NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their seven-game road trip tonight with the second game of a four-game set at Texas (1-0 thus far.)…are 2-2 on the road trip after losing two-of-three at Minnesota and winning their series opener at Texas…return home on Monday for a three-game homestand vs. Cleveland (Mon.-Wed.).
Have won back-to-back games after dropping a season-high three straight games.
Have won or split six of their eight completed series this season (going 5-2-1).
Are in a 16-day stretch without an off day (4/18-5/3)…are 5-5 so far over that span.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees defeated the Rangers, 4-2, in their series opener at Globe Life Field on Thursday… RHP Gerrit Cole (6.2IP, 6H, 2ER, 1BB, 8K, 0HR) made his sixth start of the season and improved to 5-0 on the year…1B DJ LeMahieu (1-for-4, 1R, 1HR, RBI) and 2B Gleyber Torres (1-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI) hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning…SS Anthony Volpe (1-for-4, 1RBI) hit an RBI single in the second inning…C Jose Trevino (3-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI) recorded a season-high 3H and hit his second home run of the year with a solo shot in the ninth…LF Aaron Hicks (1-for3, 1BB) reached base twice…RF Aaron Judge (0-for-2) exited the game with right hip discomfort…RHP Michael King (2.1IP, 1BB, 2K) did not allow a hit over 2.1 scoreless innings to record his first save of the season and the second of his career.
PITCH PERFECT: Yankees pitchers have posted a 3.31 ERA this season, the third-lowest in the Majors, trailing only Tampa Bay’s 2.83 ERA and Houston’s 3.16 ERA…their 3.54 runs allowed per game are the second-fewest in the Majors (Tampa Bay – 2.88).
Have allowed just 92R in 26 games this season, matching their third-fewest runs allowed through their first 26 games in a season in the last 42 years since 1982 (71R in 2022, 91R in 2010 and 92R in 2021).
Have allowed 3R-or-fewer in 15-of-26 games this season and 2R-or-fewer in 11 of those games.
Also rank third in the Majors in strikeouts (249), opponents’ BA (.214) and WHIP (1.14), fourth in opponents’ OBP (.292) and K/9.0IP (9.70), and fifth in opponents’ OPS (.662).
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu hit his third HR of the season with a solo HR in the second inning on Thursday…is hitting .400/.409/.600 (8-for-20) with 1R, 1 double, 1HR, 4RBI and 1BB over his last six games since 4/22.
Is batting .311/.385/.511 (14-for-45) with 7R, 3 doubles, 2HR, 8RBI, 4BB and 2HP in his last 13 games (since 4/11).
Has reached base in 17-of-22 games this season.
Is hitting .368/.409/.474 (7-for-19) with 2 doubles, 8RBI and 2BB with RISP this season.
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo is batting .304/.368/.536 (21-for-69) with 9R, 4 doubles, 4HR, 9RBI, 4BB and 3HP in his last 18 games (since 4/9).
Has reached base in 21 of his first 25 games this season… has recorded a hit in 20-of-25 games this year.
In his career, has batted .417/.462/.583 (10-for-24) with 1 double, 1HR and 2BB off Texas’ RHP Jacob deGrom.
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres has homered in back-to-back games for the ninth time in his career and for the first time since 6/10-11/22…has homered in three straight games twice in his career: 4G from 5/21-25/18 and 3G from 6/19-21/19.
Has reached base in each of his last seven games, batting .296 (8-for-27) with 5R, 1 double, 2HR, 3RBI and 3BB in that span.
Has 17BB in 25 games this season, the fourth-most in the AL and tied for the eighth-most in the Majors…did not record his 17th walk in 2022 until his 69th game of the season on 6/30/22 at Houston.
MATCHING UP: The Yankees are 11-3 in their last 14 games vs. Texas…have won or split six of their last seven completed series vs. the Rangers (going 5-1-1 since 8/9/18).
