TEXAS RANGERS NOTES:
WINS AND LOSSES: Texas beat the White Sox in last game on Wed. by a 6-3 score ahead of yesterday’s off day, as club has a 2-1 record on this 6-G, 7-day road trip to CWS (2-1) and NYY (3 G)…Rangers have won 4 of last 5 G after a 2-7 span from 6/7-16…still have a 6-8 record last 14 G beg. 6/7… team is 11-8 in June, and has won 13 of 22, 17 of 27, 20 of 31, and 28 of last 43 G (beg. 5/6)…team still has MLB-best 32-17 (.653) record since 4/28, outscoring its opponents 295- 196 (+99) over that span…TEX is 38-22 in last 60 G and 42-24 last 66 G beg. 4/9.
- At 46-28 (.622), TEX owns the 3rd-best record in MLB to TB (.667, 52-26) and ATL (.649, 48-26)…club’s 46 wins rank T3rd in MLB (52-TB, 48-ATL, 46-TEX/ARI).
- The 46-28 mark is 2nd-best 74-G start to a season in WSH/ TEX franchise history (see chart below).
- TEX is 18 G above .500, 2 shy of season high point of 20- over after win 6/6 vs. STL (40-20)…it was team’s most games above .500 since end of 2016 (95-67) and the earliest date/ fewest games (6/6 and 60 G) ever to reach that mark.
STANDINGS: Rangers have held a season-high 5.5-game lead in the A.L. West for 2 straight days, largest division lead since winning the West by 9.0 G in 2016…the only MLB team with a division lead larger than 4.5 G in MLB entering today’s games is ATL (+6.0 GA in N.L. East)…TEX has had sole possession of 1st place in the West for 47 straight, 54 of 55 and 67 of the last 69 days beg. 4/14.
- TEX has been alone or tied atop the division for 82 of the season’s first 83 days (exception: 4/8).
SERIES STUFF: TEX has won back-to-back series after dropping 2 straight (at TB/vs. LAA)…the consecutive series wins marks 1st since stretch of 6 straight series victories from 5/19-6/7 (longest span for team since club-record 10 straight series victories from 5/20-6/20/16)…club is 17-6-1 overall in series this year, going 8-3-1 at home and 9-3-0 on the road… is 13-3-1 in last 17 series and 16-4-1 in last 21…TEX also won a franchise record 6 straight road series from 5/5-31, and is 7-1-0 in last 8 and 9-2-0 in last 11 away series.
ON THE ROAD: TEX is 22-15 (.595) on the road, 4th-best away record in MLB (ATL 24-11, .686; ARI 23-12, .667; BAL 23-15, .605)…is 3-4 in last 7 G away from Arlington, but has still won 9 of 14, 11 of 17, 13 of 20, and 16 of last 24 road G…last month, TEX tied franchise record for road wins in a calendar month with 13 in May (also Aug. 2013, 13-3).
- TEX leads MLB in R (214) and R/G (5.78) on the road…3.62 road ERA is 4th in MLB (3.15-ATL, 3.41-HOU, 3.55-MIN).
VS. NEW YORK-AL: TEX is 3-1 vs. NYY in ’23, winning 3 straight after dropping 1st meeting in series 4/27-30 at Globe Life Field…Rangers have won 5 of last 6 vs. NYY, but are still 6-11 in last 17 G and 13-20 in last 33 G (beg. 9/9/17)…TEX was 3-4 vs. NYY in 2022 and team is 0-3-2 in season series beginning 2017 (DNP in 2020), with last season series victory coming in 2016 (4-3)…can secure a season series win to snap that drought with just one victory this weekend in the Bronx…TEX went 1-2 at Yankee Stadium last year (5/8(DH)- 9/22) after rainouts both 5/6 and 5/7/22, and has dropped 7 of 8, 9 of 11, and 13 of last 18 in this park beginning 6/29/16, going 18-31 here since venue opened in 2009…club also took 2 of 3 here in 2010 ALCS…TEX is 88-159 all-time on road vs. NYY, 84-151 in the Bronx and 4-8 at Shea in 1974-75.
SLOW AND LOWE: Nathaniel Lowe reached safely a season-high 4 times in the win on Wed. at CWS, and his 121 times on base this season rank as 4th-most in the A.L…Lowe has reached safely in 65 G this season, T4th-most in MLB (68-Acuña Jr., 67-Freeman, 66-Arozarena).
