NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their six-game road trip tonight with the second game of a three-game set at Colorado (0-1 thus far)…will also play a three-game series at Los Angeles-AL (Mon.-Wed.)…went 3-4 on their homestand before the All-Star break, splitting their four-game series vs. Baltimore and dropping two-of-three games vs. Chicago-NL.
Have won or split four of their last six completed series.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the Rockies, 7-2, on Friday at Coors Field…LHP Carlos Rodón (5.0IP, 4H, 4ER, 2BB, 6K, 1HR, 1WP) made his second start as a Yankee and recorded the loss…RF Giancarlo Stanton (2-for-4, 1R, 1 double, 1HR, 2RBI) drove in the only runs for the Yankees with a two-run HR in the first inning…2B Gleyber Torres (3-for4, 1R) matched his season high with 3H…3B DJ LeMahieu (2-for-4) recorded 2H…1B Anthony Rizzo (1-for-4) and DH Josh Donaldson (0-for-3, 1BB) each reached base…RHP Michael King (2.0IP, 2H, 2ER, 1BB, 4K, 1HR) allowed 2ER over 2.0IP…RHP Albert Abreu (1.0IP, 1H, 1ER, 1HR) tossed 1.0IP.
STANTON ISLAND: DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton drove in the only runs for the Yankees on Friday with a two-run HR in the first inning…according to Statcast, his HR had a
projected distance of 455 ft.…marked his second-longest HR this season, trailing only his 485 ft. HR on 4/2 vs. San Francisco at Yankee Stadium.
Has batted .345/.429/.761 (68-for-197) with 42R, 19 doubles, 21HR, 60RBI and 27BB/6IBB in 52 career games vs. the Rockies…in 24 career games at Coors Field, has hit .295/.380/.747 (28-for-95) with 18R, 10 doubles, 11HR, 26RBI and 12BB/4IBB…21 of his 28 hits at Coors Field have gone for extra bases.
Has 3HR in his last three games…17 of his 32 hits this season have gone for extra bases (7 doubles, 10HR).
Has reached base safely in 12 of his last 14 games (since 6/24).
Has 12RBI in his last 13 games (since 6/25).
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu made his return to Coors Field on Friday for the first time as a Yankee, going 2-for-4… in seven seasons with the Rockies (2012-18), LeMahieu hit .299 (1,011-for-3,385) with 498R, 161 doubles, 31 triples, 49HR, 345 RBI, 277BB and 75SB in 918 games…during his tenure with Colorado, he made two NL All-Star teams (2015, ’17), won three Gold Gloves (2014, ’17, ’18) and won the batting title in 2016 (.348).
In 471 career games at Coors Field, has hit .330 (574-for1,742) with 313R, 98 doubles, 22 triples, 21HR, 197RBI, 166BB and 47SB.
As a Yankee, has hit .311 (100-for-322) with 60R, 15 doubles, 4 triples, 12HR, 34RBI and 38BB in 84 Interleague games…his .311 BA is the fifth-highest among Yankees
since Interleague play began in 1997 (min. 300APA), trailing only Derek Jeter (.320), Bernie Williams (.319), Aaron Judge (.313) and Hideki Matsui (.313).
Has reached base in 13 of his last 15 games (since 6/23) and in 21 of his last 29 games (since 5/29).
BIG DADDY KANE: RHP Tommy Kahnle has not allowed a run in 16 appearances this year, posting a .137 opponents’ BA (7-for-51)…owns a career-high 20.1 scoreless inning
streak (since 9/24/22).
His 16-game scoreless streak to start the season is the third-longest in franchise history, trailing only Lee Guetterman’s 19-game streak in 1989 and Andrew Miller’s 17-game streak in 2015.
WE WERE ON A BREAK: The Yankees entered the All-Star break with a record of .500-or-better for the 27th consecutive season with an All-Star break (1996-2019,
’21-23)…marks the second-longest streak in Major League history behind the Yankees’ 31 straight seasons with an All-Star break from 1933-44, ’46-64.
Have posted a record of .500-or-better after the All-Star break in each of the last 29 seasons with an All-Star break (1993-2019, ’21-22), the second-longest such streak in Major League history, behind their own 31-year streak with an All-Star break from 1933-44, ’46-64.
