NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their five-game road trip tonight with the first game of a three-game set at Boston (through Sun.)…are 1-1 on the road trip after splitting a two-game series vs. the Mets at Citi Field…after the road trip, will return home for a six-game homestand vs. Seattle (Tues.- Thurs.) and Texas (6/23-25).
At 39-30 (.565), are tied for the fourth-best record in the AL and tied for the sixth-best record in the Majors.
Are 9-7 in their last 16 games, 14-10 in their last 24 games, 16-11 in their last 27 games, 18-12 in their last 30 games and 21-13 in their last 34 games.
Are 24-15 (.615) in their last 39 games (since 5/2), the third-best record in the AL and the fifth-best record in the Majors in that span.
Have won or split four of their last six series (since 5/26), eight of their last 11 series (since 5/8) and nine of their last 13 series (since 5/1).
WHERE WE LEFT OFF: The Yankees fell to the Mets, 4-3, in 10 innings on Wednesday at Citi Field…RHP Gerrit Cole (6.0IP, 4H, 1ER, 0BB, 8K) did not record a decision despite allowing just 1ER over 6.0IP…retired his first 12BF before issuing a leadoff double to Francisco Lindor in the fifth inning…RF Jake Bauers (1-for-5, 1RBI) drove in the Yankees’ first run with an RBI single in the sixth inning…3B Josh Donaldson (0-for-4, 1R, 1BB) scored in the seventh inning on a throwing error…CF Isiah Kiner-Falefa (0-for-3, 1R, 2SB) scored the Yankees’ third run of the game in the seventh inning… reached first on a fielder’s choice, stole second and reached third on a throwing error, then stole home…LF/CF Billy
McKinney (2-for-4, 1 double) recorded the only multi-hit game for the Yankees…2B DJ LeMahieu (1-for-4, 1 double), C Jose Trevino (1-for-3, 1R, 1 double) and SS Anthony Volpe (1-for-4, 1 double) each hit a double…RHP Ron Marinaccio (0.1IP, 1H) allowed two inherited runners to score in the seventh inning…RHP Tommy Kahnle (1.0IP, 2K) tossed a perfect eighth inning…RHP Albert Abreu (1.1IP, 1R/0ER, 2K) recorded the loss…was removed from the game in the 10th inning with the automatic runner at second…LHP Nick Ramirez (0.0IP, 1H) surrendered a “walk-off” double to Brandon Nimmo in the 10th inning.
HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa recorded 2SB in the seventh inning on Wednesday (stole second and home)…was the third Yankee (fifth time) to steal two bases in a game this season (also Anthony Volpe – three times; Gleyber Torres – once)…joined Volpe as the only two Yankees (fourth time) to steal two bases in the same inning this season (Volpe had 2SB in the sixth inning on 5/13 vs. Tampa Bay, 2SB in the eighth inning on 5/2 vs. Cleveland and 2SB in the eighth inning on 4/15 vs. Minnesota).
According to Elias, was the first Yankee to steal home since Didi Gregorius on 8/27/16 vs. Baltimore…was the first straight steal of home by a Yankee since Jacoby Ellsbury on 4/22/16 vs. Tampa Bay…also marked the first steal of home by a Yankee in the Subway Series (Elias).
Is hitting .333 (8-for-24) with 5R, 1 double, 1RBI, 1BB and 3SB over his last nine games (since 6/4).
Over his last 18 games (since 5/24), is batting .295 (18-for61) with 10R, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR, 11RBI, 1BB and 4SB over that span.
Is hitting .344/.382/.656 (11-for-32) with 9R, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 2HR, 3RBI, 2BB and 2SB in 16 games vs. AL East opponents this season.
JAKE RAKES: INF/OF Jake Bauers recorded a game-tying RBI single in the sixth inning on Wednesday…along with his 2RBI on Tuesday at the Mets, has recorded at least 1RBI in consecutive games for the second time this season (also 5/29-30 at Seattle).
Has reached base in 10 of his last 14 games, batting .273/.340/.591 (12-for-44) with 5R, 5 doubles, 3HR, 10RBI, 5BB and 1SF over that span (since 5/29).
MATCHING UP: The Yankees are 7-2 in their last nine games vs. Boston (since 9/13/22), 10-4 in their last 14 games vs. the Red Sox (since 7/16/22) and 20-8 in their last 28 games against Boston (since 8/17/21).
