PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES NOTES:
GAME #5 RECAP: The Phillies defeated the New York Yankees, 4-1, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx … Starter Matt Strahm (ND) turned in 4.0 scoreless innings – he allowed only 1 hit and 1 walk with 3 strikeouts throwing 61 pitches, 42 for strikes … Kyle Schwarber blasted a 415-foot home run in the 1st inning and Brandon Marsh followed with a 436-foot shot in the 3rd … Andrew Bellatti (1.0 IP, 2 SO), Jose Alvarado (1.0 IP, 3 SO) and Connor Brogdon (2.0 IP, 1 SO) made scoreless appearances in relief of Strahm.
HIT PARADE: Through five games, the Phillies have 51 hits which ranks 2nd in the National League and 4th in MLB behind the Cardinals (63), Guardians (55) and Blue Jays (53) … The Phillies have out-hit their opponents in four of their five games and they have recorded at least nine hits in every game this season … Philadelphia’s streak of five consecutive games with at least nine hits is tied for the fourth-longest streak to open a season for the franchise since at least 1900 (also: 1926 and 2010) … Only longer was a seven-game streak to open the 1976 season and two six-game streaks in 1919 and 1923.
GO NOLES: On Thursday in Texas against the Rangers, Aaron Nola faced Jacob deGrom and made his sixth career (also consecutive) Opening Day start … Nola joined Hall-of-Famers Robin Roberts (12) and Steve Carlton (10) as the only pitchers ever to make six straight Opening Day starts for the Phillies … Nola also tied Chris Short for 3rd place in franchise history with six Opening Day starts trailing only Carlton (14) and Roberts (12) … Nola enters today’s game in the top 10 in franchise history in double-digit strikeout games (4th with 27 – Cole Hamels ranks 3rd with 29), strikeouts (7th at 1,384 – HOF Grover Cleveland Alexander ranks 6th at 1,409) and games started (10th at 204 – HOF Jim Bunning ranks 9th at 208).
NOLA vs COLE: Today will mark the first ever meeting between Aaron Nola and Gerrit Cole … Over the last six seasons (since 2018), among all starters in MLB, Nola ranks 1st in starts (144) and Cole ranks T-2nd (141) … Nola ranks 1st in innings (875.1) and Cole ranks 2nd (873.2) … Nola ranks 3rd in strikeouts (1011) and Cole ranks 1st (1207) … Nola ranks T-3rd in quality starts (79, tied with Zack Wheeler) and Cole ranks
1st (94) … Nola ranks 5th in fWAR (2.5) and Cole ranks 3rd (23.6).
HOMECOMING KING: This series, Rob Thomson returns to Yankee Stadium and will manage against the Yankees after spending 28 years (1990-2017) with New York … Thomson, the 56th manager in Phillies history, signed a two-year contract for the 2023 and 2024 seasons on 10/10/22 after being named interim manager on 6/3/22 … After he took over, Thomson guided the Phillies to a 65-46 record (.586 win %) and the franchise’s first postseason berth since 2011 … Thomson became only the fourth manager in history to take a team at least seven games under .500 and lead them to the postseason, joining Dick Howser (KC, 1981), Cito Gaston (TOR, 1989) and Jim Tracy (COL, 2009) … Thomson also became just the eight manager (9th time) to lead a team to a World Series after the club began the season with a different manager and the first since Jack McKeon in 2003 with FLA … This is Thomson’s sixth season with the Phillies after originally being hired as bench coach on 12/5/17 … Over his almost three-decade run in New York, Thomson served many roles including 10 seasons on the ML staff as bench coach (2008, 2015-17) and 3rd base coach (2009-14).