SCHMIDT’S CREEK: RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 20th appearance (19th start) of the season tonight…made his first relief appearance of the season in his last outing on Sunday vs. Chicago-NL (0.2IP, 1K).
Has posted a 2.81 ERA (48.0IP, 15ER) over his last 10 appearances (nine starts) since 5/19…his 2.81 ERA over that span is the eighth-lowest in the AL (min. 45.0IP).
Has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last nine starts, 11 of his last 12 starts (since 5/3) and 12 of his last 14 starts (since 4/23).
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres recorded a season-high-tying 3H on Friday…also collected 3H on 4/5 at Philadelphia.
Is batting .393/.433/.536 (11-for-28) with 7R, 1 double, 1HR, 2RBI, 2BB and 1SB in his last seven games (since 7/4)…has recorded multiple hits in four of those games, including each of his last three games.
Has reached base in 27 of his last 30 games (since 6/8-G1).
Has hit safely in 10 of his last 12 games (since 6/29) and 12 of his last 15 games (since 6/25).
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo has batted .369/.446/.477 (24-for-65) with 4 doubles, 1HR, 8BB and 1HP vs. left-handed pitchers this season…among Major League left-handed batters, his .446 OBP is the highest vs. lefthanded pitchers and his .369 BA ranks second-highest… among all Major League hitters, is second in OBP (second in AL) and fifth in BA (first in AL) vs. left-handed pitchers.
Has reached base safely in 23 of his last 25 games (since 6/11).
PEN PALS: Yankees relievers have posted a 3.16 ERA (347.0IP, 122ER), the lowest bullpen ERA in the Majors this season (next: Cleveland – 3.34 ERA).
Lead the Majors in HR/9.0IP (0.75), opponents’ BA (.220), opponents’ SLG (.346) and opponents’ OPS (.654), and rank fourth in WHIP (1.22).
HOLMES SWEET HOLMES: RHP Clay Holmes has not allowed a run in 24 of his last 26 games (since 5/6), going 4-0 with six saves, a 0.68 ERA (26.1IP, 2ER) and 35K in that span…his 0.68 ERA in that span is the second-lowest among all Major League pitchers (min. 20.0IP), trailing only Baltimore’s Félix Bautista (0.64).
32 of his 38 appearances this season have been scoreless.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: INF Anthony Volpe hit 13HR going into the All-Star break…his 13HR were the third-most all-time by a Yankees rookie heading into the All-Star break, trailing only Aaron Judge’s 30HR prior to the 2017 All-Star break and Gleyber Torres’ 15HR prior to the 2018 All-Star break.
His 13HR are the most by a Yankees shortstop (min. 50% games at SS) since 2019 when Didi Gregorius hit 16HR and Gleyber Torres hit 38HR (77G at SS/65G at 2B).
His 13HR this season are tied with Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson for the second-most among AL rookies and tied for the fifth-most among Major League rookies, trailing only Texas’ Josh Jung (19HR), Arizona’s Corbin Carroll (18HR), New York-NL’s Francisco Alvarez (17HR), Cincinnati’s Spencer Steer (14HR).
His 13HR are the most by a Yankees rookie since 2019 when Mike Tauchman hit 13HR…the last time a Yankees rookie hit more was 2018 (Miguel Andujar-27HR; Gleyber Torres-24HR).
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP CLARKE SCHMIDT (4-6, 4.40 ERA)
RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 20th appearance (19th start) of the season tonight at Colorado…the 27-year-old will make the start on extended five days’ rest…last pitched on Sunday vs. Chicago-NL, making his first relief appearance of the season and retiring both batters faced (0.2IP, 1K)…had entered the game with two inherited runners in scoring postion and stranded them both…marked his first relief appearance since 10/4/22-G2 at Texas…has posted a 2.81 ERA (48.0IP, 15ER) over his last 10 appearances (nine starts) since 5/19…his 2.81 ERA over that span is the eighth-lowest in the AL (min. 45.0IP)…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in six of his last nine starts and 1ER-or-fewer in four of those starts…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last nine starts, 11 of his last 12 starts (since 5/3) and 12 of his last 14 starts (since 4/23)…has tossed at least 5.0 innings in eight of his last nine starts and 11 of his last 14 starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season…made his second career Opening Day roster in 2023 (also 2022)…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: Last pitched on Sunday vs. Chicago-NL, making his first relief appearance of the season and retiring both batters faced (0.2IP, 1K)…had entered the game with two inherited runners in scoring postion and stranded them both…marked his first relief appearance since 10/4/22-G2 at Texas.