FIVE ALIVE: MLB announced last night that 5 Rangers are finalists at their respective positions All-Star fan voting, as Marcus Semien (2B), Corey Seager (SS), Josh Jung (3B), Jonah Heim (C), and Adolis García (OF) have all advanced to Phase 2 of the voting process…Phase 2 voting runs from 11:00 a.m. CT on Monday and concludes at 11:00 a.m. CT on Thursday…Phase 2 winners will be the ASG starters at their positions and that announcement will be made on ESPN on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. CT.
NOT YOUR AVERAGE RANGERS: A quick look at the 2023
Rangers entering this weekend’s series:
- At 46-28 (.622), own MLB’s 3rd-best record to TB and ATL, the 2nd-best 74-G start in franchise history.
- Lead MLB in runs (451), R/G (6.09), BA (.272), and OBP (.341), 3rd in Majors in SLG (.456) and OPS (.797)…also have MLB’s highest BA w/ RISP (.315).
- Own Majors’ best run differential (+153), just shy of matching high water mark for the year (+155 thru 6/6).
- Rotation’s 3.48 ERA is 2nd-best in MLB (TB-3.21) and would be Rangers’ lowest since 1983 (3.34).
- Since 4/27, own MLB’s 4th-lowest team fielding pct. at .989 (20 E/1826 TC), multiple errors in just one of 50 G in that span.
BELIEVE IN BOCHY: Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has 2049 career wins, 10th on the all-time managerial wins list and 2nd among active skippers (Dustin Baker-2134)…with
a win on 6/4 vs. SEA (win no. 2041), Bochy broke a tie with Walter Alston for sole possession of 10th all-time…of the 12 managers with 2000+ career wins in MLB history, 2 are active (Bochy and Baker) and the other 10 are in the Hall of Fame.
SEAGER SIZZLE: Despite going 0-for-4 with a BB on Wed. at CWS, Corey Seager still has a slash line of .358/.401/.672/1.073 (48-134) with 9 HR, 15 2B, and 41 RBI over 32 G since being activated from the IL on 5/17… he ranks among MLB leaders over that span in RBI (1st), XBH (1st, 24), TB (1st, 90), H (2nd), BA (3rd), OPS (3rd), SLG (3rd)…Baseball Savant’s average exit velocity top 3 in 2023: Aaron Judge (97.2 mph), Ronald Acuña Jr. (95.1), and Seager (95.0).
REVIEW THIS: Jonah Heim’s 3-R HR in the 5th inning on Wed. at CWS turned a 3-1 lead into a 6-1 advantage as Texas would take the rubber game…it followed a tie-breaking 2-R HR by Ezequiel Duran in the 4th inning, as TEX had multiple HR of 2+ runs for the 1st time since 6/3 vs. SEA (3x)… Heim’s HR on Wed. was the 1st HR of 3+ R by a Ranger since Duran hit a 3-R blast on 6/12 vs. LAA.
- Heim has 3 HR in his last 5 G, giving him 10 HR for the year…he is just the 4th catcher in TEX history with 3-or-more seasons of 10+ HR: 10-Iván Rodríguez, 4-Robinson Chirinos, 3-Rod Barajas, 3-Heim.
TO BE THE MAN…: Since the end of April, there have been 4 instances in which the Rangers did not win a series: 5/2-3 vs. ARI (1-1), 5/15-17 vs. ATL (1-2), 6/9-11 at TB (1-2), and 6/12-15 vs. LAA (1-3)…the 1st 3 teams constitute 3 of the top 5 clubs in MLB in win pct. entering today, and the Halos are 11-8 in June…2 of the Rangers’ 3 road series losses in ’23 have come vs. 1st place clubs (CIN, TB), along with CHC.
THE BIG APPLE: This is the 1st of 2 visits to New York for the Rangers, as club also plays the Mets 8/28-30 at Citi Field…this is the 2nd straight year for the Rangers to have two separate trips to NYC, this after none since 2017 (series at NYY and NYM in span of 7 weeks)…prior to 2017, the recent instances of multiple trips to NY had come in 2014 (at NYY and NYM) and 2011 (2 series at NYY).
