NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their five-game road trip tonight with the second game of a two-game Subway Series vs. the Mets (1-0 thus far)…after an off-day on Thursday, will also play three games at Boston (Fri.-Sun.)…went 2-4 on their six-game homestand, losing two of three games against both Chicago-AL and Boston.
At 39-29 (.574), have the fourth-best record in the AL and the sixth-best record in the Majors.
Are 9-6 in their last 15 games, 14-9 in their last 23 games, 16-10 in their last 26 games, 18-11 in their last 29 games and 21-12 in their last 33 games.
Are 24-14 (.632) in their last 38 games (since 5/2), tied for the best record in the AL and tied for the second-best record in the Majors in that span, trailing only Arizona (25- 13, .658).
Have won three of their last five completed series and five of their last eight completed series…have won or split seven of their last 10 completed series (since 5/8) and eight of their last 12 completed series (since 5/1).
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees defeated the Mets, 7-6, on Tuesday at Citi Field…RHP Luis Severino (4.2IP, 7H, 6R/5ER, 3BB, 4K, 1HR, 1HP, 2BK) started and did not record a decision…DH Giancarlo Stanton (1-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI, 1HP) hit a solo HR in the first inning…3B DJ LeMahieu (1-
for-4, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI) recorded a two-run HR in the fourth inning…SS Anthony Volpe (2-for-4, 1R, 2 doubles, 1RBI) hit a RBI double in the fourth inning…RF Jake Bauers (1-for-3, 2RBI) hit a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth inning…PH Josh Donaldson (0-for-0, 1RBI, 1SF) recorded a go-ahead sac fly in the sixth inning…1B Anthony Rizzo (1-for-4, 1R, 1HP) reached base twice…RHP Ron Marinaccio (1.0IP, 1H, 1BB)
earned his third win of the season…RHP Tommy Kahnle (1.0IP) tossed a perfect seventh inning in relief…RHP Clay Holmes (0.2IP, 2K) entered the game with the bases loaded in the eighth inning and struck out both batters he faced…RHP Michael King (1.0IP, 1K) tossed a scoreless ninth inning and recorded his fourth save of the season.
STANTON ISLAND: DH Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo HR in the first inning on Tuesday…in 120 career games vs. the Mets, has batted .264/.349/.560 (115-for-436) with 72R, 15 doubles, 38HR, 88RBI, 56BB, 4HP and 5SF…his 38HR vs. the Mets mark his most against a single opponent in his career (next: Washington – 36HR).
Has hit .257/.344/.619 (56-for-218) with 37R, 7 doubles, 24HR, 48RBI, 27BB/3IBB, 3HP and 2SF in 58 career games at Citi Field…his 24HR at Citi Field mark the most homers by an opposing player at the venue (next: Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon and Chase Utley – 14HR).
WHAT A RELIEF: Yankees relievers combined for 4.1 scoreless innings on Tuesday…have posted a Major League-best 2.72 ERA (258.1IP, 78ER) and a .207 opponents’ BA this season…the Yankees are only one of two Major League bullpens that currently own an ERA below 3.00 (also Cleveland – 2.96).
Lead the Majors with a .328 opponents’ SLG, a .628 opponents’ OPS and a 0.73 HR/9.0IP ratio…also rank third in WHIP (1.17) and fourth in opponents’ OBP (.301).
Have posted a 1.30 ERA (27.2IP, 4ER) in their last eight games (since 6/4), a 1.41 ERA (51.0IP, 8ER) in their last 15 games (since 5/27) and a 1.81 ERA (84.2IP, 17ER) in their last 23 games (since 5/18)…have held opponents to a .156 BA (45-for-289) over that 23-game stretch.
OH MY JOSH: INF Josh Donaldson recorded a go-ahead pinch-hit sac fly in the sixth inning on Tuesday…marked his second career RBI as a pinch hitter (also an RBI single on 9/26/10 vs. Texas with Oakland).
NATIONAL TREASURE: The Yankees are 12-4 in 16 Interleague games this season…matches the best record in Interleague games this season (also Miami: 15-5, .750)…have won each of their five completed series vs. NL opponents this season.
At 293-205 (.588), the Yankees own the best winning percentage in Interleague history and have the second-most wins (Boston: 298-210, .587).
Have posted a winning record in 20-of-26 completed seasons (20-3-3 overall) since Interleague play was established in 1997…have a non-losing Interleague record in 23-of-26 seasons (5-10 in 1997; 9-11 in 2013; and 8-12 in 2016).