ON A ROLL: Is 4-3 with a 3.43 ERA (63.0IP, 24ER) and 55K over his last 13 appearances (12 starts) since 5/3 after going 0-3 with a 6.84 ERA (25.0IP, 19ER) and 32K in his first six starts of the season.
Over his last 10 appearances (nine starts) since 5/19, is 3-2 with a 2.81 ERA (48.0IP, 15ER) and 39K…his 2.81 ERA over that span is the eighth-lowest in the AL (min. 45.0IP).
Has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in six of his last nine starts and 1ER-or-fewer in four of those starts.
Has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last nine starts, 11 of his last 12 starts (since 5/3) and 12 of his last 14 starts (since 4/23).
VS. COLORADO/INTERLEAGUE: Will be making his first career start vs. the Rockies…will make his second career start vs. an NL West opponent (also 4/1/23 vs. San Francisco). Is 2-1 with a 4.38 ERA (24.2IP, 12ER) and 22K in eight career Interleague games (four starts).
In three games (two starts) vs. National League opponents this season, is 1-0 with a 5.00 ERA (9.0IP, 5ER) and 12K…started on 4/1 vs. San Francisco (ND, 3.1IP, 5H, 3ER, 1BB, 5K, 2HR) and 5/19 at Cincinnati (W, 5.0IP, 5H, 2ER, 2BB, 6K, 0HR), and made one relief appearance on Sunday vs. Chicago-NL (0.2IP, 1K).
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Is 2-1 with a 5.18 ERA (33.0IP, 19ER) and 33K in seven starts on the road this season…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in three of his last four road starts (since 5/19).
Has made 26 appearances (10 starts) in his career on the road, going 5-5 with one save and a 4.50 ERA (72.0IP, 79H, 41R/36ER, 31BB, 72K, 5HR).
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.
2023: Has made 19 appearances (18 starts) this season, going 4-6 with a 4.40 ERA (88.0IP, 96H, 49R/43ER, 26BB, 87K, 13HR)…over his last 10 appearances (nine starts) since 5/19, is 3-2 with a 2.81 ERA (48.0IP, 15ER) and 39K…his 2.81 ERA over that span is the eighth-lowest in the AL (min. 45.0IP).
Has tossed at least 5.0 innings in eight of his last nine starts and 11 of his last 14 starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season.
Made his first relief appearance on Sunday vs. Chicago-NL (0.2IP, 1K)…marked his first relief appearance since 10/4/22-G2 at Texas.
Tossed a career-high-tying 6.0IP on 6/6 vs. Chicago-AL.
Did not allow a HR in four straight starts from 5/14-31, marking the longest homerless stretch of his career as a starter (previous: three straight starts from 6/16-9/3/22)…has surrendered just 6HR over his last 12 starts (since 5/3) after allowing at least 1HR in five of his first six starts of the season (7HR total).
In his eighth start of the season on 5/9 vs. Oakland, earned his first win of the season after allowing just 2ER over a career-high-tying 6.0IP (5H, 2BB, 7K, 1HR, 1WP)…marked his first career win as a starter…reached 100.0 career innings in the first inning.
Struck out Ezequiel Duran (swinging) in the fifth inning on 4/28 at Texas for his 100th career strikeout.
Recorded a career-high-tying 8K in back-to-back starts on 4/23 vs. Toronto and 4/28 at Texas.
Made his second career Opening Day roster (also 2022).