BACK IN THE GREAT NORTHEAST: After spending 47 days between Clearwater, FL and Dallas, TX, the Phillies are back in the Northeast for a three-game set against the Yankees … The Phils will return home to Philadelphia for the home opener at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds. FLAGS FLY FOREVER: The Phillies were National League champions in 2022 for the eighth time in franchise history (1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2022) … The road to the pennant began with a two-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card Series at Busch Stadium, followed by a three-games-to-one Division Series win over the Atlanta Braves and a victory over the San Diego Padres in the NLCS, four games to one, clinching the series with three straight wins at Citizens Bank Park … In the Fall Classic, the Phillies fell to the Houston Astros in six games; it was only the second postseason meeting between the two clubs, the first being the 1980 NLCS …On May 31, the Phillies were eight games under .500 at 21-29 with a .420 winning percentage that ranked 11th in the National League and 22nd in MLB … Starting June 1, the Phillies went 66-46, 20 games over .500 with a .589 winning percentage that ranked 4th in the NL and 7th in baseball … The Phillies clinched their first postseason berth since 2011 with a 3-0 win against the Astros on Oct. 3 … The Phillies became only the fifth team in MLB history to start 21-29 or worse through their first 50 games and then make the World Series, joining the 2019 Washington Nationals (19-31 start), 2005 Houston Astros (18-32 start), 2003 Florida Marlins (21-29) and 1914 Boston Braves (20-30).
NEW TONIGHT, AT (THE) 6: On 12/8/22, the Phillies signed SS Trea Turner to an 11-year contract, taking him through the 2033 season … Last year with LAD, Turner was selected as an All-Star for the second time in his career, was named All-MLB First Team and won his first career Louisville Silver Slugger Award after slashing .298/.343/.466 with a 121 OPS+ and 27 steals in 30 attempts … Per Statcast, his average sprint speed of 30.3 feet per second ranked 5th out of 582 qualified players … In 2021, Turner led the majors in AVG (.328) and hits (195), led the NL in stolen bases (32) and total bases (319) and posted a career-best 6.8 fWAR (FanGraphs) which ranked 3rd among all ML position players … In 2019 with WSH, he reached base safely in 15 of 17 postseason games and won his first World Series championship.
TOLLS OF BRILLIANCE: Catcher J.T. Realmuto was named All-MLB First Team last season, took home his third Silver Slugger Award and second Gold Glove Award and finished 7th in NL MVP voting … Additionally, he finished with 6.5 fWAR, 3rd in MLB history for a catcher aged 31 or older, led MLB with 1281.2 innings at catcher (regular and postseason combined) which was 240.0 innings more than HOU’s Martin Maldonado who ranked 2nd at 1041.2, and finally, became only the second catcher in MLB history with 20 HR and 20 SB, joining Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez (1999).
TODAY’S STARTER – AARON NOLA • RHP #27
TODAY’S START:
• AL Beast: Nola is making his 15th career start against the AL East, tied with Curt Schilling for 2nd-most in Phillies history behind Cole Hamels’ 17 … His 3.32 ERA (31 ER, 84.0 IP) is the 2nd-lowest among all Phillies pitchers to make at least 10 career starts against the AL East, trailing only Randy Wolf’s 3.29 … The other 6 pitchers (Hamels, Schilling, Myers, Eflin, Velasquez, Person) all had at least a 4.53 ERA against the division in their Phillies careers
• I <3 NYY: Nola has a 2.37 ERA (5 ER, 19.0 IP), 0.79 WHIP (2 BB, 13 H), 26 SO in 3 career starts vs NYY … Since 2015, only Nola and Corey Kluber (twice) have had a 3-start stretch against NYY in which they struck out at least 25 batters and allowed 15 or fewer baserunners
• Noles vs Cole: Nola and Cole are squaring off today for the first time in their careers … the two match up very closely since 2018:
To the Nines: Nola is in his 9th season as a Phillie, becoming the 7th pitcher in franchise history to make a start in 9 straight seasons for the club, and joining Cole Hamels (10) as the only Phillies draft picks to do since Larry Christensen made starts for his 9th straight year