COLE TRAIN: RHP Gerrit Cole earned the win on Thursday after allowing just 2ER in 6.2 innings (6H, 1BB, 8K, 0HR)… is 5-0 with a 1.11 ERA (40.2IP, 5ER) and 44K in six starts this season…according to Elias, his 1.11 ERA is the second-lowest ERA by a Yankees starter through his first six games of a season in the last 65 years (since 1959), trailing only Phil Niekro’s 0.99 ERA in 1984.
Had his career-high 25.2 scoreless inning streak snapped on Thursday (4/11-27)…was the second-longest scoreless streak by a Yankees starting pitcher in the last 63 years (since 1961), trailing only Catfish Hunter’s 26.0 scoreless inning streak from 8/30-9/11/75.
Leads the Majors in innings pitched (40.2), is tied for the first in wins (five) and WAR (1.7- FanGraphs), ranks second in ERA (1.11), fourth in strikeouts (44), opponents’ SLG (.221) and opponents’ OPS (.455), and fifth in opponents’ BA (.169).
Is one of three pitchers to go 5-0-or-better this season… joins Minnesota’s Joe Ryan (5-0) and Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan (5-0).
The Yankees are 6-0 in his starts this season…is one of two starting pitchers this season to make at least six starts and have their team win each of those starts (also Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan – club is 6-0 in 6GS).
Has not allowed a home run this season while tossing a Major League-leading 40.2 innings.
Is just the fifth Yankees starting pitcher in franchise history to toss at least 5.0IP and allow 2R-or-fewer in each of his first six games of a season, joining Hideki Irabu (first seven in 1998), Phil Hughes (first six in 2010), Dave Righetti (first six in 1981) and Ray Fisher (first six in 1914)…Bill Monbouquette did so in his first six appearances in 1968 but only started five of those games.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: INF Anthony Volpe hit an RBI single in the second inning on Thursday…has reached base in 14 of his last 15 games, batting .288/.413/.442 (15-for-52) with 8R, 2 doubles, 2HR, 8RBI, 11BB and 5SB in that span.
Has reached base multiple times in eight of his last 13 games, posting a .429 OBP in that span.
Is batting .277 (13-for-47) with 7R, 2 doubles, 2HR, 8RBI and 9BB when batting leadoff in the starting lineup.
Is 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts…is one of four players in the Majors to be 8-for-8-or-better in stolen base attempts.
His 8SB are the fourth-most in the AL.
Has 11BB in his last 13 games…his 16BB this season are tied for the sixth-most by a Yankee through his first 26 career games.
BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters hit a season-high-tying 3HR on Thursday at Texas…their 34HR are tied for the third-most in the AL.
HIP HIP JOSE: C Jose Trevino set a season high with 3H on Thursday and hit his second home run of the season with a solo HR in the ninth inning…has hit safely in six of his last seven games, batting .308 (8-for-26) with 1R, 2 doubles, 1HR, 4RBI and 1BB in that span (since 4/16).
PEN PALS: Yankees relievers have posted a Major League-best 2.47 ERA (98.1IP, 27ER) this season…also rank second in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.202) and tied for fourth in strikeouts (108).
Have not allowed a hit to their last 26 batters faced (since the seventh inning on Tuesday).
KING OF THE HILL: RHP Michael King recorded his first save of the season and the second of his career on Thursday after tossing 2.1 scoreless innings…has recorded at least four outs in each of his eight relief appearances this season, the second-most such appearances by a Major League reliever this year (Colorado’s Brent Suter – nine). Has tossed at least 2.0 innings in five of his eight appearances.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP CLARKE SCHMIDT (0-2, 6.30 ERA)
RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his sixth start of the season tonight at Texas…the 27-year-old will make the start on regular four days’ rest…made his fifth start of the season on Sunday vs. Toronto, recording the loss despite allowing 3R/0ER over a career-high 5.2IP (3H, 1BB, 8K, 2HR)…his 8K also marked a career high (previous: 7K on 8/28/22 at Oakland)…needs seven more strikeouts to reach 100K in his career…made his second career Opening Day roster in 2023 (also 2022)…went 1-2 with a 5.03 ERA (19.2IP, 16H, 11ER, 4BB, 25K, 2HR, 1HP) in six spring games (five starts)…in 2022, went 5-5 with two saves and a 3.12 ERA (57.2IP, 46H, 23R/20ER, 23BB, 56K, 5HR) in 29 appearances (three starts) over four stints with the Yankees…in three starts, went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 13H, 6ER, 2BB, 14K, 0HR)…as a reliever, went 5-3 with two saves and a 2.74 ERA (46.0IP, 33H, 17R/14ER, 21BB, 42K, 5HR) in 26 games…tossed at least 2.0 innings in 13 of his relief appearances and at least 3.0 innings in five of those relief appearances…was selected by the Yankees in the first round (16th overall) of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Carolina.