FOR STARTERS: Will be making his 24th career start…over his first 23 career Major League starts (18 in 2023, three in ’22, one in ’21, one in ’20), is 4-9 with a
4.53 ERA (107.1IP, 120H, 63R/54ER, 33BB,106K, 14HR)…has tossed at least 5.0IP in eight of his last nine starts and 11 of his last 14 starts after not doing so in his first nine career starts.
Is 4-6 with a 4.43 ERA (87.1IP, 43ER) and 86K in 18 starts in 2023…tossed a career-high-tying 6.0IP on 5/9 vs. Oakland and on 6/6 vs. Chicago-AL…recorded a career-high-tying 8K on 4/23 vs. Toronto and 4/28 at Texas.
COLORADO ROCKIES NOTES:
R&R
- The Colorado Rockies continue their opening series after the All-Star Break today with the second game of a three-game set against the New York Yankees … will welcome the Houston Astros for two games Tuesday-Wednesday to conclude the homestand.
- The Rockies won the series opener against the Yankees yesterday, 7-2 … Austin Gomber tossed a quality start to record his fourth-straight win … Gomber is the only Rockies starting pitcher to record a win since May 14, when Kyle Freeland beat the Phillies at Coors Field … Gomber has gone 5-3 over that span while the rest of the Rockies’ starting pitchers have gone 0-23.
- Colorado finished the first half 34-57, a .374 winning percentage that was the second-lowest prior to the All-Star Break in franchise history, ahead of the 2005 club (31-56, .356).
STAR OF STARS
- Rockies catcher Elias Díaz was named the Most Valuable Player of the 93rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle on Tuesday after hitting a pinch-hit go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to give the National League their first All-Star Game win since 2012.
- Díaz, the first catcher in franchise history to be named an All-Star, is the first All-Star Game MVP in franchise history … he is also the sixth catcher in MLB history to win the award, joining Brian McCann (2010), Sandy Alomar Jr. (1997), Mike Piazza (1996), Terry Steinbach (1988) and Gary Carter (1984, 1981).
- With his home run, Díaz joined Hank Blalock (2003), Mike Schmidt (1981), Cookie Rojas (1972), Gus Bell (1954) and Ted Williams (1941) as the only players to hit a go-ahead home run in the All-Star Game while trailing in the eighth inning or later.
- Díaz also became the fifth Rockies player to homer in the All-Star Game, joining Charlie Blackmon (2019), Trevor Story (2018), Matt Holliday (2008) and Todd Helton (2003) … at 32-years-236-days-old, he also became the fourth-oldest player to hit a home run in their first career All-Star Game, behind Babe Ruth (38-150), Frankie Frisch (35-300) and J.D. Drew (32-238).
- Díaz has appeared in 74 games at catcher this season, the second-most in the National League. … when playing as a catcher, his 71 hits are tied for the most in the NL, while his 40 RBI and 15 doubles are third.
- His 14 catcher caught stealings are tied for the third-most in baseball while his 28.8 caught stealing percentage ranks third in the National League (min. 50 GS) … his 1.0 dWAR is second among NL catchers.
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
- The Rockies selected 21 total players in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft earlier this week, 14 pitchers and seven position players … 20 of the 21 players selected came from the collegiate ranks.
- The Rockies selected right-hander Chase Dollander out of the University of Tennessee with the ninth overall pick … the 21-year-old native of Evans, Ga., went 10-0 with a 2.39 ERA with 108 strikeouts in 2022 before going 7-6 with a 4.75 ERA in 17 starts for the Volunteers this season.
FREQUENT FLIERS
- The Rockies have used 47 total players this season, tied for the fifth-most in the Majors and their most since using 50 total players in 2019.
- 28 different players have made a pitching appearance, the Rockies’ most pitchers used since a franchise-record 31 different pitchers made an appearance in 2019 … the Rockies have used 13 different starting pitchers so far in 2023, their most since the 2014 club tied the franchise record with 15 different starting pitchers (also: 1993).
THE ROOKIE, THE FATHER
- Shortstop Ezequiel Tovar has begun his Rockies career by starting 94 consecutive games, the longest stretch of consecutive starts without a bench appearance to begin a Rockies’ career, per Elias … the previous streak was 69 games by Trevor Story in 2016.