with the team in 1981
• vs AL East: 3-6, 3.32 ERA (31 ER, 84.0 IP) in 14 starts
• vs Interleague: 9-10, 3.69 ERA (65 ER, 158.1 IP) in 27 starts
ROAD:
• 2023: 0-0, 12.27 ERA (5 ER, 3.2 IP) in 1 start
• Career: 34-38, 4.10 ERA (275 ER, 604.1 IP) in 103 starts
2023 SEASON:
• Made his 6th straight Opening Day, extending his MLB-best active streak of Opening Day starts
• Was the first pitcher in baseball to make 6 straight Opening Day starts since Julio Teheran in made his 6th consecutive for ATL in
2019, and joins Robin Roberts (12) and Steve Carlton (10) as the only Phillies to do so
2022 SEASON:
• ML Rankings: 1st in fWAR (6.3) & SO/BB (8.10), T-1st in SHO (1), 2nd in IP (205.0), BB % (3.6) & BB/9.0 IP (1.27), T-3rd in CG (2), 4th in SO (235), T-5th in starts (32), 6th in bWAR (4.0), 7th in WHIP (0.96), SO % (29.1) & OPP OBP (.256) and 9th in SO/9.0 IP (10.32)
• Struck out a career-best 235 batters and issued just 29 walks, joining Jim Whitney (1884 Boston Beaneaters) as the only pitchers ever with 220 or more SO and fewer than 30 BB in a season
• Named All-MLB Second Team, his first career All-MLB selection
• Led all pitchers with 6.3 fWAR, becoming the first Phillie to lead all pitchers in fWAR since Roy Halladay in 2011
• His 8.10 SO/BB was the best ever by a qualifying Phillies pitcher and the 18th-best in ML history
• Surpassed 220 SO for the fourth straight fully-scheduled season (2018-19, 2021-22)
• Surpassed 200.0 IP for the third time (others: 2018-19) and made 30 or more starts for the fourth straight fully-scheduled season
• Made his 200th career start on 9/17 at ATL, making him the seventh Phillie to have his first 200 career starts with the club and just the 10th with 200 at any point • Retired the first 20 batters he faced (6.2 IP) in the postseason clincher on 10/3 at HOU, the longest perfect game bid of his career
2022 POSTSEASON:
• His 11.2-inning scoreless streak to begin his playoff career was the longest ever by a Phillie
• Became one of seven Phillies pitchers to start Game 1 of a World Series and joined Cole Hamels as the only Phillies 1st-round picks to do so
• Joined Zack Wheeler, Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee as the only Phillies to make at least five starts in a single postseason
CAREER:
• His 10.11 SO/9.0 IP (1384 SO, 1,232.0 IP) is 10th-best all-time (min. 1,000.0 IP)
• Finished 3rd in 2018 NL CY Young Award Voting and made his first career All-Star team
• In 2021, became the ninth pitcher to record 1,000 strikeouts in a Phillies uniform and the fastest ever to do so (913.0 IP)
NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees are 3-2 on their season-opening six-game homestand after splitting the first two games of a three-game set vs. the Phillies and going 2-1 vs. the Giants last weekend…will embark on their first road trip on Thursday, with stops in Baltimore (3G from Thurs., Sat.- Sun.) and Cleveland (4/10-12).
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees fell to the Phillies, 4-1, on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium…RHP Domingo Germán (4.2IP, 4H, 4ER, 0BB, 8K, 2HR) made his season debut and took the loss…his 8K were his most in a game since his 10K on 7/25/21 at Boston…SS Anthony Volpe (1-for-3) collected the Yankees’ first hit of the game with a third-inning single…was the only Yankee to record a hit over the first six innings…1B DJ LeMahieu (1-for-4, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI) hit his first home run of the season with a solo shot in the ninth inning…2B Gleyber Torres (1-for-3, 1BB) was the only Yankee to reach base twice…DH Aaron Judge (0-for3, 1BB) walked in the ninth inning to extend his career-high on-base streak to 38 games (since 8/29/22)…RHP Michael King (1.1IP, 4H, 1K) allowed both his inherited runners to score…RHP Albert Abreu (2.0IP, 2H, 1BB, 1K) tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in his second straight appearance (also 0R in 2.0IP on 4/1 vs. SF)…RHP Jimmy Cordero (1.0IP, 2K) retired all 3BF in the ninth inning.
