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1 Official Game Information Yankee Stadium One East 161st Street Bronx, NY Phone: (718) World Series Champions: 1923, 27-28, 32, 36-39, 41, 43, 47, 49-53, 56, 58, 61-62, 77-78, 96, , 09 YANKEES BY THE NUMBERS NOTE 2016 (2015) Standing in AL East: th, -6.5G Standing for 2nd Wild Card G Current Streak: Won 1 Current Road Trip: Recent Homestand: Home Record: (45-36) Road Record: (42-39) Day Record: (30-23) Night Record: (57-52) Pre-All-Star (48-40) Post-All-Star (39-35) vs. AL East: (38-38) vs. AL Central: (21-12) vs. AL West: (17-16) vs. National League: (11-9) vs. RH starters: (60-52) vs. LH starters: (27-23) Yankees Score First: (64-21) Opp. Score First: (23-54) Leading After 6: (66-3) Trailing After 6: (8-56) Tied After 6: (13-16) Leading After 7: (73-2) Trailing After 7: (5-60) Tied After 7: (9-13) Leading After 8: (81-0) Trailing After 8: (3-64) Tied After 8: (3-11) Extra-Inning Games: (4-9) One-run Games: (23-24) Two (or fewer)-run Games: (42-34) NYY Scores 5 or more: (58-11) NYY Scores 4 or more: (71-20) NYY Scores 3 or less: (16-55) NYY Scores 2 or less: (6-43) Opp. Scores 5 or more: (15-47) Opp. Scores 4 or less: (72-28) Opp. Scores 3 or less: (61-17) Opp. Scores 2 or less: (46-8) Yankees No Errors: (55-35) Yankees Make Error(s): (32-40) NYY Starter Goes 6: (58-30) Come-From-Behind Wins: (40) Yankees hit 0HR: (12-32) Yankees hit at least 1HR: (75-43) Yankees hit 2+ HRs: (46-14) Walk-off Wins: (4) Walk-off Losses: (3) Series Record: ( ) Series Record, home: ( ) Series Record, road: ( ) Sweeps by NYY/ by Opp.:.. 3 (9) / 5 (5) TODAY IN YANKEES HISTORY Aug. 31, 1997: In a pregame ceremony, the Yankees dedicate a plaque in honor of former All-Star first baseman Don Mattingly. The Yankees go on to defeat Montreal, 3-2. Aug. 31, 1995: Paul O Neill homers in his first three at-bats, collecting a careerhigh 8RBI in an 11-6 victory over the California Angels at Yankee Stadium. TOMORROW IN YANKEES HISTORY Sept. 1, 1961: Three consecutive twoout ninth-inning singles by Elston Howard Yogi Berra and Bill Skowron give New York a 1-0 win over the Tigers at Yankee Stadium. Whitey Ford, Bud Daley and Luis Arroyo combine for the shutout. FRIDAY IN YANKEES HISTORY Sept. 2, 2001: In a 1-0 Yankees win over the Red Sox, RHP Mike Mussina comes within one out of a perfect game at Fenway Park as Carl Everett delivers a pinch-hit, two-out single in the bottom of the ninth. Mussina records 13K and 0BB in his 9.0IP. Sept. 2, 1996: David Cone tosses 7.0IP of no-hit ball at Oakland (3BB, 6K) in his first start since surgery in May for an aneurism. The Yankees win, 5-0, as Mariano Rivera allows the A s only hit. UPCOMING PROMOTIONS Wed., 9/7 vs. TOR: Yankees Old School T-Shirt Night pres. by Goldenberg s Peanut Chews (1st 10,000 guests) Thurs., 9/8 vs. TB: Yankees Peanuts Bobblehead Night pres. by MetLife (1st 18,000 guests) Sat., 9/10 vs. TB: Dellin Betances Bobblehead Day pres. by AT&T (1st 18,000 guests) NEW YORK YANKEES (68-63) at KANSAS CITY ROYALS (69-63) RHP Luis Cessa (4-0, 4.11) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (9-9, 3.57) Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Kauffman Stadium 8:15 p.m. ET Game #132 Road Game #67 TV: YES Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM AT A GLANCE: The Yankees are 1-1 so far on their six-game road trip after splitting the first two games of their threegame set at Kansas City will also play 3G at Baltimore from Friday-Sunday return to the Bronx on Monday for their third of three season-long-tying 10-game homestands, including 3G vs. Toronto (9/5-7), 4G vs. Tampa