LAST TIME OUT: Made his fifth start of the season on Sunday vs. Toronto, recording the loss despite allowing 3R/0ER over a career-high 5.2IP (3H, 1BB, 8K, 2HR)…retired his first 13BF before allowing a one-out double to Matt Chapman in the fifth inning…allowed back-to-back home runs to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Daulton Varsho in the sixth inning…his 8K were a career high (previous: 7K on 8/28/22 at Oakland)…his previous career long in a start was 4.1IP (three times: 9/3/22 at Tampa Bay, 8/28/22 at Oakland and 9/12/21 at the Mets).
VS. TEXAS: Has made one career relief appearance vs. Texas, tossing 2.0 perfect innings in Game 2 on 10/4/22 in Arlington (2K). Has made four career appearances (two starts) vs. AL West opponents, going 0-2 with a 7.59 ERA (10.2IP, 9ER) and 16K…started on 4/18/23 vs. Los Angeles-AL, recording the loss after allowing 4ER over 3.2IP (6H, 0BB, 5K, 1HR, 1HP)…made his other start on 8/28/22 at Oakland (L, 4.1IP, 8H,
4ER, 1BB, 7K).
2023: Has made five starts this season, going 0-2 with a 6.30 ERA (20.0IP, 25H, 17R/14ER, 6BB, 24K, 6HR)…has tossed 4.0IP-or-less in four of those starts. Has allowed 1BB-or-fewer in four of his starts.
In his fifth start of the season on Sunday vs. Toronto, recorded the loss despite allowing 3R/0ER over a career-high 5.2IP (3H, 1BB, 8K, 2HR)… his 8K were a career high (previous: 7K on 8/28/22 at Oakland)…his previous career long in a start was 4.1IP (three times: 9/3/22 at Tampa Bay, 8/28/22 at Oakland and 9/12/21 at the Mets).
Made his first career Opening Day roster.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Has made 21 appearances (five starts) in his career on the road (two in 2023, 16 in 2022, one in 2021, two in 2020)…has gone 3-4 with one save and a 4.66 ERA (46.1IP, 51H, 29R/24ER, 21BB, 45K, 4HR).
Has an 8.59 ERA (7.1IP, 7ER) and 6K without recording a decision in two starts on the road this season…made starts on 4/7 at Baltimore (3.1IP, 5H, 4ER, 3BB, 3K) and 4/12 at Cleveland (4.0IP, 6H, 3ER, 1BB, 3K, 1HR).
In 16 games (two starts) on the road in 2022, went 3-4 with one save and a 3.62 ERA (32.1IP, 30H, 15R/13ER, 11BB, 34K, 2HR)…allowed 2R-or-fewer in 14 of those games, 1R-or-fewer in 12 of those appearances and nine were scoreless.
FOR STARTERS: Will be making his 11th career start…over his first 10 career Major League starts (five in 2023, three in 2022, one in 2021, one in 2020), is 0-5 with a 5.63 ERA (40.0IP, 49H, 31R/25ER, 13BB, 44K, 7HR)…has tossed 4.1IP-or-fewer in nine of those 10 starts.
Is 0-2 with a 6.30 ERA (20.0IP, 14ER) and 24K in five starts in 2023…has tossed 4.0IP-or-less in four of those five starts.