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres was the only Yankee to reach base twice on Tuesday…has reached base in 11-of21 plate appearances this season, batting .333/.524/.733 (5-for-15) with 5R, 2HR, 4RBI, 6BB and 3SB.
Has reached base multiple times in four of his five games.
Has 6BB in five games…did not record his sixth walk in 2022 until his 32nd game of the year on 5/16/22 at Baltimore.
WHAT A RELIEF: Yankees relievers own a 12.1 scoreless inning streak since 4/2 (11H, 2BB, 14K, 2HP).
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo has reached base in 9-of-18 plate appearances this season, batting .333/.500/.667 (4-for-12) with 2R, 1 double, 1HR, 4RBI, 4BB, 1HP and 1SF in four games.
LEMACHINE: INF DJ LeMahieu hit his first home run of the season on Tuesday with a solo HR in the ninth inning…has hit safely in each of his four games this season.
As a Yankee (since 2019), has hit .332/.411/.514 (86-for259) with 55R, 11 doubles, 3 triples, 10HR, 29RBI, 33BB, 4SB, 3HP and 2SF in 67 Interleague games…is the fifthhighest batting average in Interleague play by any Major League player over that span, trailing only Jeff McNeil’s .356BA, Starling Marte’s .341BA, Yandy Díaz’s .337BA and Pedro Severino’s .336BA…is the highest batting average (min. 100PA) by a Yankee in the history of Interleague play (next: Carlos Beltrán-.326BA).
Has hit .306 (59-for-193) with 30R, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 6HR, 19RBI, 14BB and 2HP in 57 career games against the Phillies.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: INF Anthony Volpe has reached base safely in each of his five games this season.
WHAT A CATCH: On Tuesday, it was announced that Yankee Stadium will host the Jonas Brothers for a one-night-only show on Saturday, August 12…tickets for the event will go on sale via www.yankees.com, www.yankeesbeisbol.com and www.ticketmaster.com on Friday, April 14, at 10:00
a.m.…New Jersey natives the Jonas Brothers (Kevin, Joe & Nick), will perform new songs from their sixth studio album — The Album — which is scheduled for release on May 12.
COLE TRAIN: RHP Gerrit Cole will make his second start of the season today in the Yankees’ series finale vs. Philadelphia…tossed 6.0 scoreless innings and earned the win in his fifth career Opening Day start (his fourth with the Yankees) on Thursday vs. the Giants (6.0IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB,
11K)…his 11K marked the most by a Yankees pitcher on Opening Day in franchise history, surpassing Tim Leary’s previous record of 9K in 1991.
Opening Day marked his 22nd double-digit strikeout game with the Yankees, surpassing David Cone for the second-most by a pitcher in franchise history… trails only Ron Guidry (23)…has recorded double-digit strikeouts in 43 games since the start of 2019, marking the most in the Majors over that span (next: Max Scherzer-28)…his 51 games with at least 10K since the beginning of 2018 are also the most in the Majors in that span (next: Max Scherzer-46).
PITCH PERFECT: Yankees pitchers have allowed just 12R over their first five games…marks their second-fewest runs allowed in their first five games of a season in the last 21 years (since 2003)…marks just the fifth time in the last 49 years (since 1975) that the Yankees have allowed 12R-orfewer over their first five games of a season (11R in 2021, 11R in 2002, 12R in 1999 and 10R in 1992).
Lead the Majors with a 12.00 K/9.0IP ratio (60K/45.0IP), rank second with a 6.67 K/BB ratio (60K/9BB) and are tied for second with a 1.80 BB/9.0IP ratio (9BB/45.0IP).