SBORZ SHOW: Josh Sborz over his last 9 app.: 2-0, 5 holds, 14.0 SHO IP, 2 BB/18 SO, .068 opp. BA to lower ERA from 5.06 to 2.70…current 14.0-inning scoreless streak is longest active streak in the A.L. and longest by TEX reliever in 2023.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER – #33 Dane Dunning, RHP (6-1, 2.78)
TONIGHT: The 28-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his 17th appearance/9th start of the season in tonight’s series opener with the Yankees in New York…2.78 ERA (20 ER/64.2 IP) is 6th-lowest among A.L. pitchers with 60.0+ IP this season…has made 8 starts since joining the rotation on 5/5, going 4-1, 3.25 (16 ER/44.1 IP) with 14 BB/28 SO…has allowed just 4 HR this season, as 0.56 HR/9 figure is 3rd-lowest in A.L. (min. 60.0 IP) to MIN’s Sonny Gray (0.12) and HOU’s Framber Valdez (0.55)…earned the win in Texas’ 4-2 victory on Sat. vs. TOR after producing his 3rd quality start of the season (see ‘Last Start’)…6 wins in 2023 are career high (prev. 5 in 2021)…just 16 of 58 hits allowed this season have gone for extra bases (4 HR, 12 2B), and .339 opp. SLG figure is 7th-lowest in A.L. (min. 60.0+ IP)…established career highs in many categories last season, ranking 2nd on the Texas staff in starts (29), innings (153.1), and strikeouts (137)… missed time in 2022 for a pair of IL stints: 7/11-25/22 (right ankle impingement) and 9/27/22-end of season (right hip surgery)…had season-ending surgery on 9/26/22 for a right hip labral repair, with the surgery performed by Dr. William Robertson in Arlington…is 15-19 with a 4.16 ERA (155 ER/335.2 IP) for the Rangers over the last 3 seasons (2021-23) since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a 3-player trade involving RHP Lance Lynn on 12/8/20…pitched 3 seasons at the University of Florida, helping the Gators to College World Series appearances in both 2015 and 2016…Texas is 4-4 in his 8 starts in 2023.
LAST START: Will work on extra 5 days’ rest after earning his career-best 6th win (prev. 5 in 2021) of the season in Texas’ 4-2 victory on Sat. vs. TOR (W, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R-ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1 HR, 89 pitches/61 strikes)…marked his 3rd quality start (6.0+ IP, 3-or-fewer ER) of 2023…surrendered runs in the 1st (Guerrero Jr. RBI single) and 4th (Varsho solo HR) innings, but exited leading 3-2 as Josh Jung (2-run) and Jonah Heim (solo) connected for back-to-back HR in the 3rd frame.
VS. NEW YORK-AL / A.L. EAST: Dunning owns a career 1-1 record and 2.50 ERA (5 ER/18.0 IP) in 4 games/3 starts against Yankees, incl. 0-1, 3.12 (3 ER/8.2 IP) in 2 G/GS at Yankee Stadium…earned the win in relief app. on 4/28 vs. NYY (3.1 IP, 2 R-ER), but has not started against Yanks since 2-1 Texas defeat on 5/8/22 at NYY (ND, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R-ER, 3 BB, 5 SO)…exited with score tied, 1-1, as TEX went on to lose on Gleyber Torres’ walk-off HR in the 9th inn. (off J. King).
- Will be making his 2nd straight start against an A.L. East foe (also Sat. vs. TOR), and is 2-0, 2.70 ERA (4 ER/13.1 IP) in 3 G/one GS vs. A.L. East in 2023… owns lifetime 3-4 record, 3.69 ERA (34 ER/83.0 IP) in 17 G/15 GS vs. the division.
AS A STARTER: Has gone 4-1, 3.25 (16 ER/44.1 IP) in his 8 starts for TEX in 2023, spanning his last 8 outings…has exited 6 of 8 starts with the Rangers holding a lead…made 8 straight relief app. to open the year, but a majority of Dunning’s Major League appearances (69 of 79) have come as a starter…he owns a lifetime 15-19 record and 4.29 ERA (165 ER/346.1 IP) in those 69 career starts, with opponents batting .263/.337/.416/.753 (350-1332)…he went 4-8, 4.46 ERA (76 ER/153.1 IP) in 29 starts for Texas in 2022, registering an A.L.-high 17 no-decisions…Dunning’s 62 starts in a Texas uniform over the last 3 seasons (beg. 2021) are the most among Rangers.