- The 21-year-old shortstop has hit safely in 18 of 21 since June 13 (.293, 24-for-82), 26 of 32 since June 1 (.288, 36-for-125) and in 36 of 43 since May 20 (.301, 50-for-166) … his .301 average since May 20 ranks 11th in the NL.
- Tovar ranks among the all NL rookie leaders in doubles (20, T-1st), batting average (.260, 3rd), hits (80, 3rd), extra-base hits (31, 3rd), RBI (45, 3rd), bWAR (1.6, T-3rd), games (85, 4th) and home runs (nine, 7th).
- Tovar’s 1.2 defensive WAR is tied for the sixth-highest mark among all National League players, is tied for second among all NL shortstops and leads all NL rookies.
YANKEE AND THE BRAVE
- The Rockies and Yankees square off for the first time since 2019, the first time at Coors Field since 2016 … overall, the Rockies have gone 11-12 against the Bomber, 8-4 in Denver.
- Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu returns to Coors Field for the first time since his seven seasons with the Rockies from 2012-18 … in that time, LeMahieu collected three Gold Gloves (2014, 2017, 2018), two All-Star nods (2015, 2017) and one NL Batting Title (2016, .348) … LeMahieu ranks ninth in franchise history in games (918), runs scored (498) and hits (1,011).
ROCKIES STARTING PITCHER – #43 CONNOR SEABOLD RHP
ROUGH PATCH
- Lost his fourth consecutive start and his sixth in his last nine starts his last time out, last Saturday at San Francisco … allowed three runs on seven hits, including a home run, across 3.2 innings pitched.
- Has posted a 12.96 ERA (16.2 IP, 24 ER) over his last four starts … allowed nine home runs over that span, tied for the most in franchise history over a four-game span (last: Kyle Freeland, June 5-22, 2021).
NOT LONG AGO
- In the three starts prior to his last four starts, from June 1-12, allowed four runs across 17.1 innings pitched (2.08 ERA) with two quality starts … allowed no home runs over this span while limiting opponents to a .180 average.
AGAINST THE BRONX
- Made one career start against the Yankees as a member of the Red Sox on July 8, 2022 … threw just 2.2 innings after he allowed seven runs on nine hits, two walks and one hit batsman in the loss.
- Over four career starts against the AL East, Seabold is 0-3 with a 11.15 ERA (15.1 IP, 19 ER) … had a quality start against Boston on June 12 of this season, allowing one run over six innings with six hits allowed and one walk.
START YOUR ENGINES
- Earned his first Major League win May 9 at Pittsburgh … allowed one run on three hits with a career-high three walks and three strikeouts across five innings in the 10-1 Rockies win.
- Made his first start of the season May 4 vs. Milwaukee at Coors Field … did not factor into the Rockies’ 9-6, allowing three runs on seven hits with no walks and one strikeout in five innings.
ARM BARN
- Made seven relief appearances across two stints this season before joining the rotation on May 4 … allowed eight runs on 18 hits across 13.2 innings (5.27 ERA).
- Has allowed 2.82 walks per nine on the year.
- Made his first career Opening Day roster this season with the Rockies before being optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on April 18 … recalled on April 28.
START ME UP
- Has made 18 career Major League starts dating back to his Major League debut on Sept. 11, 2021, going 1-10 with an 7.96 ERA (78.0 IP, 69 ER).
- As a starter, has struck out 59 and walked 29 while allowing 21 home runs … opponents slashing .320/.385/.609 off Seabold as a starter.
DAY ‘N’ NITE
- Across seven games (six starts) in day games this season, Seabold has posted a 0-4 record with a 10.13 ERA (26.2 IP, 30 ER).
- Over his 12 night game appearances (six starts), has tallied a 4.53 ERA in 43.2 IP (22 ER) with a 1-2 record … opposing hitters are batting .259 with a 9.07 H/9 … both quality starts earned this season have come in night games.
SPLITTING UP
- The first time through the lineup, opponents are hitting .297 (41-for-138) compared to .298 (34-for-114) the second time through and .265 (9-for-34) the third time around.
- Opponents are slashing .292/.359/.526 with no runners on and .295/.349/.561 with runners on base.