Recorded a career-high 5.2IP and 8K in his last start on Sunday vs. Toronto (L, 3H, 3R/0ER, 1BB, 2HR).
Went 0-2 with a 4.63 ERA (11.2IP, 6ER) and 14K in his three starts in 2022 (6/16 vs. Tampa Bay, 8/28 at Oakland, 9/3 at Tampa Bay)
TEXAS RANGERS NOTES:
WINS AND LOSSES: Texas dropped last night’s series opener with the Yankees, 4-2, and have an 0-1 record on this 6-game homestand vs. NYY (0-1 + 3 G) and ARI (2 G)…have lost season-high 4 straight after a 10-3 span from 4/9-23… marks longest skid since a 0-7 span from 9/28-10/4/22… have dropped 5 of 7, but are still 6-5 in last 11 G and 10-7 in last 17 G beg. 4/9…Rangers still have the T6th-best record in the A.L. at 14-11 (.560), trailing TB (21-5, .808), BAL (17- 8, .680), and TOR (16-9, .640), MIN (15-11, .577), and NYY (15-11, .577)…club’s 14 wins are T6th-most in the A.L…have an 11-11 record last 22 G since club’s 3-0 start to the season.
• Team currently sits 3 games above .500…Texas has been .500-or-better following every game in 2023…high-water mark for the season was 7-over after win on Sun. vs. OAK (14-7), which was the 1st time TEX had been 7-over since 7/13/19 (50-43)…the current 14-11 record is still the best
25-G start for the Rangers since 2016 (14-11), and matches best start for TEX since a 15-5 start in 2014…TEX recorded its 14th win in 2022 on May 15.
• TEX has 14 wins with 3 G remaining in April…it is already Rangers’ highest win total by end of April since 2019 (14), and last 2 higher figures reached were 15 wins in 2014 and 17 wins in 2013.
STANDINGS: The Rangers are tied for 1st place in the A.L. West with HOU (also 14-11) after sitting alone in 1st place for 13 straight days from 4/14-26…TEX has lost 2.5 games in the division during the current 4-G losing skid…have had sole possession of 1st place in the West for 18 days overall in 2023…reached a season-best 3.5-game lead in the West with off day on 4/20, which was team’s largest lead in the West since the end of the 2016 campaign (won division by 9.0 games)…TEX has been alone or tied atop the division for 28 of the season’s first 29 days (lone exception: 4/8)… from 2017-22, the Rangers had one day in which it held, or was tied for, 1st place in the West (1-0 on 7/24/20, tied for division lead).
SERIES STUFF: The 0-3 finish in Cincinnati marked Rangers’ 1st winless series in ‘23 (last 0-3, 9/30-10/2/22 at LAA)… TEX is 5-3-0 overall in series this year, going 3-1-0 at home 2-2-0 on the road…prior to the series loss at CIN, Rangers had won 4 straight series from 4/10-23, just 2nd time since the start of 2021 to win 4 in a row since going 5-0-0 from 6/15-7/1/18…team has gone undefeated in 2 series: 3-0, 3/30-4/2 vs. PHI; and 3-0, 4/17-19 at KC…the latter marked Rangers’ 1st undefeated road series of 3+ games since 9/5- 8/19 at BAL (4-0).
AT HOME: The Rangers are 8-5 (.615) at home to begin the year, this after starts of 4-9 (in 2022) and 5-8 (in 2021) at GLF the past 2 years…the .667 home win pct. is T5th-best in MLB (14-2, .875-TB; 7-2, .778-TOR; 9-4, .692-BAL/PIT; 8-5, .615- LAA/MIN/PHI/TEX)…Rangers’ 8th home win in 2022 did not come until May 16…Rangers have a 94-111 all-time record at Globe Life Field (2020-23).