ON THE ROAD: Dunning has seen slightly better results in 8 G/4 GS on the road (2-1, 2.43 ERA) than 8 G/4 GS at Globe Life Field (4-0, 3.09 ERA) this season…tonight’s outing will be his 1st road start since 5/31 at DET (L, 5.0 IP, 3 R-ER), as each of his last 2 starts have come in Arlington…has performed significantly better at home (14-5, 3.36 ERA in 42 G/37 GS) than on the road (3-14, 5.15 ERA in 37 G/32 GS) in his Major League career.
- Earned win on 5/10 at SEA (6.0 IP, 2 R-ER), ending span in which he had gone winless in 27 consecutive road starts with CWS and TEX, the 2nd-longest winless road span as a starter in modern era behind only COL’s Scott Elarton (29, 2001-05)…drought set a franchise record, surpassing Pete Broberg in 1972-73 (15).
2023: Opponents have batted .240/.303/.339/.642 (58-242) with 16 extra-base hits (4 HR, 12 2B), incl. opp. BA’s of .230 (23-100) vs. LHB and .246 (35-142) vs. RHB…opp. BA by time thru the order: 1st (.223, 27-121), 2nd (.250, 21-84), 3rd (.270, 10-37)…6 wins are T3rd-most on club…20.1 relief innings still rank 7th for TEX…has 3 relief app. of 3.0+ SHO IP…earned win on 4/17 at KC (4.1 SHO IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 SO), as he and Jacob deGrom (4.0 SHO IP) became just the 2nd Rangers duo in the last 40 years (beg. 1984) to each have at least 4.0 SHO IP in the same game (also 5.0-Kameron Loe, 4.0-C.J. Wilson on 8/26/05 vs. MIN)…his win on 5/10 at SEA ended a span in which he had gone winless in 27 consecutive road starts with CWS and TEX, the 2nd-longest winless road span as a starter in modern era behind only COL’s Scott Elarton (29 from 2001-05).
NEW YORK YANKEES NOTES:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees will continue their six-game homestand tonight with the first game of a three-game set vs. Texas (through Sun.)…are 2-1 on the homestand after winning two-of-three vs. Seattle.
With a 41-34 (.547) record, the Yankees are tied for the fourth-best record in the American League.
Have lost five of their last seven games…are still 18-15 in their last 33 games, 20-16 in their last 36 games, 23-17 in their last 40 games and 26-19 in their last 45 games (since 5/2).
Have won or split nine of their last 13 series (since 5/8) and 10 of their last 15 series (since 5/1).
The Yankees have had 13 of their last 17 games, 21 of their last 28 games and 28 of their last 36 games decided by 3R-or-fewer.
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The Yankees dropped their series finale to the Mariners, 10-2, on Thursday at Yankee Stadium…RHP Domingo Germán (3.1IP, 8H, 10R/8ER, 2BB, 4K, 4HR, 1HP) recorded the loss after allowing a careerhigh 10R, the most runs allowed by a Yankees starter since Masahiro Tanaka’s 12R on 7/25/19 at Boston…2B Gleyber Torres (1-for-4) recorded the Yankees’ first hit with a single in the sixth inning…LF Billy McKinney (1-for-3, 1BB) reached base twice, extending his season-opening on-base streak to 13 games…1B Anthony Rizzo (1-for-2, 1R, 2BB) reached base a team-leading three times…SS Anthony Volpe (1-for2, 1BB) reached base twice…LHP Nick Ramirez (2.2IP, 2H, 5K) tossed a season-high 2.2 scoreless innings in relief…RHP Albert Abreu (2.0IP, 1H, 1BB, 4K) tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in relief…3B/RHP Isiah Kiner-Falefa (1-for-1, 1R, 1HR, 2RBI | 1.0IP, 1K) tossed a scoreless ninth inning and drove in both of the Yankees’ runs with a two-run HR in the ninth.
HOT START: OF Billy McKinney owns a season-opening 13-game on-base streak, marking the second-longest on-base streak of his career (trails only a 19-game streak from 3/30-9/9/18)…marks the longest season-opening on-base streak by a Yankee since Gio Urshela’s 14-game streak to start the 2020 season.
Is batting .318/.348/.636 (14-for-44) with 6R, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3HR, 5RBI and 2BB in 13 games this season.
Has hit safely in 12-of-13 games this year.