GOT YOUR NUMBER: INF Josh Donaldson has hit .375/.583/.813 (6-for-16) with 1 double, 2HR and 8BB off Philadelphia’s RHP Aaron Nola…DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton has hit .313/.353/.750 (5-for-16) with 1 double, 2HR and 1BB off Nola…INF Anthony Rizzo has hit .333/.444/.733 (5-for-15) with 2HR and 3BB off Nola.
ALL RISE: OF Aaron Judge owns a career-high 38-game on-base streak (since 8/29/22), batting .380/.524/.791 (49-for-129) with 36R, 8 doubles, 15HR, 26RBI, 39BB, 1HP and 2SB in that span…is the third-longest on-base streak by a Yankee in the last 19 seasons (since 2005), trailing only Luke Voit’s 42-game streak (9/19/18-5/3/19) and Mark Teixeira’s 42-game streak (6/6-7/26/10)…has reached base multiple times in 28 of those 38 games.
Has reached base safely in each of his last 26 games at Yankee Stadium (since 8/19/22), batting .345/.487/.644 (30-for-87) with 16R, 5 doubles, 7HR, 14RBI, 23BB, 2HP and 3SB in those games…is the fourth-longest on-base streak at the current Yankee Stadium, trailing only Mark Teixeira’s 33-game streak from 6/3-8/16/10, his own 31-game streak from 9/3/17- 5/4/18 and Derek Jeter’s 28-game streak from 8/5/12-8/30/13.
Has reached base safely in each of his first five games this season…is batting .350/.409/.650 (7-for-20) with 4R, 2HR, 4RBI and 2BB through his first five games.
Is 3-for-5 with 2RBI and 1BB with RISP this season.
Has hit .302/.413/.617 (395-for-1,309) with 287R, 59 doubles, 1 triple, 117HR, 261RBI and 246BB in 369 career games in the Bronx.
BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters have hit 10HR in five games this season, their fifth-most HR through their first five games of a season in franchise history (13HR in 2011, 13HR in 1932, 12HR in 2003 and 11HR in 1957).
Their 10HR are tied with Cincinnati for the fourth-most in the Majors, trailing only Los Angeles-NL (13HR in 6G), Baltimore (11HR in 5G) and Tampa Bay (11HR in 5G).
Have homered in each of their first five games of a season for just the second time in the last 12 seasons since 2012 (homered in their first 12 games in 2020).
Scored just 1R on Tuesday after scoring at least 5R in each of their first four games of the season.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP GERRIT COLE (1-0, 0.00)
RHP Gerrit Cole will make his second start of the season today vs. Philadelphia…the 32-year-old will pitch on extended five days’ rest after making his fifth career Opening Day start on Thursday vs. the Giants (6.0IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 11K)…went 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA (21.2IP, 20H, 8ER, 1BB, 27K, 2HR, 2HP) in five spring training starts…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 10.55 K/9.0IP ratio (1,941K/1,656.0IP) is the eighth-highest in Major League history (min. 1,000.0IP)…in 76 starts with the Yankees, is 37-19 with a 3.24 ERA (461.0IP, 166ER) and 605K…since 2018, leads the Majors in wins (72), strikeouts (1,207), K/9.0IP (12.43), ranks second in innings pitched (873.1IP), third in opponents’ BA (.203), WAR among pitchers (23.6 – FanGraphs) and winning percentage (.713, 72-29, min. 50 decisions), fourth in WHIP (0.99), sixth in K/BB (5.44) 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.
OPENING DAY NOD: Tossed 6.0 scoreless innings and earned the win in his fifth career Opening Day start (his fourth with the Yankees) on Thursday vs. the Giants (6.0IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 11K)…his 11K marked the most by a Yankees pitcher on Opening Day in franchise history, surpassing Tim Leary’s previous record of 9K in 1991.
Was the first Yankees Opening Day starter to throw at least 6.0 scoreless innings since Roger Clemens in 2003 (also 0R in 6.0IP)…was just the fifth Yankees starter to do so in the last 46 years, joining Clemens, David Cone (0R in 7.0IP in 1996), Rick Rhoden (CGSHO in 1988) and Ron Guidry (0R in 9.0IP in 1980).