VS. NEW YORK-AL: TEX and NYY meet for 2 series in 2023 (4 G this weekend at GLF, 3 G 6/23-25 at NYY)…TEX was 3-4 vs. NYY in 2022 and team is 0-3-2 in season series beginning 2017 (DNP in 2020), with last season series victory coming in 2016 (4-3)…with last night’s defeat, Rangers have dropped 3 of last 6 G vs. NYY, going 3-11 in last 14 G and 10-20 in last 30 G beg. 9/9/17…TEX has a 3-6 record vs. NYY at GLF…NYY lead all-time, 280-208, incl. a 121-120 advantage in Arlington.
KEEP IT CLOSE: Each of Texas’ losses during current 4-game losing skid have been by 1 or 2 runs, as the Rangers have been outscored by just 6 runs (17-23) over this period… Texas still boasts MLB’s 2nd-highest run differential in 2023 (+96-TB, +54-TEX), which is the 2nd-best mark through the first 25 G of a season in franchise history (+64 in 1998).
FLASH THE DEGROM SIGNAL: Jacob deGrom will look to put an end to the Rangers’ 4-game losing streak tonight, as Texas has gone undefeated (5-0) in his 5 previous starts this season…he is one of 6 ML pitchers to have made 5+ starts in 2023 with his team going unbeaten is those outings, joining NYY’s Gerrit Cole (6-0, 6 GS), TB’s Shane McClanahan (6-0, 6 GS), ATL’s Spencer Strider (5-0, 5 GS), MIN’s Joe Ryan (5-0, 5 GS), and TOR’s Yusei Kikuchi (5-0, 5 GS).
• Marks just the 7th time in Senators/Rangers history (beg. 1961) that the team has gone undefeated in a pitcher’s first 5 starts with the franchise, as this is the 1st instance since Texas went 5-0 in Yu Darvish’s first 5 career starts in 2012.
MORE DEGROM: The 2-time Cy Young Award winner has gone 2-0 with a 3.04 ERA (9 ER/26.2 IP), 43 SO/3 BB, and a .182 opp. BA in his 5 starts this season…his 1.44 Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) figure is easily the lowest among ML qualifiers in 2023 (2nd is SEA’s Luis Castillo at 1.67), and would be the 2nd-lowest single-season mark ever by a qualified pitcher (1.39-BOS’ Pedro Martinez in 1999)… additional notes on deGrom’s historic start to the campaign:
• Has struck out 43 of 102 (42.2%) batters faced, the highest strikeout pct. among A.L. qualifiers and 2nd in MLB to ATL’s S. Strider (42.6%)…43 strikeouts are the 2nd-most ever by a Ranger in his first 5 outings with the franchise (49-Nolan Ryan in 1989), though deGrom has fanned batters at a far more impressive rate than Ryan in ‘89 (34.8%, 49 of 141 BF)…Ryan also holds the Washington/Texas record for most K’s thru a pitcher’s first 6 G with the franchise (52 in 1989).
• Has issued just 3 walks in 2023, as he is just the 5th Major League pitcher (6th instance) in the Modern Era (beg. 1901) to post 43+ strikeouts and 3-or-fewer walks in his first 5 starts of a season: deGrom in 2023 (43 SO/3 BB), deGrom in 2022 (46 SO/2 BB), MIL’s Corbin Burnes in 2021 (49 SO/0 BB), NYY’s Gerrit Cole in 2021 (50 SO/3 BB), MIN’s Johan Santana in 2005 (45 SO/3 BB), and ARI’s Curt Schilling in 2001 (50 SO/3 BB)…DeGrom, who also pulled the trick in his first 5 starts of last season (with NYM), is the only pitcher ever to accomplish the feat in multiple campaigns.
FLICKA DA RISP: Despite going 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position last night and 5-for-24 (.208) with RISP over the club’s last 3 G, Texas enters today’s slate with the highest BA with RISP in MLB (.353-TEX, .317-TB)…club also ranks among MLB leaders w/ RISP in hits (1st, 78), OBP (1st, .402), SLG (1st, .611), OPS (1st, 1.013), XBH (1st, 31), and HR (T1st, 13)…the highest single-season BA w/ RISP in MLB history? .330 by the 2013 St. Louis Cardinals.