NOBODY BEATS THE RIZZ: INF Anthony Rizzo reached base three times on Thursday vs. Seattle…has reached base in each of his last eight games (since 6/13).
Has reached base in 7-of-12 plate appearances over his last three games (4H, 3BB).
Is batting .319/.396/.535 (46-for-144) with 21R, 7 doubles, 8HR, 22RBI, 16BB and 3HP in 39 home games this season…has reached base in 34-of-39 home games this
year.
WHAT A RELIEF: Yankees relievers recorded 10K over 5.2 scoreless innings on Thursday…their 10K marked the most by the Yankees bullpen in a game this season and the most since their 10K on 7/13/22 vs. Cincinnati (8.0IP).
Have posted a Major League-best 2.91 ERA (284.2IP, 92ER) and a .212 opponents’ BA this season…the Yankees are one of only two Major League bullpens that currently own an ERA below 3.30 (also Cleveland – 2.98).
Also own a Major League-best .334 opponents’ SLG and .635 opponents’ OPS…rank second in the Majors in WHIP (1.17) and HR/9.0IP (0.73) and third in opponents’ OBP (.300).
The Yankees have had a Major League-leading eight different pitchers record a save this year (Clay Holmes9SV, Michael King-4SV, Wandy Peralta-4SV, Deivi García-1SV, Ian Hamilton-1SV, Tommy Kahnle-1SV, Ron Marinaccio-1V, Ryan Weber-1SV)…marks the seventh time in franchise history (since saves became an official stat in 1969) that the Yankees had at least eight different pitchers record a save (12 in 2022, nine in 2016 and eight in 1979, ‘80, 2018, ‘19 and ‘23).
BIG DADDY KANE: RHP Tommy Kahnle has not allowed a run in eight relief appearances this season (7.2IP, 2H, 1BB, 9K, 1HP)…has held opponents to a .083 BA (2-for-24).
SCHMIDT’S CREEK: RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 16th start of the season in tonight’s series opener vs. Texas…has posted a 2.56 ERA (31.2IP, 9ER) over his last six starts (since 5/19)…has allowed 2ER-or-fewer in five of his last six starts and 1ER-or-fewer in three of those starts…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last six starts, eight of his last nine starts (since 5/3) and nine of his last 11 starts (since 4/23).
Is 2-3 with a 3.47 ERA (46.2IP, 18ER) and 41K over his last nine 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.
HAWAIIAN PUNCH: INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning on Thursday…marked his fourth home run of the season, matching his 2022 total.
Was the first Yankee to hit a home run as a pitcher since Lindy McDaniel on 9/28/72 at Detroit…was the first Yankees position player to hit a home run and pitch in the same game since Nick Swisher on 4/13/09 at Tampa Bay.
HOLMES SWEET HOLMES: RHP Clay Holmes has not allowed a run in 19 of his last 20 appearances (since 5/6), going 4-0 with five saves, a 0.44 ERA (20.2IP, 1ER) and 26K
in that span…his 0.44 ERA since 5/6 is the lowest among Major League pitchers in that span (min. 15.0IP).
MATCHING UP: The Yankees are 7-1 in their last eight games vs. the Rangers in the Bronx (since 9/3/19)…are also 9-2 in their last 11 games vs. Texas at Yankee Stadium (since 8/11/18), 10-3 in their last 13 games against the Rangers in the Bronx (since 8/9/18) and 13-5 in their last 18 games vs. Texas at Yankee Stadium (since 6/29/16).
Have won each of their last four series vs. the Rangers.
Are 10-6 vs. the AL West this season.
HOMEGROWN: The sixth season of YES Network’s Homegrown: The Path to Pinstripes premiered last night, with the first episode focusing on minor league spring traning…the episode is now available on the YES App to be streamed…the next episode will debut on July 6.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: INF Anthony Volpe is batting .292/.393/.542 (7-for-24) with 3R, 3 doubles, 1HR, 2RBI, 4BB and 1SB in his last eight games (since 6/13)…has hit safely in six of those eight games.
According to Elias, Volpe is the third Yankees rookie in franchise history to record at least 10HR and 15SB in a season, joining Alfonso Soriano (18HR and 43SB in 2001) and Tony Lazzeri (18HR and 16SB in 1926).
