NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their nine-game road trip today with the final game of a three-game set at Miami (1-1 thus far)…are 2-3 on the road trip after losing two-of-three at Chicago-AL and splitting their first two games at Miami… will also make a stop in Atlanta for a three-game series (Mon.-Wed.).
Are in a stretch of playing 19-of-25 games on the road (8/7- 9/3)…are 2-3 so far.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the Marlins, 3-1, on Saturday at loanDepot park…RHP Michael King (2.0IP, 4H, 2ER, 3K, 1HR) opened the game and took his fifth loss of the season…3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa (1-for-4, 1RBI) drove in the club’s only run with an RBI single in the seventh inning…LF Billy McKinney (1-for-3, 1R, 1BB) scored the club’s only run and was the only Yankees batter to reach base multiple times…2B Gleyber Torres (1-for-4) singled in the ninth inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games…RHP Jhony Brito (5.0IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB, 6K, 1HP) allowed just 1ER in 5.0IP…RHP Keynan Middleton (1.0IP, 1H) tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres owns an 11-game hitting streak (since 8/1)…is batting .419/.490/.651 (18-for-43) with 7R, 4 doubles, 2HR, 5RBI, 6BB and 1SB over that span…marks his third hitting streak of at least 11 games this year (also a career-high 15-game streak from 7/6-26 and a 12- game streak from 5/20-6/2)…is just one of two Major League players to record at least three hitting streaks of at least 11 games this season, joining Nathaniel Lowe (three).
Has reached base multiple times in seven of his last 10 games (since 8/2).
Has reached base in 24 of his last 46 PA (18H, 6BB).
Has hit safely in 27 of his last 30 games (since 7/6), hitting .339/.376/.521 (41-for-121) with 17R, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 5HR, 13RBI, 9BB, 3SF and 2SB in that span…
ranks second in the AL and eighth in the Majors in batting average over that span (min. 100PA).
Has hit safely in 32 of his last 37 games (since 6/29) and 34 of his last 40 games (since 6/25).
Has reached base in 36 of his last 41 games (since 6/24) and 49 of his last 55 games (since 6/8-G1).
HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in the Yankees’ only run on Saturday with an RBI single in the seventh inning…as a Yankee (since 2022), has hit .325 (54-for-166) with 7 doubles, 1HR, 67RBI, 13BB, 1HP and 8SF with RISP. Has reached base safely in 15 of his last 16 starts (since 7/16).
WALK IT OUT: Yankees batters have walked 40 times over their last six games (since 8/6)…their 113BB since the All-Star break are the most in the AL and tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for the second-most in the Majors, trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers (119BB)…also rank fifth in the AL in OBP (.327) in that span.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: According to Sports Info Solutions, INF Anthony Volpe’s 12 defensive runs saved this season are tied with Chicago-NL’s Dansby Swanson for second among Major League shortstop, trailing only Tampa Bay’s Wander Franco (14DRS)…has made just three errors in his last 59 games that he has appeared defensively (since 5/31) after making seven errors in his first 56 games (3/30-5/30).
PEN PALS: Yankees relievers have posted a Major Leaguebest 3.14 ERA (446.2IP, 156ER) this season…also own a Major League-best .215 opponents’ BA and 1.19 WHIP…rank second in HR/9.0IP (0.85).
GONE FISHING: The Yankees are 9-5 in their last 14 games vs. the Marlins (since 6/17/15)…have won five of their last seven games at loanDepot park since 2018.
COLE TRAIN: RHP Gerrit Cole will make his 25th start of the season and his 100th start as a Yankee today…is 10-3 with a 2.75 ERA (150.1IP, 46ER) and 160K in 24 starts this season… owns the second-lowest ERA in the American League and the third-lowest in the Majors, trailing only San Diego’s Blake Snell (2.63) and Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi (2.69)…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 18 of his first 24 starts this season, tied with Snell for the most such starts in the Majors.
Also ranks fourth in the Majors in innings pitched (150.1, first in AL), tied for fourth in winning percentage (.769, third in AL), sixth in opponents’ BA (.212, fourth in AL), seventh in WHIP (1.04, sixth in AL) and ninth in strikeouts (160, fifth in AL).
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 20-of-24 starts, the third-most such starts in the Majors, trailing only Minnesota’s Sonny Gray (21) and San Diego’s Blake Snell (21).
In his last five starts (since 7/16), is 1-1 with a 2.43 ERA (33.1IP, 9ER)…has tossed at least 6.0IP and allowed 2R-orfewer in four of those five starts.