SIMMY SZN: Marcus Semien leads MLB with 24 runs scored in ‘23, already tied for the most-ever by a WSH/TEX batter before the end of April (also Ian Kinsler in 2012/Carl Everett in 2003)…24 R are also T4th-most in club history by a player in his first 25 G of a season, trailing only Kinsler in 2012 (27), Everett in 2003 (26), and David Dellucci in 2005 (25).
• Semien went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored last night, as he has now reached base safely via H/BB in season-high 13 straight games at .367/.483/.653/1.136 (18-49)…it marks the longest on-base streak by a Ranger in 2023, surpassing a 12-game run by Jonah Heim from 4/8-23.
QUALITY CONTROL: With Andrew Heaney’s outing last night (6.0 IP, 3 R-ER, 6 SO), Texas rotation members have now posted quality starts in each of the team’s last 6 G…TEX starters own a 2-1 record and 2.97 ERA (12 ER/36.1 IP) over that span, the club’s longest stretch of consecutive quality starts since a run of 7 in a row from 6/23-30/19.
SHORTS: Tonight, Texas will sport its Nike City Connect uniforms for the 3rd time this season (1-1)…Happy Birthday to LHP Brett Martin, who turns 28 years old today…last night’s 2:09 time of game was shortest ever for a 9-inning game at GLF…each of TEX’s last 23 G have lasted less than 3 hours.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER – #48 Jacob deGrom, RHP (2-0, 3.04)
TODAY: The 34-year-old right-hander is expected to take the mound for the 2nd game of 4 G series against the Yankees tonight (6th start this season)…earned the win (now 2-0) in his 5th appearance/start Sun. vs. OAK (W, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R-1 ER, 0 BB, 11 SO, 1 HR, 80 pitches/57 strikes)…has allowed 1 ER in his last 2 starts-combined (10.0 IP)…deGrom has gone 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA (4 ER/23.0 IP), 36 SO/3 BB, and .146 opp. BA (12-for-82) in last 4 starts after allowing career-high 6 extra-base hits on Opening Day, 3/30 vs. PHI (3.2 IP, 5 R-ER)…has struck out 43 of 102 (42.2%) batters faced through 5 starts…the 2-time National League Cy Young Award winner (2018-19) signed a 5-year free agent contract with Texas on 12/2/22…owns the 3rd-lowest ERA in the Expansion Era (since 1961) among pitchers with at least 200 starts: 2.19-Sandy Koufax, 2.48-Clayton Kershaw, 2.53-deGrom…has received Cy Young Award votes in 6 of the last 8 seasons (2015-17-18-19-20-21), including 5 straight years prior to an injury-shortened 2022 campaign…spent his entire career with the Mets organization prior to signing with Texas, as he was selected by New York-NL in the 9th round of the 2010 MLB Draft…the Deland, Fla. native and resident played college baseball at his hometown Stetson University…TEX is 5-0 in deGrom’s 5 starts.
SMOOTH-K KING: Has struck out 43 of 102 (42.2%) batters faced through 5 starts, the 2nd-highest SO pct. among MLB qualifiers (42.6%-ATL’s Spencer Strider)…has issued walks to just 3 of 102 (0.03%) BF, as his SO-BB% figure (14.3%) is easily the highest among qualified ML pitchers (2nd is 10.2% by ARI’s Zac Gallen).
• 43 strikeouts are the 2nd-most ever by a Senators/Rangers pitcher in his first 5 outings with the franchise, trailing only Nolan Ryan in 1989 (49).
• deGrom is the 1st pitcher in WSH/TEX franchise history to post 43+ SO and 3-or-fewer BB over his first 5 outings of a season (Stathead), and just the 5th pitcher (6th instance) in the Modern Era (beg. 1901) to pull the trick…he has opened each of his last 3 seasons (2021-23) with 43+ SO & 4-or-fewer-BB over his first 5 G, as he is the only pitcher since 1901 to do that multiple times.