Elias also notes that Volpe is just the fifth Yankees player to hit at least 10HR and record at least 15SB in his first 75 games with the team, joining Johnny Damon
(11HR/16SB), Alex Rodriguez (19HR/17SB), Rickey Henderson (12HR/42SB) and Bobby Bonds (20HR/16SB)… is the first Yankee to do so in his first 75 career games.
GLEYBER DAY: INF Gleyber Torres owns a 13-game onbase streak since 6/8-Game 1…marks his second-longest on-base streak of the season, trailing only a 14-game streak
from 5/18-6/2.
NICK AT NITE: LHP Nick Ramirez tossed a season-high 2.2 scoreless innings in relief on Thursday…marked his longest appearance since 8/30/19 vs. Minnesota with Detroit (3.0 scoreless innings)…his 5K on Thursday matched his career high (also 5K on 5/11/19 at Minnesota and 5/29/19 at Baltimore with Detroit).
Has not allowed a run in 10 of his 12 appearances this season…has not allowed a run in nine of his last 10 appearances (since 5/8), posting a 0.77 ERA (11.2IP, 1ER) in that span.
JAKE RAKES: OF Jake Bauers has had 13 of his last 18 hits go for extra bases (9 doubles, 4HR).
His .597 SLG since 5/29 is the fifth-highest in the AL during that span (min. 65PA), trailing only Los AngelesAL’s Shohei Ohtani (.880), Texas’ Corey Seager (.691), Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson (.677) and Cleveland’s José Ramírez (.620).
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER: RHP CLARKE SCHMIDT (2-6, 4.65 ERA)
RHP Clarke Schmidt will make his 16th start of the season tonight vs. Texas…the 27-year-old will make the start on regular four days’ rest…last pitched in Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader at Boston, allowing 2ER over 4.2IP without recording a decision (5H, 3BB, 3K, 1BK)…has posted a 2.56 ERA (31.2IP, 9ER) over his last six starts (since 5/19)…has tossed at least 5.0 innings in five of his last six starts and eight of his last 11 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: Made his 15th start of the season in Game 1 of Sunday’s doubleheader at Boston, allowing 2ER over 4.2IP without recording a decision (5H, 3BB, 3K, 1BK)…surrendered both runs in the fifth inning on an RBI groundout from Rafael Devers and an RBI single from Adam Duvall… marked the first time he did not record at least 5.0IP since 5/14 vs. Tampa Bay (also 4.2IP).
ON A ROLL: Is 2-3 with a 3.47 ERA (46.2IP, 18ER) and 41K over his last nine 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 from 4/1-28. Over his last six starts (since 5/19), is 1-2 with a 2.56 ERA (31.2IP, 9ER) and 25K. Has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in each of his last six starts, eight of his last nine starts (since 5/3) and nine of his last 11 starts (since 4/23).
Has allowed 1ER-or-fewer in three of his last five starts (since 5/25), with one of those starts being scoreless.
VS. TEXAS: Has made two career appearances (one start) vs. Texas, going 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA (7.0IP, 5ER) and 10K.
Made his one career start vs. Texas earlier this season on 4/28 in Arlington, recording the loss after allowing 5ER over 5.0IP (10H, 1BB, 8K, 1HR, 1HP).
Has made seven career appearances (five starts) vs. AL West opponents, going 1-3 with a 5.27 ERA (27.1IP, 16ER) and 38K.
HOME SWEET HOME: Is 1-5 with a 4.30 ERA (44.0IP, 21ER) and 43K in nine starts at home this season…has allowed 3R-or-fewer in seven of those starts.
Has made 24 appearances (11 starts) in his career at Yankee Stadium, going 3-7 with one save and a 3.94 ERA (75.1IP, 70H, 40R/33ER, 27BB, 73K, 12HR) in those games.
In 13 games (one start) at home in 2022, went 2-1 with one save and a 2.49 ERA (25.1IP, 16H, 8R/7ER, 12BB, 22K, 3HR)…allowed 1R-or-fewer in 12 of those appearances…tossed at least 2.0 innings in eight appearances and 3.0 innings in four of those games (all of which were scoreless).
2023: Has made 15 starts this season, going 2-6 with a 4.65 ERA (71.2IP, 80H, 42R/37ER, 22BB, 73K, 11HR)…has tossed at least 5.0 innings in five of his last six starts and in eight of his last 11 starts after not doing so in his first four starts this season.
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 4HR over his last nine 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 Durán (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.