Bay (9/8-11) and 3G vs. Los Angeles-NL (9/12-14). Are 5-2 in their last 7G, 12-7 in their last 19G (since 8/10) and since 7/17. Are (.593) in August with 1G to go, clinching their best record in a month since going 17-7 (.708) in July 2015 with a win tonight, would post just their second 17-win month since the start of 2013 (July 2015) are tied with Toronto and Washington for the fourth-best August record in the Majors (Chicago-NL, 21-6,.778; Kansas City, 20-8,.714; Texas, 17-10,.630) are (.558) since the All-Star break, tied for the fifth-best record in the Majors. Are 6.5G behind Toronto in the AL East. Are 3.5G behind Baltimore for the second AL Wild Card. Are 5G above.500, one game below their season high-water mark (6G over, at the end of play on 8/27) have been above.500 since the end of play on 8/10, their longest stretch over.500 this season have been.500-or-better every day since the end of play on 7/18 (46-46). Have won six of their last seven series (since 8/5). Have won a season-best three consecutive road series are 7-3 in their last 10 road games and are 8-5 on the road this month have not won more than eight road games in a month since going 10-7 in May 2014 started 4-12 on the road, through 5/17 (.250, third-worst in MLB), but are since 5/18 (.540, sixth-best in MLB). Will play 27 of their remaining 31G against AL East teams (also 1G vs. AL Central and 3G vs. NL West) are 7-4 in their last 11 games vs. the AL East have two series apiece remaining against their four AL East opponents. Will play 24 of their remaining 31G against teams currently above.500 are this season vs. teams with current records are above.500, but have gone over their last 32 such games (since 7/17). YESTERDAY S NEWS: The Yankees outlasted the Royals, 5-4, in 10 innings on Tuesday in Kansas City, enduring a 59-minute rain delay at the end of the fifth RHP Masahiro Tanaka (5.0IP, 4H, 2ER, 0BB, 4K) started and took a no-decision CF Jacoby Ellsbury (4-for-6, 1 double, 2RBI) hit an infield single off reliever Joakim Soria s leg with the bases loaded in the top of the 10th to plate the game-winning run tied a career high in hits Ellsbury and LF Brett Gardner (2-for-3, 1R, 1 double, 3BB) combined to reach safely in 9-of-12 plate appearances RF Aaron Judge (1-for-5) hit a two-run HR in the second, his first HR since 8/14 DH Brian McCann (3-for- 5, 1R) tied a season high in hits RHP Dellin Betances tossed 2.0 scoreless innings (2K), his longest outing of the season, but blew his fourth save. The teams combined to go 3-for-25 with RISP: the Yankees were 2-for-16, the Royals were 1-for-9. LHP Chasen Shreve (0.2IP, 1K) earned his first career save, escaping a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the 10th was the first Yankees pitcher to record the final two outs of an extrainning game with the potential winning run in scoring position since 6/23/10 at Arizona, when Mariano Rivera escaped bases-loaded, no-out jam in the 10th inning of a 6-5 win. TANAKA TIME: RHP Masahiro Tanaka finished the month of August with a 4-1 record and 3.00 ERA (39.0IP, 34H, 14R/13ER, 1BB, 38K, 5HR) in six starts is the fourth pitcher in Major League history to record at least 38K with one-orzero walks in a calendar month, joining Seattle s Hisashi Iwakuma (39K/1BB in July 2014), Philadelphia s Cliff Lee (54K/1BB in September 2013) and Arizona s Javier Vazquez (39K/0BB in May 2005). CLOSE, WITH CIGAR: The Yankees are 21-9 (.700) in one-run games this season, second-best in the Majors (Texas, 30-8,.789) are 3-3 in extra innings this season (were 4-9 in 2015). DOWN BUT NOT OUT: Each of the two