Are 3-1 in their last four games at Fenway Park (since 8/13/22) and 8-4 in their last 12 games at Boston (since 9/24/21).
NO RUNS FOR YOU!: RHP Tommy Kahnle has not allowed a run in 6.0IP over six relief appearances this season (2H, 1BB, 5K, 1HP)…has recorded at least 1K in four of those outings.
A FORCE AT FENWAY: The Yankees have homered in 11 of their last 13 games at Fenway Park (since 7/25/21)…have scored at least 5R in nine of those games, averaging 5.31 runs scored per game over that span. OF/DH Giancarlo Stanton has hit .351/.416/.631 (39- for-111) with 17R, 8 doubles, 1 triple, 7HR, 24RBI, 11BB, 2HP and 1SF in 29 career games at Fenway Park…has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games in Boston, batting .313/.400/.625 (15-for-48) with 6R, 3 doubles, 4HR, 13RBI and 7BB over that stretch.
In 46 career games at Fenway Park, INF Josh Donaldson has hit .284/.396/.506 (50-for-176) with 33R, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 9HR, 27RBI, 31BB, 3HP and 2SF…has reached safely in 14 of his last 16 games at Fenway Park (since 9/25/17), batting .328/.423/.721 (20-for-61) with 11R, 3 doubles, 7HR, 16RBI, 9BB and 1HP.
FOR STARTERS: Yankees starters have allowed 2ER-or-fewer in seven of their last 10 starts, posting a 2.98 ERA (57.1IP, 19ER) in that span…have tossed at least 5.0IP in nine of those starts.
Have allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 10 of their last 13 starts and 2ER-or-fewer in nine of those starts.
DEALING DOMINGO: RHP Domingo Germán will make his 13th start of the season tonight…has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in five of his last seven starts (since 5/1), posting a 2.20 ERA (41.0IP, 10ER)…has also held opponents to a .178 BA (26-for146) over that stretch.
Among pitchers with at least 50.0IP this season, ranks third in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.186, third in AL) and H/9 (6.04, third in AL), fourth in opponents’ OBP (.258, fourth in AL) and sixth in WHIP (0.99, sixth in AL).
CLOSE CALLS: Each of the Yankees’ last 10 games and 11 of their last 12 games have been decided by 3R-or-fewer…the club’s 47 games this season that have been decided by 3R-orfewer are tied for the third-most such games in the Majors, trailing only Cleveland (52) and Atlanta (48).
Each of the Yankees’ last five losses, six of their last seven losses and 10 of their last 16 losses have been by one run.
PITCH PERFECT: Yankees pitchers have posted a 3.59 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 fourth in WHIP (1.21), fifth in opponents’ OBP (.305), and sixth in opponents’ SLG (.380) and opponents’ OPS (.684).
HOT START: OF Billy McKinney recorded the only multi-hit game for the Yankees on Wednesday…also marked his first multi-hit game this season…has hit safely in each of his seven games this season, recording five extra-base hits (3 doubles, 1 triple, 1HR).
WHAT A RELIEF: Despite allowing 3R/2ER on Wednesday, Yankees relievers have posted a Major League-best 2.75 ERA (261.2IP, 80ER) and a .209 opponents’ BA this season… the Yankees are only one of two Major League bullpens that currently own an ERA below 3.00 (also Cleveland – 2.98).
Lead the Majors with a .328 opponents’ SLG, a .631 opponents’ OPS and a 0.72 HR/9.0IP ratio…also rank third in WHIP (1.18) and fifth in opponents’ OBP (.302).
Have posted a 1.74 ERA (31.0IP, 6ER) in their last nine games (since 6/4), a 1.66 ERA (54.1IP, 10ER) in their last 16 games (since 5/27) and a 1.94 ERA (88.0IP, 19ER) in their last 24 games (since 5/18)…have held opponents to a .162 BA (49-for-302) over that 24-game stretch.
COLE TRAIN: RHP Gerrit Cole did not record a decision on Wednesday despite allowing just 1ER over 6.0IP…retired his first 12BF before issuing a leadoff double to Francisco Lindor in the fifth inning…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 12 of his first 15 starts…his 12 such starts are tied with Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan for the second-most in the Majors, trailing only Chicago-NL’s Marcus Stroman (13).