Recorded his 22nd double-digit strikeout game with the Yankees on Thursday, surpassing David Cone for the second-most by a pitcher in franchise history…trails only Ron Guidry (23).
With his win on Thursday, became just the 13th pitcher in franchise history to win multiple Opening Day starts (also 2020).
In four Opening Day starts with the Yankees, is 2-0 with 1CG and a 2.66 ERA (20.1IP, 6ER).
Was the 11th pitcher in franchise history to make at least four Opening Day starts with the Yankees, joining Mel Stottlemyre (7), Ron Guidry (7), Whitey Ford (7), CC Sabathia (6), Lefty Gomez (6), Red Ruffing (5), Masahiro Tanaka (4), Bob Shawkey (4), Roger Clemens (4) and Jack Chesbro (4).
Was the fifth Yankees pitcher in franchise history to make at least four consecutive Opening Day starts, joining CC Sabathia (6GS from 2009-14), Lefty Gomez (6GS from 1932-37), Mel Stottlemyre (4GS from 1967-70) and Jack Chesbro (4GS from 1903-06).
Struck out Blake Sabol in the second inning on Thursday for his 600th strikeout as a Yankee…according to Elias, Cole joined Nolan Ryan as the only two pitchers in Major League history to record at least 600K with three different franchises.
SPRING FLING: Made five spring starts, going 1-1 with a 3.32 ERA (21.2IP, 20H, 8ER, 1BB, 27K, 2HR, 2HP)…among qualified pitchers this spring, was tied for second in the Majors in strikeouts, ranked fifth in WHIP (0.97) and sixth in innings pitched.
IN PINSTRIPES: In 76 starts with the Yankees, is 37-19 with a 3.24 ERA (461.0IP, 166ER) and 605K…has allowed 3ER-orfewer in 58-of-76 starts…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 49 starts as a Yankee, the second-most such starts in the AL and the seventh-most starts in the Majors in that stretch…has recorded 15 scoreless starts as a Yankee, the second-most scoreless starts by any AL pitcher in that span.
His 37 wins since 2020 are the most in the AL and the second-most in the Majors over that stretch, trailing only Julio Urías (42-10).
His 605K since 2020 are the most in the Majors…his 11.81 K/9.0IP ratio in that span is the third-best in the Majors and the best in the AL (min. 300.0IP), trailing only Carlos Rodón (12.10) and Blake Snell (11.95)…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 22 double-digit strikeout games with the Yankees are the second-most by a pitcher in franchise history, trailing only Ron Guidry (23).
HOME SWEET HOME: As a Yankee, has gone 16-10 with a 2.89 ERA (227.0IP, 73ER) and 301K in 37 starts at Yankee Stadium…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 26 of those 37 starts…his 2.89 ERA at home since 2020 is the fourth-lowest in the AL in that stretch (min. 175.0IP).
Went 5-5 with a 3.20 ERA (101.1IP, 36ER) and 136K in 16 home starts in 2022…allowed 3R-or-fewer in 11 of his 16 home starts and 2R-or-fewer in nine of those starts…allowed 1R-or-fewer in eight of his 16 home starts…recorded a 21.0 scoreless inning streak at home from 5/23-6/25.
VS. PHILADELPHIA: In eight career starts vs. the Phillies, is 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA (43.1IP, 15ER) and 45K…has allowed 2R-or-fewer in six of his eight starts…has made just one start against the Phillies as a Yankee, earning the win on 8/3/20 at Yankee Stadium (6.0IP, 5H, 1ER, 1BB, 4K, 1HR).
2022: In 33 starts with the Yankees, went 13-8 with a 3.50 ERA (200.2IP, 154H, 81R/78ER, 50BB, 257K, 33HR)…opponents batted .209/.260/.390 (154-for-738, 33HR); LH .182/.251/.373 (59-for-324, 17HR); RH .229/.268/.403 (95-for-414, 16HR)…was named to his fifth career All-Star team…tied his career high in starts (also 33GS in 2017 and 2019).
