklyn) as the only pitchers in franchise history to throw a perfect game.
Was the first Major League pitcher to throw a perfect game since Seattle’s Félix Hernández on 8/15/12 vs. Tampa Bay.
Was the first Dominican-born pitcher to throw a perfect game.
Was the 15th perfect game in American League history.
Was the first Yankees pitcher to throw a perfect game during a night game and the eighth Major League pitcher to do so.
Was the first perfect game by a Yankee on the road…was the eighth perfect game by a Major League pitcher on the road.
Was the 16th right-handed pitcher in Major League history (third Yankee) to toss a perfect game.
Marked Germán’s first career complete game…was the second shutout by a Yankees starter this season (also Gerrit Cole on 4/16 vs. Minnesota).
Struck out Brent Rooker swinging in the first inning for his 500th career strikeout.
VS. BALTIMORE: Will make his 10th career appearance (eighth start) against the Orioles tonight…is 6-1 with a 2.40 ERA (48.2IP, 13ER) and 47K vs. Baltimore in his career…in seven career starts, is 6-1 with a 2.08 ERA (43.1IP, 10ER) and 41K against the Orioles…his six career wins vs. Baltimore are his most against any opponent.
Has tossed 6.0IP-or-more in five of his seven career starts vs. the Orioles.
Is 2-1 with a 2.92 ERA (24.2IP, 8ER) and 27K in five career appearances (three starts) vs. Baltimore at Yankee Stadium.
Last faced the Orioles on 9/30/22 at Yankee Stadium and took the loss, allowing 2ER over 5.1IP (3H, 3BB, 6K)…had won each of his six previous starts against Baltimore (4/7/19- 5/15/21).
HOME SWEET HOME: Is 2-4 with a 4.46 ERA (40.1IP, 20ER) and 43K in seven home starts this season…has held opposing hitters to a .204 batting average (31-for-152) at home this season.
Has gone 14-12 with a 3.95 ERA (234.2IP, 182H, 111R/103ER, 80BB, 257K, 47HR) in 51 career games (40 starts) at Yankee Stadium…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 34 of his 40 home starts.
Has held opponents to a .208 BA (182-for-874) at Yankee Stadium in his career, compared to a .246 BA (249-for-1014) on the road.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 13 of his last 16 starts at home (since 6/30/21), including nine starts with 2R-or-fewer allowed.
His 12 wins at Yankee Stadium since 2019 are tied with Jameson Taillon for the second-most by any pitcher at the venue during that span, trailing only Gerrit Cole (20).
2023: Will make his 16th start of the season tonight…is 5-5 with a 4.54 ERA (81.1IP, 41ER) and 78K in 15 starts this season…has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in six of his last 10 starts and in eight of his last 14 starts.
In his last start on Wednesday at Oakland, threw the 24th perfect game in Major League history and the fourth in franchise history (9.0IP, 9K), joining David Cone (7/18/99 vs. Montreal), David Wells (5/17/98 vs. Minnesota) and Don Larsen (1956 World Series Game 5 on 10/8/56 vs. Brooklyn)…marked his first career complete game…struck out Brent Rooker swinging in the first inning for his 500th career strikeout.
His .172 opponents’ BA (26-for-151) vs. left-handed batters ranks fifth in the AL this season. Allowed 1R-or-fewer in two straight starts from 6/4-10, marking the fifth time in his career he’s recorded consecutive such starts.
Allowed 2R-or-fewer in four straight starts from 5/1-16, tying the longest such streak of his career (also four straight starts from 7/27-8/12/22 and from 5/9-27-G1/21).
Was ejected on 5/16 at Toronto prior to the bottom of the fourth inning for violating MLB’s prohibitions on foreign substances and served a 10-game suspension from 5/17-27.
Did not record a decision on 5/1 vs. Cleveland despite allowing just 1ER over a career-high 8.1 innings (2H, 1BB, 6K)… allowed just three baserunners…after allowing a one-out single to Amed Rosario in the first inning, did not allow a hit to his next 25BF (1BB) before allowing the single to Steven Kwan in the ninth…became just the fifth Yankees pitcher (sixth time) in the last 22 years (since 2002) to toss at least 8.1IP and allow three-or-fewer baserunners…joined Gerrit Cole (2H and 1BB in 9.0IP on 4/16/23 vs. Minnesota), Corey Kluber (1BB in 9.0IP on 5/19/21 at Texas), Masahiro Tanaka (twice: 2H and 1BB in 9.0IP on 6/17/19 vs. Tampa Bay and 3H in 9.0IP on 4/27/17 at Boston) and Chien-Ming Wang (2H in 9.0IP on 4/11/08 at Boston).
Earned his first win of the season on 4/15 vs. Minnesota after recording a career-high 11K (6.1IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB)…marked his third career double-digit strikeout game (also 10K on 7/25/21 at Boston and 6/14/18 vs. Tampa Bay)…marked the first time in his career he’s recorded at least 10K without surrendering a walk…marked his fifth career start with at least 8K and 0BB allowed, including his second this season (8K and 0BB on 4/4 vs. Philadelphia)…is the first Yankee to record at least 10K and 0BB in a game this season and the first since Gerrit Cole did so on 7/17/22 vs. Boston (12K and 0BB)…tossed 5.1 perfect innings before allowing a one-out single to Christian Vázquez in the sixth inning…his 11K matched the most by a Yankees pitcher this season (also Gerrit Cole on Opening Day vs. San Francisco).