Has tossed at least 6.0IP in 11 of his starts this season.
HOLMES SWEET HOLMES: RHP Clay Holmes 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).
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP DOMINGO GERMÁN (4-3, 3.49 ERA)
RHP Domingo Germán will make his 13th start of the season in tonight’s series opener at Boston…the 30-year-old will start on extended five days’ rest due to team off days on Monday and Thursday…earned his fourth win of the season in his last start on Saturday vs. Boston (6.0IP, 6H, 1ER, 2BB, 5K, 1HR)… has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in five of his last seven starts and in seven of his last 11 starts…has posted a 2.20 ERA (41.0IP, 10ER) over his last seven starts (since 5/1) and has held opponents to a .178 BA (26-for-146) over that stretch…among pitchers with at least 50.0IP this season, ranks third in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.186, third in AL) and H/9 (6.04, third in AL), fourth in opponents’ OBP (.258, fourth in AL) and sixth in WHIP (0.99, sixth in AL)… 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)…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-orfewer 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 30-24 with a 4.25 ERA (480.2IP, 227ER) and 493K in 104 career games (82 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.
LAST TIME OUT: Earned his fourth win of the season in his last start on Saturday vs. Boston after allowing 1ER over 6.0IP (6H, 2BB, 5K, 1HR)…allowed his only run on a solo HR to Rafael Devers in the sixth inning.
Tossed at least 6.0IP for the third consecutive start…has thrown at least 6.0IP in seven of his 12 starts this season.
Surrendered at least 1HR for the third consecutive start after not allowing a HR in each of his previous four starts.
Has allowed 1R-or-fewer in two straight starts for the fifth time in his career (first since 8/6-12/22).
VS. BOSTON: Is 3-2 with a 3.64 ERA (59.1IP, 24ER) and 65K in 13 career games (11 starts) vs. Boston.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in nine of his 11 career starts vs. Boston…has allowed 1R-or-fewer in four of his last six starts vs. the Red Sox.
Is 1-2 with a 4.06 ERA (31.0IP, 14ER) and 37K in seven career games (six starts) at Fenway Park.
Is 1-2 with a 2.81 ERA (25.2IP, 8ER) and 21K in five starts vs. AL East opponents this season.
Made two starts vs. the Red Sox in 2022 and posted a 3.27 ERA (11.0IP, 8H, 4ER, 3BB, 9K, 2HR).
ON THE ROAD: Will make his seventh road start of the season…is 2-0 with a 4.20 ERA (30.0IP, 14ER) and 25K in six road starts this season.
The Yankees are 5-1 in his six road starts this season.
In 54 career games (43 starts) on the road, is 16-13 with a 4.76 ERA (249.1IP, 132ER) and 240K.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in nine of his last 12 road starts (since 7/27/22), including 2R-or-fewer in eight of those starts.
Allowed 2R-or-fewer in a career-high four consecutive road starts from 7/27-8/27/22…allowed 1R-or-fewer in three consecutive road starts from 8/6-8/27/22, tied for the longest such streak of his career (also recorded three such starts from 4/28-5/20/21).
Is 7-4 with a 3.80 ERA (94.2IP, 40ER) and 89K in 20 career games (18 starts) on the road vs. AL East opponents…has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 13-of-18 starts, including 2R-or-fewer in nine of those starts.
2023: Will make his 13th start of the season tonight…is 4-3 with a 3.49 ERA (67.0IP, 26ER) and 64K in 12 starts this season…among pitchers with at least 50.0IP this season, ranks third in the Majors in opponents’ BA (.186, third in AL) and H/9 (6.04, third in AL), fourth in opponents’ OBP (.258, fourth in AL) and sixth in WHIP (0.99, sixth in AL).
Has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in five of his last seven starts and in seven of his last 11 starts.
Has allowed 1R-or-fewer in each of his last two starts…marks the fifth time in his career he’s recorded consecutive such starts.
His .156 opponents’ BA (20-for-128) vs. left-handed batters ranks 10th in the Majors (fifth in AL) this season.
Has posted a 2.20 ERA (41.0IP, 10ER) over his last seven starts (since 5/1) and has held opponents to a .178 BA (26-for-146) over that stretch.