Today will mark the 11th time this season Cole has started after a Yankees’ loss…the Yankees are 9-1 in those 10 games with Cole going 6-1 with a 2.51 ERA (64.2IP, 18ER) in those starts.
Has tossed at least 6.0 innings in 19 of his 24 starts, the most such starts in the AL and tied for the most in the Majors with San Francisco’s Logan Webb (19) and Arizona’s Zac Gallen (19)…has tossed at least 6.0 innings in each of his last seven starts (since 7/2) and 12 of his last 13 starts (since 5/28).
His seven starts of at least 7.0IP this season are tied for the third-most in the AL…has tossed at least 7.0 innings in each of his last three starts (since 7/28), four of his last six starts (since 7/8) and five of his last nine starts (since 6/20).
According to Elias, his 2.75 ERA is the fourth-lowest by a Yankees starter through his first 24 starts of a season in the last 24 years (since 2000), trailing only Hiroki Kuroda’s 2.33 ERA in his first 24GS in 2013, CC Sabathia’s 2.55 ERA in his first 24GS in 2011 and Nestor Cortes’ 2.73 ERA in his first 24GS in 2022.
CENTURY MARK: RHP Gerrit Cole will make his 100th career start as a Yankee today…in 99 starts with the Yankees (since 2020), is 46-22 with a 3.15 ERA (605.1IP, 212ER) and 754K…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 77-of-99 starts…has allowed 2ER-orfewer in 66 starts as a Yankee, tied for the most such starts in the AL and tied for the second-most such starts in the Majors in that stretch…has recorded 19 scoreless starts as a Yankee, the most scoreless starts by any AL pitcher in that span.
His 46 wins since 2020 are the most in the AL and the second-most in the Majors over that stretch, trailing only Julio Urías (49-16).
His 754K since 2020 are the most in the Majors and his 11.21 K/9.0IP ratio in that span is the second-best in the AL and the third-best in the Majors (min. 400.0IP).
His 605.1IP since 2020 are the most in the AL and tied for the second-most by a Major League pitcher in that span.
His 3.15 ERA since 2020 is the fifth-lowest in the AL (min. 400.0IP).
His 25 double-digit strikeout games with the Yankees are the most in franchise history.
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge has hit .375/.565/.813 (6-for-16) with 4R, 1 double, 2HR, 2RBI and 7BB in five games on the current road trip…has reached base in 13-of-23 PA over that span.
Has reached base multiple times in five of his last six games (since 8/6), reaching base in 15-of-29 plate appearances over that stretch (6H, 9BB, .517 OBP).
Has reached base safely in 54 of his 63 games this season, batting .284/.415/.638 (62-for-218) with 49R, 11 doubles, 22HR, 45RBI, 51BB, 3SB and a 1.053 OPS.
Has 2HR in his last four games, 8HR in his last 20 games (since 5/28) and 16HR in his last 33 games (since 5/13).
Has hit .375/.508/.896 (36-for-96) with 26R, 8 doubles, 14HR, 26RBI, 27BB, 1SF and 2SB in 28 road games this year…has reached base safely in 26 of those 28 games…has 12HR in his last 18 road games. Has reached base safely in 31 of his last 34 games (since 5/12)…is batting .304/.467/.765 (35-for-115) with 28R, 5
doubles, 16HR, 29RBI, 35BB and 1SB in that span.
Has reached base multiple times in 32 of his 63 games this year, including 21 of his last 36 games (since 5/10).
Has 9BB in his last six games, 21BB in his last 19 games (since 5/29), 33BB in his last 31 games (since 5/15) and 38BB in his last 39 games (since 4/26).
Despite missing 51 games on the injured list this year, is tied for eighth in the AL in home runs (22)…is also tied for eighth in the AL in game-winning RBI (10).