COLE TRAIN: RHP Gerrit Cole will make his 15th start of the season tonight…is 7-1 with a 2.84 ERA (85.2IP, 27ER) and 90K in 14 starts this season…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 11 of his first 14 starts…his 11 such starts are the third-most in the Majors, trailing only Chicago-NL’s Marcus Stroman (12) and Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan (12).
His 7-1 record (.875) is tied with Houston’s Cristian Javier (also 7-1, .875) for the second-highest in the Majors, trailing only Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan (10-1, .909).
The Yankees are 11-3 in his starts this season…is one of three starting pitchers this season to have his team win at least 11 of his starts…joins Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan (club is 12-2 in 14GS) and Atlanta’s Spencer Strider (club is 11-2 in 13GS).
Has left just one game this season with the Yankees trailing.
BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have hit 104HR this season, the second-most home runs in the AL and the fourth-most in the Majors…their 70HR since the beginning of May are the most in the Majors in that span.
The Yankees have homered in nine of their last 10 games (since 6/2), hitting 17HR in that span…have homered in 13 of their last 15 games (since 5/27), hitting 26HR in that stretch.
Their 34 games with multiple home runs this season are the second-most in the Majors, trailing only Los Angeles-NL (35).
Since 5/1, rank fifth in SLG (.447) and runs scored per game (5.00), and sixth in runs scored (195).
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run HR in the fourth inning on Tuesday…has hit .315/.393/.508 (93-for-295) with 59R, 13 doubles, 4 triples, 12HR, 33RBI, 36BB/1IBB, 4SB, 3HP and 2SF in 77 Interleague games as a Yankee (since 2019)…his .315 BA is the fourth-highest batting average (min. 100PA) by a Yankee in the history of Interleague play, trailing only Carlos Beltrán (.326), Derek Jeter (.320) and Bernie Williams (.319).
Has batted .306 (66-for-216) with 30R, 13 doubles, 2 triples, 2HR, 17RBI, 22BB/1IBB and 3SF in 60 career games vs. the Mets.
In 33 career games at Citi Field, has hit .299 (35-for-117) with 17R, 7 doubles, 2HR, 9RBI, 10BB/1IBB, 2SF and 4SB… has hit safely in seven of his last eight games at Citi Field (since 7/3/19), batting .324 (11-for-34) with 7R, 3 doubles, 1HR, 4RBI, 4BB and 1SF in that span.
BEST VS. THE METS: The Yankees are 79-60 (.568) all time vs. the Mets…marks the highest win total by any team over any single opponent in the history of Interleague play (next: Tampa Bay’s 75 wins vs. Miami).
HOLMES SWEET HOLMES: RHP Clay Holmes struck out both batters faced on Tuesday…had entered the game with the bases loaded and one out.
Has not allowed a run in 18 of his last 19 appearances (since 5/6), going 4-0 with four saves, a 0.47 ERA (19.0IP, 1ER) and 24K in that span…has stranded 10-of-14 inherited runners in that stretch…his 0.47 ERA since 5/6 is the second-lowest among Major League pitchers in that span (min. 15G), trailing only Miami’s Andrew Nardi (0.00 ERA in 17G).
JAKE RAKES: INF/OF Jake Bauers recorded a go-ahead two-run single in the fourth inning on Tuesday…has reached base in nine of his last 13 games, batting .282/.356/.641 (11-for-39) with 5R, 5 doubles, 3HR, 9RBI, 5BB and 1SF over that span (since 5/29).
CLOSE CALLS: Each of the Yankees’ last nine games and 10 of their last 11 games have been decided by 3R-or-fewer…the club’s 46 games this season that have been decided by 3R-orfewer are tied with Atlanta and Cincinnati for the second-most games in the Majors, trailing only Cleveland (51).
PITCH PERFECT: Despite allowing 6R on Tuesday, Yankees pitchers have posted a 3.60 ERA this season, the fourth-lowest in the Majors.
Have held opponents to a .225 BA, the second-lowest opponents’ BA in the Majors…also rank fifth in opponents’ OBP (.305) and WHIP (1.21), and sixth in opponents’ SLG (.381) and opponents’ OPS (.686).
HOT START: OF Billy McKinney has hit safely in each of his six games this season, recording four extra-base hits (2 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR).