The Yankees are 4-0 in his last four 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).
BOSTON RED SOX NOTES:
STATE OF THE SOX: At 34-35 (.493), the Red Sox entered today with a share of MLB’s 17th-best record. Since improving to 21-14 after an 8-game winning streak from 4/29-5/6, the Sox are 13-21…They are 3-3 in their last 6 games and 6-11 in their last 17.
400 CLUB: Alex Cora earned his 396th win as manager of the Red Sox on Wednesday vs. COL…He would become the 9th manager to win 400+ games with the Sox. Cora has managed 717 games for the Red Sox, 8th most in franchise history (7th: Jimy Williams, 766). His 396-321 (.552) record ranks 3rd among active managers (Dave Roberts, .627; Aaron Boone, .600).
HOME COOKING: The Red Sox are 1-2 so far on their 6-game homestand vs. COL (3 games) and NYY (3 games). The Red Sox are 18-18 at Fenway Park…They’re 5-11 in their last 16 games at the venue after going 11-3 in their previous 14. On Wednesday, the Sox snapped a season-high 5-game home losing streak (6/3 vs. TB-G2-6/14 vs. COL). The Sox scored 12 runs total on Tuesday and Wednesday vs. COL after scoring 8 runs over their previous 4 home games.
RED SOX OFFENSE IN HOME GAMES
Stat MLB Rank
5.7 R/game 3rd
10.0 H/game 1st
3.9 XBH/game 1st
118 wRC+ 5th
Stat MLB Rank
.287 AVG 1st
.356 OBP 1st
.470 SLG 3rd
.826 OPS 3rd
SOX & YANKEES: The Red Sox defeated the Yankees in a 3-game series at Yankee Stadium last weekend (2-1)…All 3 games were decided by 2 runs or fewer (3-2 W, 1-3 L, 3-2 W). Since the start of 2022, 12 of 22 games between the Red Sox and Yankees have been decided by 1 run, including 5 of 9 at Fenway Park. Each of the last 12 games between the Sox and Yankees has been decided by 3 runs or fewer…11 of those were decided by 1 or 2 runs, including each of the last 9. The Sox are 4-3 in their last 7 home games vs. NYY, including 2 walk-off wins (7/9/22 and 8/12/22).
EASTERN STANDARD: The Red Sox are 10-11 against the AL East (7-4 home, 3-7 road). The Sox are 3-3-0 in series against AL East teams… Last year, they lost each of their first 8 series vs. AL East teams and were 0-11-1 in their first 12. Boston is 2-1-0 in home series within the division (2-1 vs. BAL, 3/30-4/2; 4-0 vs. TOR, 5/1-4; 1-3 vs. TB, 6/3-5).
SERIES BUSINESS: The Red Sox lost their 3-game series vs. COL (1-2), falling to 12-9-1 in series play (6-5-0 at home). The Sox are 2-5 in their last 7 series, beginning 5/22. 4 of the Red Sox’ 9 series losses have been sweeps (0-3 vs. PIT, 0-4 at TB, 0-3 vs. STL, 0-3 at LAA).
NO TIME TO REST: Yesterday was the Red Sox’ only off day during a stretch of 23 games in 23 days from 6/3-25 (doubleheader on 6/3). Prior to yesterday’s off day, Boston played 13 games in 12 days from 6/3-14 (5-8 record). The Sox are in a stretch of playing 15 consecutive night games from 6/6-21.
WHERE WE LEFT OFF: Prior to yesterday’s off day, the Red Sox defeated the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, 6-3. The Sox trailed, entering the bottom of the 7th inning, 2-1, then scored 5 runs in the frame. Garrett Whitlock earned the win, allowing 2 runs over 7.0 IP with a season-high 7 SO (6 H, BB). Rob Refsnyder (2-for-3, 2 R, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, SB) hit a 2-run triple in the 7th inning to give the Sox a 4-2 lead. Alex Verdugo (3-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI) hit an RBI single in the 1st inning and an RBI double in the 7th.
START ME UP: Beginning 5/17, Red Sox starting pitchers rank 5th in MLB with a 3.55 ERA (52 ER/132.0 IP)…They allowed 2 ER or fewer in 19 of those 26 games. The Sox are 15-6 (.714) when their starting pitcher throws 6.0+ innings…They are 28-20 (.583) when their starter throws 5.0+ innings. Sox starters have recorded quality starts in 5 of their last 6 games, posting a 2.72 ERA (11 ER/36.1 IP) in that span.