DARTH BADER: OF Harrison Bader is batting .323 (21-for-65) with 13R, 4 doubles, 5RBI, 4BB, 1SF and 5SB in his last 19 games (since 7/22)…has multiple hits in three of his last six games.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP GERRIT COLE (10-3, 2.75 ERA)
RHP Gerrit Cole will make his 25th start of the season and 100th start with the Yankees in today’s series finale at Miami…the 32-year-old will start on extended five days’ rest…last started on Monday at Chicago-AL and recorded his third loss of the year in the Yankees’ 5-1 defeat (7.0IP, 5H, 4ER, 2BB, 3K, 1HR, 1HP)…is 10-3 with a 2.75 ERA (150.1IP, 46ER) and 160K in 24 starts this season…owns the second-lowest ERA in the American League and the third-lowest in the Majors, trailing only San Diego’s Blake Snell (2.63) and Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi (2.69)… has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 18 of his first 24 starts this season, tied with San Diego’s Blake Snell for the most such starts in the Majors…started for the American League in the 93rd Midsummer Classic on 7/11 and retired all 3BF, becoming the 12th pitcher in franchise history (20th time) to start an All-Star Game…was named to his sixth career All-Star team via the player ballot…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)…the Yankees are 16-8 in his 24 starts this season…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 six-time All-Star (2015, ’18-19, ’21-23) 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 10.45 K/9.0IP ratio (2,090K/1,800.1IP) is the eighth-highest in Major League history (min. 1,000.0IP)…in 99 starts with the Yankees, is 46-22 with a 3.15 ERA (605.1IP, 212ER) and 754K…since 2018, leads the Majors in wins (81) and strikeouts (1,356), ranks second in K/9.0IP (11.99) and innings pitched (1,018.0), third in opponents’ BA (.204) and WAR among pitchers (26.5 – FanGraphs), fourth in WHIP (1.00), fifth in K/BB (5.22) and sixth in ERA (2.96)… 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: Took just his third loss of the season on Monday at Chicago-AL in the Yankees’ 5-1 defeat (7.0IP, 5H, 4ER, 2BB, 3K, 1HR, 1HP)…allowed a two-run HR to Andrew Vaughn in the second inning…retired 10 straight batters from his final out in the fourth inning to his final out in the seventh inning…exited with two men on in the eighth inning and Tommy Kahnle allowed both inherited runners to score…marked just the fourth time this season he allowed more than 3R in a start…tossed 7.0IP for his third straight start.
IN PINSTRIPES: Will make his 100th career start as a Yankee today…in 99 starts with the Yankees (since 2020), is 46-22 with a 3.15 ERA (605.1IP, 212ER) and 754K…has allowed 3ERor-fewer in 77-of-99 starts…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 66 starts as a Yankee, tied for the most such starts in the AL and tied for the second-most such starts in the Majors in that stretch…has recorded 19 scoreless starts as a Yankee, the most scoreless starts by any AL pitcher and the eighth-most by any pitcher in the Majors in that span. His 46 wins since 2020 are the most in the AL and the second-most in the Majors over that stretch, trailing only Julio Urías (49-16)…his 54K since 2020 are the most in the Majors and his 11.21 K/9.0IP ratio in that span is the second-best in the AL and the third-best in the Majors (min. 400.0IP)…his 605.1IP since 2020 are the most in the AL and tied for the second-most by a Major League pitcher in that span…his 3.15 ERA since 2020 is the fifth-lowest in the AL (min. 400.0IP).
Has finished in the top-five of Cy Young Award voting in two of his first three seasons in pinstripes (second in 2021, fourth in 2020).
His 25 double-digit strikeout games with the Yankees are the most in franchise history…surpassed Ron Guidry’s record (23) on 7/16 at Colorado…Cole has 25 such games
in 99 starts with the Yankees while Guidry recorded 23 double-digit strikeout games in 368 games/323 starts with the Yankees.
2023: Is 10-3 with a 2.75 ERA (150.1IP, 46ER) and 160K in 24 starts this season…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in 18 of his 24 starts this year, tied with San Diego’s Blake Snell for the most in the Majors.
Ranks third in the Majors in ERA (2.75, second in AL), fourth in innings pitched (150.1, first in AL), tied for fourth in winning percentage (.769, third in AL), sixth in opponents’ BA (.212, fourth in AL), seventh in WHIP (1.04, sixth in AL) and ninth in strikeouts (160, fifth in AL)…also ranks sixth in the AL in HR/9.0IP (0.90) and tied for seventh in wins (10).
According to Elias, his 2.75 ERA is the fourth-lowest by a Yankees starter through his first 24 starts of a season in the last 24 years (since 2000), trailing only Hiroki Kuroda’s 2.33 ERA in his first 24GS in 2013, CC Sabathia’s 2.55 ERA in his first 24GS in 2011 and Nestor Cortes’ 2.73 ERA in his first 24GS in 2022.
Has allowed 3R-or-fewer in 20-of-24 starts, the third-most such starts in the Majors, trailing only Minnesota’s Sonny Gray (21) and San Diego’s Blake Snell (21)…has allowed 1R-or-fewer in 10 of his 24 starts, tied for the eighth-most such starts in the Majors and tied for the sixth-most in the AL…has recorded five scoreless starts.