• Opposing batters have swung and missed on 91 of 209 (43.5%) swings taken against deGrom in 2023, the 2nd-highest whiff rate among MLB qualifiers (39.5%-ATL’s Spencer Strider).
LAST START: Earned the win in his 5th appearance/start of the season on Sun. vs. OAK (W, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R-1 ER, 0 BB, 11 SO, 1 HR, 80 pitches/57 strikes)… struck out a season high-tying 11 batters (2x, also 4/5 vs. BAL) while throwing just 80 pitches, the 12th instance since pitches were 1st tracked in 1988 of a Major League pitcher tallying 11+ SO on 80-or-fewer pitches (last NYY’s Domingo Germán, 11 SO/78 pitches on 4/15/23 vs. MIN)…leads the club with 3 quality starts (3 in his last 4 starts).
VS. NEW YORK-AL: Owns a 2-4 record with a 3.51 ERA (16 ER/41.0 IP) in 6 career starts against the New York Yankees, with 40 SO against 11 BB, good for a 1.10 WHIP…has not faced the Yankees since 8/13/18 at Yankee Stadium, earning the win after tossing 6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R-2 ER, 2 BB, 12 SO…owns a 1-2 record with a 1.23 ERA (3 ER/22.0 IP) in 3 starts against NYY when pitching at home…has lasted at least 5.0 IP in all of his starts against NYY.
AT HOME / IN ARLINGTON: 4 of deGrom’s 5 starts this season have come in Arlington…owns a lifetime 43-32 record and 2.16 ERA (173 ER/719.1 IP) over 113 games/starts at home, incl. 109 GS at Citi Field (41-32, 2.12) and 4 GS here at Globe Life Field (2-0, 3.57)…his 2.16 career home ERA is the best among active pitchers (min. 700.0 IP) and the 5th-lowest since ER became an official stat in 1913 (min. 700.0 IP)…the lower home ERA’s on that list?: 2.04-Walter Johnson, 2.06-Eddie Cicotte, 2.108-Dick Rudolph, 2.158-Hippo Vaughn.
• His 11 strikeouts in his last outing on Sun. vs OAK and 4/5 vs. BAL were the 2nd-most ever by a Ranger at Globe Life Field (12-Jon Gray on 6/1/22 vs. TB), and his 38 K’s overall are the most at home among MLB pitchers ahead of ARI’s Zac Gallen (34)…entering 2023, deGrom had made just one career appearance in Arlington, surrendering career high-tying 8 ER in start on 6/6/17 at TEX w/ NYM at the former Globe Life Park (L, 4.0 IP, 10 H, 8 R-ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 2 HR). 2023: Opponents have batted .182/.206/.354/.559 (18-99), incl. .154 BA (8-52) by LHB and .213 BA (10-47) by RHB…Jonah Heim has caught all 5 starts (2- 0, 3.04 ERA)…ranks among A.L. qualifiers in SO/9 (1st, 14.51), SO pct. (1st, 42.2%), K-BB pct. (1st, 37.7%), and WHIP (2nd, 0.79)…leads MLB with a .217 xwOBA and ranks 2nd in xBA (.17)…has gone 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA (4 ER/23.0 IP), 36 SO/3 BB, and .146 opp. BA in last 4 starts after allowing career-high 6 extra-base hits on Opening Day, 3/30 vs. PHI (3.2 IP, 5 R-ER)…his 11 SO on Sun. vs. OAK marked the 60th double-digit strikeout game of his career, 16thmost in the Modern Era (beg. 1901)…was perfect through 4.0 innings on 4/5 vs. BAL, retiring all 12 batters faced before Ryan Mountcastle led off the 5th with a double…according to Elias Sports Bureau, deGrom’s 9 career starts opened with 4.0+ perfect innings are T2nd-most in baseball since the beg. of 2014: 10-Max Scherzer, 9-deGrom/Clayton Kershaw, 8-Madison Bumgarner/Justin Verlander.