previous times the Yankees dropped a series opener, they have managed to still win the series: 8/22-24 at Seattle (2-1) and 8/9-11 at Boston (2-1). RED-HOT SANCHEZ: C Gary Sanchez is batting.463/.547/1.056 (25-for-54) with 12R, 5 doubles, 9HR, 15RBI, 9BB and 1SB in his last 14G (since 8/15) leads the Majors in that span in home runs, OBP, slugging, OPS (1.602), XBHs (14) and total bases (57), is second in BA and tied for second in hits currently has a career-best eight-game hitting streak. Became the first rookie in Major League history to win consecutive of the Week awards, the first AL player to do so since Chicago-AL s Albert Belle (7/6-12/98 and 7/13-19/98) is the fourth Yankee to win consecutive awards, joining Don Mattingly (7/6-12/87 and 7/13-19/87), Dave Winfield (8/1-7/83 and 8/8-14/83) and Graig Nettles (4/8-14/74 and 4/15-21/74) is one of two Yankees catchers to ever win the award (Thurman Munson, 2x). Won AL of the Week for 8/22-28, batting.522/.607/1.304 (12-for-23) with 7R, 3 doubles, 5HR, 9RBI and 5BB was also named AL of the Week for 8/15-21, hitting.524/.600/1.190 (11-for-21) with 4R, 2 doubles, 4HR, 6RBI, 4BB and 1SB. In Saturday s win vs. Baltimore, hit his 11th HR in career game No. 23, becoming the quickest player in MLB history to hit his first 11 career home runs (see chart). QUICKEST PLAYERS TO HOME RUN MILESTONES, MLB HISTORY HR G PLAYER-TM YEAR GARY SANCHEZ-NYY Kevin Maas-NYY Mike Jacobs-NYM/FLA Kevin Maas-NYY 1990 Wally Joyner-CAL Wally Joyner-CAL 1986 Wally Berger-BSN Wally Joyner-CAL 1986 MOST HR THROUGH 26G, MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY PLAYER-TM HR YEARS GARY SANCHEZ-NYY George Scott-BOS Trevor Story-COL Jose Abreu-CWS Chris Davis-TEX Kevin Maas-NYY Zeke Bonura-CWS MOST HITS THROUGH 26G, YANKEES HISTORY PLAYER H YEARS Joe DiMaggio Bob Meusel GARY SANCHEZ MOST XBH THROUGH 26G, MAJORS, SINCE 1913 PLAYER-TM XBH YEARS Joe DiMaggio-NYY Mandy Brooks-CHC GARY SANCHEZ-NYY NOTORIOUS D.I.D.: SS Didi Gregorius extended his hitting streak to a career-high 11 straight games on Tuesday at Kansas City is the longest hitting streak by a Yankee this season, the longest since Carlos Beltran s 11-game streak from 8/17-28/15 is hitting.313 (15-for-48) with 8R, 5 doubles, 1HR and 6RBI during the streak. MOST RBI THROUGH 26G, YANKEES HISTORY PLAYER RBI YEARS Joe DiMaggio Mickey Mantle Shane Spencer George Selkirk GARY SANCHEZ Hideki Matsui SWINGING AWAY: Yankees batters have scored at least 5R in 13-of-19 games (since 8/10), hitting.287/.339/.497 (196-for-682) with 105R, 35 doubles and 36HR (5.53 runs/game) their 36HR are third in the AL in this span (Baltimore-38, St. Louis-37) while their.836 OPS is second in the Majors (Toronto-.840) have hit multiple HRs in 10-of- 19 games after logging 10 multi-hr games over their prior 43G (6/21-8/9) have hit 24HR over their last 14G. Their 41HR in August are their most in a month since the start of Despite going 2-for-16 with RISP on Tuesday, are still hitting.321 (26-for-81) with 8 doubles and 1HR with RISP over the last 7G. GAME OF THRONES: The Yankees are (.642) against reigning AL champions since 2010, when they were the defending AL (and World Series) champions themselves are 4-2 against the 2015 World Series Champion Royals this season went 4-2 vs. Kansas City in 2015, 12-7 vs. Boston in 2014, 3-3 vs. Detroit in 2013, 4-3 vs. Texas in 2012 and 7-2 vs. Texas in The last time the Yankees had a losing record to a team the year following that team s AL pennant was in 1994, when they went 3-4 against the 1993 World Series Champion Blue Jays. Are (.610) vs. defending AL champions since 1996 (there was no defending AL champion in 1995). UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS Date Opponent Probable Pitchers Time (ET) TV Thurs., 9/1 Off day Fri., 9/2 at Baltimore RHP Chad Green (2-3, 4.09) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (7-5, 3.71) 7:05 p.m. YES Sat., 9/3 at Baltimore LHP CC Sabathia (8-11, 4.31) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (6-10, 3.73) 7:05 p.m. YES Sun., 9/4 at Baltimore RHP Michael Pineda (6-11, 5.12) vs. TBA 1:35 p.m. YES On the Radio: All games carried by WFAN 660AM/101.9FM and the Yankees Radio Network; Spanish on WADO 1280-AM and YES Network in SAP

2 YANKEES at KANSAS CITY OVERALL TRENDS/FACTS: The Yankees are 4-2 through the first six of seven meetings against the Royals in 2016 (3-1 at Yankee Stadium, 1-1 at Kauffman Stadium) are vs. KC since 5/22/12 are (.695) since the start of 1995, marking their best win percentage vs. any opponent in that span (min. 20G) are (.642) against reigning AL champions since 2010, when they were the defending AL (and World Series) champions themselves went 4-2 vs. Kansas City in 2015, 12-7 vs. Boston in 2014, 3-3 vs. Detroit in 2013, 4-3 vs. Texas in 2012 and 7-2 vs. Texas in 2011 have not had a losing record to a defending AL champion since 1994, when they went 3-4 against the 1993 World Series Champion Blue Jays are (.610) vs. defending AL champions since 1996 (there was no defending AL champion in 1995) IN 2015: Went 4-2 vs. the Royals, completing a three-game sweep at home and going 1-2 in Kansas City IN SEASON SERIES: Since 1995, are in season series with the Royals, including a streak of 14 consecutive non-losing seasons from (11-0-3) have lost just one of the last 17 season series (went 3-4 in 2014) AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM: Are 1-1 in Kansas City in 2016 went 1-2 at Kauffman Stadium in 2015, marking their first series loss there since losing 2-of-3 from 4/8-10/08 are 8-5 in Kansas City since 5/6/12 are here since 2006 and since 1995 have won 13 of the last 22 season series in Kansas City since 1994 (13-4-5) IN POSTSEASON: Have faced the Royals in the ALCS four times, winning in 1978 (3-1), 1977 (3-2) and 1976 (3-2), and losing in 1980 (0-3). NYY BATTERS vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS 2016 AND CAREER 2016 CAREER AVG AB H HR RBI AVG AB H HR RBI Tyler Austin Starlin Castro Jacoby Ellsbury Brett Gardner Didi Gregorius Chase Headley Aaron Hicks Aaron Judge Brian McCann Austin Romine Gary Sanchez Mark Teixeira Ronald Torreyes NYY BATTERS vs. RHP IAN KENNEDY CAREER AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB K Tyler Austin Starlin Castro Jacoby Ellsbury Brett Gardner Didi Gregorius Chase Headley Aaron Hicks Aaron Judge Brian McCann Austin Romine Gary Sanchez Mark Teixeira Ronald Torreyes NYY vs. KANSAS CITY in 2016 Date H/A W/L Score Rec. 5/9 at NYY W /10 at NYY W /11 at NYY L /12 at NYY W /29 at KC L /30 at KC W 5-4 (10) 4-2 8/31 at KC Total in All-time vs. KC: All-time at home: All-time on road: All-time at current Yankee Stad.: All-time at Kauffman Stadium: UP NEXT: YANKEES AT BALTIMORE -- OVERALL TRENDS/FACTS: The Yankees are 7-6 through their first 13 of 19 meetings with the Orioles in 2016 (10G in the Bronx, 9G in Baltimore) are vs. Baltimore since 1998, the club s most wins over any opponent in that span (next: vs. Tampa Bay) AT CAMDEN YARDS: Are 2-4 in 6G at Camden Yards this year in 2015, went 2-7 in Baltimore for the second straight year have lost 17-of-22 since 7/13/14 and are in 34 road meetings since the start of 2013 are still at Camden Yards since 2001 and (.586) since