Allowed 3R-or-fewer in 11 consecutive starts from 6/3-8/2, posting a 2.33 ERA (69.2IP, 18ER) and 78K in that span…his 11-start streak of 3R-or-fewer is tied for the fifth-longest in the Majors this season.
In his last five starts (since 7/16), is 1-1 with a 2.43 ERA (33.1IP, 9ER)…has tossed at least 6.0IP and allowed 2R-or-fewer in four of those five starts.
Has started after a Yankees’ loss 10 times this season…the Yankees are 9-1 in those games with Cole going 6-1 with a 2.51 ERA (64.2IP, 18ER) in those starts.
21 of his 48R allowed have come in four starts: 6R on 5/7 at Tampa Bay, 5R on 5/23 vs. Baltimore, 6R on 5/28 vs. San Diego and 4R on 8/7 at Chicago-AL.
Has allowed just 7HR in his last 12 starts (since 6/3) after allowing 8HR in his previous five starts (5/7-28)…10 of his 15HR 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 17 of his 24 starts…has received 2R-or-fewer of support in 12 of his starts.
Has tossed at least 6.0 innings in 19 of his 24 starts, the most such starts in the AL and tied for the most in the Majors with San Francisco’s Logan Webb (19) and Arizona’s Zac Gallen (19)…has tossed at least 6.0 innings in each of his last seven starts (since 7/2) and 12 of his last 13 starts (since 5/28).
Has tossed at least 7.0 innings in each of his last three starts (since 7/28), four of his last six starts (since 7/8) and five of his last nine starts (since 6/20)…his seven starts of at least 7.0IP are tied for the third-most in the AL…his three-start streak of at least 7.0IP marks his longest since 9/11(G1)-22/20 (also 3GS)…marks the longest such streak by a Yankees starter since Jameson Taillon’s three-start streak from 5/22(G1)-6/2(G2)/22…if he were to extend the streak today, it would be his longest such streak since a four-start streak from 9/8-24/19 with Houston and the longest by a Yankees starter since Luis Severino’s four-start streak from 7/8-26/17.
MIAMI MARLINS NOTES:
MARLINS MINUTE
The Marlins today host the rubber match of a three-game series vs. the Yankees. The six-game homestand continues on Monday with a three-game series vs. Houston. Are coming off a six-game road trip to Texas (swept in 3 games) and Cincinnati (took 2 out of 3).
HOMEBOYS
The Marlins are 35-25 at loanDepot park this season. The .583 home winning pct. is the 4th-highest in the NL (7th in MLB), while the 35 wins are the 3rd-most by any National League team behind the Braves and Dodgers (37).
- Entered the second half 30-18 at home. Have gone 5-7 in 13 games at loanDepot park since the Break.
FISH BYTES
- Miami ranks 2nd in the NL with 1,050 hits (4th in MLB behind Texas, Atlanta, and Toronto), and ranks 3rd in the Majors in batting average (.262), behind only Atlanta (.275) and Texas (.272).
- The Marlins own 47 games in which the offense has collected 10+ hits. Is the 4th-most 10+ hit efforts in MLB behind Texas (55), Atlanta (52), and St. Louis (49). In 2022, the Marlins collected 10+ hits just 43 times.
- The Marlins pitching staff leads the National League with 1,120 strikeouts (2nd most in Majors behind MIN-1,135).
YESTERDAY’S RECAP
Miami took game two from the Yankees, 3-1, behind RHP Sandy Alcantara’s 3rd complete game of the season. Alcantara struck out a season-high 10 batters while holding New York to 1 run on 5 hits. 2B Luis Arraez (1×4) hit a 2-run homer in the 1st inning to put the Marlins up early. SS Joey Wendle (1×3) added on with an RBI single in the 4th inning to score 3B Jake Burger (2×3).
ENTER SANDMAN
RHP Sandy Alcantara recorded his MLB-leading 3rd complete game of 2023 and 12th of his career. Since the start of 2018, his 12 complete games are the most in MLB and are double the amount of any other pitcher (Gerrit Cole, Adam Wainwright, and Framber Valdez each have 6).
- Alcantara tied Kevin Brown for 3rd in Marlins history with 10 complete-game wins, trailing only A.J. Burnett (12) and Dontrelle Willis (13). He also ranks 3rd with his 12 complete games as a Marlin, behind A.J. Burnett (14) and Dontrelle Willis (15).