RED SOX STARTERS, LAST 6 GAMES
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO
Garrett Whitlock (6/9 at NYY) 6.1 7 2 1 1 6
Tanner Houck (6/10 at NYY) 6.0 3 2 2 1 6
Brayan Bello (6/11 at NYY) 7.0 3 2 2 2 3
James Paxton (6/12 vs. COL) 6.0 4 1 0 1 8
Kutter Crawford (6/13 vs. COL) 4.0 5 4 4 3 5
Garrett Whitlock (6/14 vs. COL) 7.0 6 2 2 1 7
WHAT A RELIEF: Over the last 6 games, Red Sox relievers have allowed 5 earned runs in 19.2 IP (2.29 ERA). 16 of the last 20 appearances by Red Sox relief pitchers have been scoreless. In their last 27 games, beginning 5/16, Red Sox relievers rank 11th in MLB with a 3.67 ERA (41 ER/100.2 IP).
FOREVER AND DEVERS: On Tuesday vs. COL, Rafael Devers recorded his 15th career multi-homer game, 3rd this season (also 4/8 at DET and 5/19 at SD). He hit his 155th and 156th home runs, tying Xander Bogaerts for 16th most in Red Sox history…He’s 4 HR shy of tying Tony Conigliaro (160) for 2nd-most HR prior to turning 27 in Red Sox history (1st: Jim Rice-172). Devers leads MLB in RBI (56)…He ranks T-3rd in the
AL in HR (17), most among AL 3rd basemen.
THE BIG INNING: Boston has scored 5+ runs in 12 innings this season, tied with TB for 2nd most in MLB (TEX-18). Wednesday’s 5-run 7th inning was the Sox’ first 5-run inning since 6/3 vs. TB-G1 (11 games between)…They had 5-run innings in 3 of 4 games from 5/30-6/3-G1.
RISPY BUSINESS: In their last 12 games, the Red Sox are 18-for-109 (.165) with runners in scoring position…Overall with RISP, Boston ranks 2nd in MLB in strikeout rate (19.1%), 4th in AVG (.278), 5th in OBP (.357) and 8th in OPS (.791).
BONUS BASEBALL: The Red Sox played an extra-inning game on 3 consecutive days from Sunday-Tuesday (3-2 win Sun. at NYY, 3-4 loss Mon. vs. COL, 6-7 loss Tue. vs COL). It was the 1st time the Red Sox played 3 consecutive extra-inning games since June 2000 (6/25-28), and the the 1st time they did so on 3 consecutive days since May 1996 (5/10-12).
CLOSE SHAVES: 15 of the Red Sox’ last 18 games have been decided by 3 runs or fewer, including 9 of their last 10…11 of their last 18 games have been decided by 1 or 2 runs. Boston’s 16-17 (.485) mark in games decided by 1 or 2 runs ranks 17th in MLB.
COMEBACK KIDS: The Red Sox have come from behind in 6 of their last 7 wins and 20 of their 34 wins overall, tied for 4th most in MLB (BAL-24, LAA-24, CIN-22).
TONIGHT’S STARTER: 89 TANNER HOUCK – RHP
W-L ERA G GS IP ER HR BB SO WHIP AVG
2023 3-6 5.23 12 12 63.2 37 9 22 62 1.26 .243
CAREER 12-15 3.69 65 32 209.2 86 17 74 226 1.16 .222
Is making his 2nd consecutive start vs. NYY. Allowed 2 runs (both solo HR) over 6.0 IP last Saturday at Yankee Stadium (3 H, BB, 6 SO)…Retired each of his first 9 batters faced and 17 of 21 overall. Owns a 2.41 ERA (9 ER/33.2 IP) in 10 career games (5 starts) vs. NYY. Has pitched at least 5.0 innings in 10 of his 12 starts this season. The Sox are 17-14 in his 31 career starts…Allowed 3 ER or fewer in 28 of those. Has an expected ERA of 3.86 (based on contact quality and quantity). Opponents have a .198 AVG in at-bats ending with his slider (16-for-81, 5 XBH, 26 SO).