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP GERRIT COLE (7-1, 2.84 ERA) RHP Gerrit Cole will make his 15th start of the season in tonight’s series finale at Citi Field…the 32-year-old will pitch on regular four days’ rest…last started on Friday vs. Boston and suffered his first loss of the season despite allowing just 2ER in 6.0IP (7H, 1BB, 6K, 1HR, 1HP)…reached 10 years of Major League service on 5/29…recorded his 2,000th career strikeout on 5/23 vs. Baltimore (Jorge Mateo swinging), becoming the third-fastest pitcher in Major League history to reach the milestone (in terms of games and innings pitched)…is 7-1 with a 2.84 ERA (85.2IP, 27ER) and 90K in 14 starts this season…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 11 of his first 14 starts, the third-most such starts in the Majors… the Yankees are 11-3 in his 14 starts this season…in his third year with the Yankees in 2022, went 13-8 with a 3.50 ERA (200.2IP, 154H, 81R/78ER, 50BB, 257K, 33HR) in 33 regular season starts…his Major League-leading 257K last season were the most by a Yankees pitcher in a single season in franchise history, surpassing Ron Guidry’s previous record of 248K in 1978…the five-time All-Star (2015, ’18-19, ’21-22) has finished in the top-five of Cy Young Award voting five times (second in 2021, fourth in 2020, second in 2019, fifth in 2018, fourth in 2015)…his career 10.47 K/9.0IP ratio (2,020K/1,735.2IP) is the eighth-highest in Major League history (min. 1,000.0IP)…in 89 starts with the Yankees, is 43-20 with a 3.21 ERA (540.2IP, 193ER) and 684K…since 2018, leads the Majors in wins (78) and strikeouts (1,286), ranks second in K/9.0IP (12.14) and innings pitched (953.1), third in opponents’ BA (.204), fourth in winning percentage (.722, 78-30, min. 60 decisions), WHIP (1.01) and WAR among pitchers (24.8 – FanGraphs), fifth in K/BB (5.16) and sixth in ERA (2.98)…was originally selected by the Yankees in the first round (28th overall) of the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft but did not sign and went on to play at UCLA for three seasons (2009-11)… was the first overall pick of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, the 15th pitcher (and 11th right-hander) to be chosen first…is the fifth player selected first overall to play for the Yankees, joining Alex Rodriguez, Darryl Strawberry, Tim Foli and Ron Blomberg…signed a nine-year contract extending through the 2028 season with a player opt-out following the 2024
season on 12/18/19.
LAST START: Suffered his first loss of the season on Friday in the Yankees’ 3-2 loss vs. the Red Sox despite allowing just 2ER in 6.0IP (7H, 1BB, 6K, 1HR, 1HP)…allowed an RBI single to Triston Casas in the fourth inning and a solo HR to Rafael Devers in the sixth inning.
2023: Is 7-1 with a 2.84 ERA (85.2IP, 27ER) and 90K in 14 starts this season…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 11 of his first 14 starts…his 11 such starts are the third-most in the Majors, trailing only Chicago-NL’s Marcus Stroman (12) and Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan (12). Is tied for seventh in the Majors in innings pitched (85.2) and tied for eighth in wins (seven)…ranks fourth in the AL in innings pitched, is tied for fifth in wins, ranks sixth in strikeouts (90) and eighth in ERA (2.84).
Has allowed 1R-or-fewer in six of his 14 starts…four of his 14 starts this season have been scoreless.
17 of his 29R allowed have come in three starts: 6R on 5/7 at Tampa Bay, 5R on 5/23 vs. Baltimore and 6R on 5/28 vs. San Diego.
Was just the second Yankees pitcher in franchise history to toss at least 5.0IP and allow 2R-or-fewer in each of his first seven starts of a season, joining Hideki Irabu (first seven in 1998).
Has allowed 9HR in his last seven starts after not allowing a HR in his first seven starts of the season…seven of his 9HR allowed this season have been solo home runs…his seven-start homerless streak to start the season (3/30-5/2) was the third-longest homerless streak of his career (10G from 5/26-8/13/16 and 8G from 7/9-8/20/18).
Has received 3R-or-fewer of support in nine of his 14 starts…has received 2R-or-fewer of support in seven of his starts.
Has started after a Yankees’ loss six times this season…the Yankees are 6-0 in those games with Cole going 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA (36.0IP, 8ER).
Has tossed at least 6.0 innings in 10 of his 14 starts…his 10 such starts are tied for the second-most in the AL.