Led the Majors in strikeouts, tied for first in starts (33, tied for first in AL), ranked third in K/9.0IP (11.53, second in AL), sixth in innings pitched (200.2IP, second in AL), eighth in K/BB (5.14, fifth in AL) and ninth in opponents’ OBP (.260, fifth in AL)…ranked seventh in the AL in opponents’ BA (.209)…his 33HR were the second-most in the Majors and the most in the AL.
His Major League-leading 257K in 2022 were the most by a Yankees pitcher in a single season in franchise history, surpassing Ron Guidry’s previous record of 248K in 1978.
His 97.8 average fastball velocity was the second-highest in the Majors among qualified pitchers (FanGraphs), trailing only Miami’s Sandy Alcantara (97.9).
Allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 24 of his 33 starts and 2ER-or-fewer in 19 starts…allowed one-or-zero earned runs in 13 starts…tossed six scoreless starts.
Was the first Yankees pitcher to throw at least 200.0 innings in a season since Hiroki Kuroda (201.1IP) and CC Sabathia (211.0IP) in 2013.
Received 3R-or-fewer of support in 22 of 33 starts, including 10 of his final 14 starts.
Tossed at least 6.0IP in 28 starts, tied with San Diego’s Yu Darvish for the most in the Majors.
Recorded nine double-digit strikeout games, tied for the most in a single season in franchise history (also had nine in 2021 and David Cone’s nine in 1998)…only Carlos Rodón (11), Shohei Ohtani (10) and Corbin Burnes (nine) recorded as many in 2022.
His six games with at least 10K and 1R-or-fewer were the second-most in franchise history, trailing his own record of seven games in 2021.
Went 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA (18.1IP, 6ER) and 23K in three postseason starts…earned the win in ALDS Game 1 vs. Cleveland, allowing just 1ER in 6.1IP (4H, 1BB, 8K, 1HR, 1HP)…allowed his only run on a solo HR to Steven Kwan in the third inning…did not allow a hit to 14 of his final 15BF (1BB, one single)…earned the win in ALDS Game 4 at Cleveland, allowing just 2ER in 7.0IP in the potential elimination game (6H, 1BB, 8K, 1HR)…took the loss in ALCS Game 4 vs. Houston (5.0IP, 5H, 5R/3ER, 2BB, 7K, 1HR, 1HP).
STRIKEOUT MACHINE: Has recorded double-digit strikeouts in 43 games since the start of 2019, marking the most in the Majors over the span (next: Max Scherzer-28)…his 51 games with at least 10K since the beginning of 2018 are also the most in the Majors in that span (next: Max Scherzer-46).
His Major League-leading 257K in 2022 were the most by a Yankees pitcher in a single season in franchise history, surpassing Ron Guidry’s previous record of 248K in 1978…was the third Yankee in franchise history to lead the Majors in strikeouts (outright or tied), joining Vic Raschi (tied for lead with 164K in 1951) and Lefty Gomez (194K in 1937)…was just the sixth Yankee (eighth time) to lead the AL in strikeouts, joining Al Downing (217K in 1964), Allie Reynolds (160K in 1952), Vic Raschi (164K in 1951), Lefty Gomez (163K in 1933, 158K in 1934 and 194K in 1937) and Red Ruffing (190K in 1932).
His 257K in 2022 marked his second straight season with at least 200K and fifth of his career (2015, ‘18-19, ‘21-22)…is just the fourth Yankee in franchise history to record at least 200K in multiple seasons, joining Luis Severino (2017-18), David Cone (1997-98) and Ron Guidry (1978-79)…became the first Yankees pitcher to record 225K in multiple seasons…is one of four Major League pitchers since 2015 to record at least five seasons with at least 200K…joins Max Scherzer (six), Chris Sale (five) and Robbie Ray (five).