- With 10 strikeouts yesterday, Alcantara moved into 3rd place on the Marlins all-time strikeouts list (763), trailing Josh Johnson (832) and Ricky Nolasco (1,001). His 13 career double-digit strikeout games are tied for the 2nd most in Marlins history with Ricky Nolasco, trailing only Jose Fernandez (18).
- Over his last 4 starts, Alcantara has posted a 1.69 ERA, allowing 6 earned runs over 32.0 innings pitched with 4 walks and 29 strikeouts (7.25 K/BB).
RING THE BELL
1B Josh Bell has reached base safely in all 10 games (.308, 12×39, 4 walks, 4 home runs) since joining the Marlins. His 10-game on-base streak since joining the club is the third-longest for a Marlins’ mid-season acquisition, behind Carlos Lee (11 G, 2012) and Gary Sheffield (13 G, 1993) – Elias Sports Bureau.
LA REGADERA
2B Luis Arraez leads MLB with his .365 AVG (159×436) and ranks 1st with 159 hits. Marks the highest AVG by a Marlin through his first 112 games of a season. Is hitting .447 (38×85) with RISP, also the best mark among qualifiers.
- His 45 multi-hit games are 3rd-most in MLB. Ranks 2nd with 16 games of at least 3 hits. Owns 6 games with at least 4 hits this year, most in the Majors and most by a Marlins player in a single season.
- Arraez’s 2-run homer in yesterday’s game vs. NYY traveled 409 ft, marking the longest home run of his career.
FALSE STARTS
While being just 15-23 in the first game of a series, the Marlins have combined to go 44-30 in games two and three. Includes a 22-15 mark in the final game of the series.
BABY GOAT
RHP Eury Perez will make his second start since being recalled from Double-A Pensacola on Aug. 7. In his most recent start, on Aug. 7 at CIN, Perez allowed 4 runs on 5 hits (2 home runs) and 2 walks over 4.2 innings with 7 strikeouts.
- Perez, 20, became the youngest pitcher in Marlins history when he debuted on May 12 vs. CIN. Among rookie pitchers in MLB with at least 50.0 innings pitched prior to the All-Star Break, Perez posted the lowest ERA (2.36), ranked 2nd with his 1.09 WHIP, and was tied for 3rd in wins (5).
EVIL EMPIRE
The Marlins are welcoming the Yankees to Miami for the third time in the last 6 years. Have gone 16-20 against the Yankees all-time in the regular season, including a 11-10 mark in Miami and a 4-5 record at loanDepot park.
ON DECK
Of Miami’s remaining 44 games, 24 are against teams currently in playoff position (55%).
CLOSE CALLS
The Marlins have had 16 of their 26 games since the All-Star Break decided by 2 runs or less. Overall this season, have played 60 games decided by 2 runs or fewer (T-2nd most in NL). Included is a 26-10 record in one-run games – the highest winning pct. in such games this season (.722). Miami played 64 one-run games last year, going 24-40 – the most one-run losses in a season since the 1975 Astros (41).
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – #39 EURY PEREZ
- Eury Rafael Perez, 20, will make his 13th career start today and his first against the New York Yankees.
- In 5 Interleague starts this season, has gone 3-0 with a 0.33 ERA (27.0/1) and 29 strikeouts.
- In his most recent start, at Cincinnati on Aug. 7, allowed 4 runs on 5 hits (2 home runs) and 2 walks over 4.2 innings. Struck out 7. Marked his first start since being recalled from Double-A Pensacola.
- Was optioned to Double-A Pensacola on July 7. Made 2 starts with the Blue Wahoos – a start of 2.1 innings on July 26 and a 3.0-inning start on Aug. 1.
- Among rookie pitchers in MLB with at least 50.0 innings pitched prior to the All-Star Break, Perez posted the lowest ERA (2.36), ranked 2nd with his 1.09 WHIP, and was tied for 3rd in wins (5).
- Had a 21.0-inning scoreless streak before allowing 6 runs at Atlanta on July 1. Allowed just 1 ER in 6 starts (33.0 IP) from May 28 to June 25, holding opponents scoreless in 5 of the 6 starts.
- Made his Major League debut on May 12 vs. Cincinnati and became the youngest pitcher in Marlins history and youngest Dominican-born starting pitcher (20 yrs, 27 days). Pitched 4.2 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks.
- Earned his first MLB win on Thursday, May 18 vs. Washington, becoming the youngest pitcher in Club history to earn a win (20 years, 33 days). Threw 5.0 innings, struck out 6, and allowed only 3 hits and 1 run.