Tossed his fourth career shutout on 4/16 vs. Minnesota (9.0IP, 2H, 1BB, 10K)…marked his seventh career complete game (first since 7/17/21 vs. Boston–6.0IP) and his fourth career nine-inning complete game.
Posted a career-high 25.2 scoreless inning streak from 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…also posted a season-opening 12.0 scoreless inning streak (3/30-4/5).
NEW YORK METS NOTES:
METSCELLANEOUS: The Mets returned to action last night and fell to the Yankees, 7-6…New York has lost nine of their last 10 games… The Mets continue a six-day, five-game homestand (0-1) against the Yankees (0-1) and Cardinals (three games).
AVOID THE SUBWAY SWEEP: The Mets are looking to avoid their fifth sweep of the season…New York was last swept in a two game series
by the Yankees from August 22-23, 2022 in The Bronx…The last time the Mets were swept by the Yankees at Citi Field was August 16-17, 2017.
SUBWAY SERIES: The Mets continue the Subway Series tonight in Queens…Last year, each team earned a two-game sweep at their home stadium…The Mets went 4-2 against the Yankees in 2021, scoring a franchise-record 44 runs against their crosstown rivals…The two teams went 3-3 against each other in 2020.
STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS: The Mets are 31-37 against the Yankees in Queens…The Amazin’s are 60-79 vs. the Yankees all-time during the regular season…The Mets are 108-147-2 vs. the Yankees combined in the regular season, World Series, Spring Training, 2020 Summer Camp, Mayor’s Trophy Games, Mayor’s Challenge Games and the Big Apple Series.
THIS IS METS WILLETS POINT: Jeff McNeil has hit .359 (28-78) with 11 runs, four doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, five walks with a .412 OBP and a .487 SLG in 21 career games against the Yankees…Francisco Lindor has hit .310 (57-184) with 39 runs, 12 doubles, 10 homers, 22 RBI, 24 walks with a .392 OBP and a .549 SLG against the team from The Bronx.
YOU LOOK FAMILIAR: Buck Showalter is the fifth manager to manage both the Mets and Yankees joining Casey Stengel, Yogi Berra, Dallas Green and Joe Torre…There have been 155 players who have played for both clubs, including current players: RHP Adam Ottavino, RHP David Robertson and OF Billy McKinney.
JUST IN TIME: Justin Verlander is slated to make his eighth start of the season tonight…He is 2-3 with a 4.85 ERA (21 ER/39.0 IP) with 13 walks and 33 strikeouts…Verlander is set to make his 24th career start against the Yankees…He owns a 9-7 record with a 3.44 ERA (56 ER/146.1 IP) with 43 walks and 138 strikeouts life time against the Yankees…Verlander has gone 39-11 with a 2.66 ERA (114 ER/386.1 IP) with 113 walks and 428 strikeouts in 59 career Interleague games…His 39 wins and 428 strikeouts are the most in major league history.
Rank Player Strikeouts
- Greg Maddux 3,371
- Phil Niekro 3,342
- Max Scherzer 3,253
- Justin Verlander 3,231
- Fergie Jenkins 3192
Rank Player Strikeouts - Pedro Martinez 3,154
- Bob Gibson 3,117
- Curt Schilling 3,116
- CC Sabathia 3,093
- John Smoltz 3,084
MOST STRIKEOUTS, ALL-TIME (NO. 10-19)
IN THE CITI: The Mets have played 28 games at Citi Field, the fewest home games in the majors this season…The team is 15-13 at Citi Field this year.
BRETT THE MET: Bretty Baty is batting .292 (19-65) with 10 runs, five doubles, four home runs, eight RBI, nine walks with a .378 OBP, .554
SLG and a .932 OPS in 20 games at home this year…This compares to a .190/.274/.202 slashline in 26 games on the road in 2023.
FIRST IS THE BEST: The Mets are 18-7 (.720) when scoring first this season…On the other hand, the Mets are 13-29 (.301) when their opponent scores first.
FIRST IS THE WORST: The Mets have been outscored 50-16 in the first inning this year.
THEY’RE OUT OF MY LEAGUE: The new schedule format has New York playing a total of 43 Interleague games in 2023, more than double their previous high for a single season (20)…The Mets are 8-8 against the American League this year…Overall, New York owns a 243- 235 record in Interleague play…The team’s .508 winning percentage is the second-best among National League clubs.
INTERSTELLAR: Jeff McNeil owns a .330/.380/.448 slashline with 41 runs, 15 doubles, seven home runs and 38 RBI in 83 Interleague games, while Starling Marte has slashed .325/.387/.543 with 121 runs, 46 doubles, 11 triples, 29 home runs and 89 RBI in 185 Interleague games…They rank second and fourth, respectively, in average among active players in Interleague play (min. 250 PA)…McNeil’s .330 clip is the highest all-time by a Met.
STEAL THIS BASE: The Mets have stole 23 consecutive bases without being caught…The last time a Mets player was thrown out attempting a stolen base was on May 10 (Francisco Lindor at second)…The Mets are first in the major leagues with an 89.1% stolen base success rate this season…Starling Marte has swiped 19 bags this year, tied for fifth in the majors and tied for second in the National League…His 333 career stolen bases rank second among active players…Elvis Andrus is the active leader with 341 steals.
DR. ROBERTSON: David Robertson has posted a 2-1 record with a 1.84 ERA (6 ER/29.1 IP) in 26 appearances this season…He has walked seven, while striking out 39…He ranks ninth in the NL in ERA among relievers and is tied for ninth with 39 punchouts.
CANHA I GET AN AMEN?: Mark Canha is on a four-game hitting streak, batting .357 (5-14) with two runs, three doubles, four RBI, one walk with a 1.009 OPS in that span…Over his last 18 games, Canha is batting .300 (15-50) with seven runs, three doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, eight walks with a .417 OBP and a .480 SLG.
A STARLING IS BORN: Over his last 31 games, Starling Marte is batting .300 (33-110) with 16 runs, one double, one triple, two home runs, 10 RBI, three walks with a .336 OBP…He has safely reached base in 12 of his last 14 games…He has safely hit in eight of his last nine games.
HIP, HIP, HOME RUN: The Mets have homered in eight straight games, blasting 15 home runs in that span…The Mets have homered in 23 of their last 25 games, socking 39 bombs in that span…The Mets rank fifth in the National League with 80 blasts this season.
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Francisco Alvarez as hit 12 home runs this season…That is the third-most by a rookie in the majors and the second-most in the National League…10 of his home runs have come as a catcher…Only one other rookie catcher in Mets history have had more homers in a season…Travis d’Arnaud (12) holds the club mark for home runs by a rookie catcher in 2014…Alvarez’s 12 homers in his first 44 games played in a season as a primary catcher at age 21 or younger are the most in the majors…Johnny Bench had 11 homers in
1969…Hit tip Sarah Langs.
IF YOU START ME OFF: New York is 17-1 when their starter goes at least 6.0 innings…The Mets are still 7-0 when the starter goes at least 7.0 innings.
STARTING PITCHER – JUSTIN VERLANDER RHP #35
2023 STATS: 2-3, 4.85 E R A
VERLANDER PITCH ARSENL
Pitch Type Usage Rate vs. LHB vs. RHB Avg. Velocity
Four-Seam Fastball 53% 55% 52% 94.3 mph
Slider 30% 25% 33% 87.1 mph
Curveball 14% 13% 15% 79.2 mph
Changeup 3% 7% 0% 84.8 mph
LAST TIME OUT: Allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits, four walks and three strikeouts over 3.0 innings on June 8 at Atlanta…Was his shortest outing since August 28, 2022 vs. Baltimore after suffering a right calf injury.
BATTLES AGAINST THE BRONX BOMBERS: Verlander has made 23 regular season starts in career against the Yankees, including 16 quality starts…In the regular season, Verlander is 9-7 with a 3.34 ERA (56 ER/146.1 IP) life time against the Yankees…Over his last six regular season starts against the Yankees, Verlander is 4-0 with a 1.96 ERA (9 ER/41.1 IP) and 0.82 WHIP…He also has made nine career Postseason starts against the Yankees and is 5-1 with a 2.62 ERA (17 ER/58.1 IP)…Five of those starts have been quality starts, including a complete game, 13-strikeout performance in Game 2 of the 2017 ALCS.
INCREDIBLE IN INTERLEAGUE PLAY: In 59 career Interleague starts, Verlander is 39-11 with a 2.66 ERA (114 ER/366.1 IP)…In Interleague play history, Verlander has the most wins, the second-most strikeouts (428) trailing only Max Scherzer (454) and the third-lowest ERA among qualifiers…43 of Verlander’s 59 starts in Interleague games have been quality starts, the most in Interleague history.