the venue opened in 1992, marking the most wins by any visitor and highest winning pct. by an AL team in the ballpark s history. NYY vs. OPPONENTS American League National League 2016 TOTAL BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN OAK SEA TB TEX TOR ARI COL LAD NYM SD SF Games Record Home Road TEAM HIGHS & LOWS CLUB GENERAL Longest Winning Streak (5/18-24) Longest Winning Streak, Home / Road (6/6-10) / 6 (5/18-27) Longest Losing Streak (4/26-5/3) Longest Losing Streak, Home / Road , 3x (last: 6/26-28) / 6 (4/26-5/3) Longest Game, Time, 9 inn. / All Games :15 (8/10 at BOS) / 4:25 (7/23 vs. SF) Longest Game, Innings inn. (7/23 vs. SF) Shortest Game, Time, All Games :19 (4/26 at TEX) Most LOB, All Games , 4x (last: 8/27 vs. BAL) Most Errors, All Games , 2x (last: 8/7 vs. CLE) Largest Margin of Victory , 2x (4/6 vs. HOU and 8/26 vs. BAL) Largest Margin of Defeat (5/16 at ARI) Largest Deficit Overcome in a Win (6/29 vs. TEX, down 6-1 and 7-2, won 9-7) Highest Paid Attendance, Home / Road ,339 (8/3 vs. NYM) / 46,335 (6/14 at COL) TEAM BATTING Most Runs, Game / Inning (4/6 vs. HOU) / 7 (6/14 at COL, 8th inn.) Most Hits, 9 inn. / All Games (7/5 at CWS) / Same Most Hits, Inning (6/14 at COL, 8th inn.) Most Home Runs, All Games , 2x (last: 8/13 vs. TB) Shut Out (last: 8/28 vs. BAL) Fewest Hits, All Games (5/29 at TB) Most Strikeouts, 9 inn. / All Games (7/27 at HOU) / Same Most Walks, All Games (8/5 vs. CLE) Most Stolen Bases, All Games , 2x (last: 5/6 vs. BOS) Hitting Streak, 2016 Season / Current G (Gregorius) / 11G (Gregorius) Walk-off Wins (4/23 vs. TB, 6/22 vs. COL & 6/29-30 vs. TEX) TEAM PITCHING Most Runs Allowed, Game / Inning (6/14 at COL) / 8 ( 8/16 vs. TOR, 8th inn.) Most Earned Runs Allowed, Game (6/14 at COL) Most Hits Allowed, 9 inn. / All Games , 5x (last: 8/16 vs. TOR) / Same Most Hits Allowed, Inning , 5x (last: 8/29 at KC, 7th inn.) Fewest Hits Allowed, Game , 2x (last: 5/24 vs. TOR) Most Home Runs Allowed, Game (6/26 vs. MIN) Most Walks, 9 inn. / All Games , 2x (last: 6/5 at BAL) / Same Most Strikeouts, 9 inn. / All Games , 3x (last: 8/17 vs. TOR) / Same Most SB Allowed, All Games , 7x (last: 8/30 at KC) Shutouts (last: 8/24 at SEA) CGs None Walk-Off Losses (5/5 at BAL, 7/2 at SD) 2016 INDIVIDUAL BATTING: Runs- 3, 12x (last: Castro & Gregorius, 8/27 vs. BAL); Hits- 4, 9x (last: Ellsbury, 8/30 at KC); Doubles- 3 (Beltran, 5/20 at OAK); Triples- 1, 17x (last: Gardner, 8/7 vs. CLE); HR- 2, 8x (last: Castro & Sanchez, 8/22 at SEA); RBI- 5 (Castro, 4/6 vs. HOU); BB- 4 (Gardner, 4/6 vs. HOU); SB- 2, 4x (last: Gardner, 5/15 vs. CWS). PITCHING: IP in Start- 8.0, 3x (last: Tanaka, 6/17 at MIN); IP in Relief- 4.1, 2x (last: Severino, 8/3 vs. NYM); Hits- 10, 6x (last: Tanaka, 7/10 at CLE); Runs- 7, 7x (last: Sabathia, 8/17 vs. TOR); ER- 7, 5x (last: Sabathia, 8/17 vs. TOR); BB- 6 (Sabathia, 6/5 at BAL); K- 12, 2x (last: Sabathia, 8/17 vs. TOR); HR- 4, 3x (last: Green, 7/8 at CLE); Pitches- 118 (Eovaldi, 7/24 vs. SF). FIELDING: Errors- 3 (Gregorius, 7/4 at CWS). CATCHER S BOX CATCHER ERA INN ER W-L CS SB CS% PB McCann Romine Sanchez RECORD BY RUNS Scored Allowed STARTS BY POSITION PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH Ackley Austin Beltran Castro Davis Ellsbury Gamel Gardner Gregorius Headley Hicks Judge McCann Parmelee Refsnyder Rodriguez Romine Sanchez Teixeira Torreyes Games with no DH: 10 RUNS BY INNING Scored Allowed MARGIN OF VICTORY/DEFEAT Won By Lost By STARTS BY BATTING ORDER PLAYER Ackley Austin Beltran Castro Davis Ellsbury Gamel Gardner Gregorius Headley Hicks Judge McCann Parmelee Refsnyder Rodriguez Romine Sanchez Teixeira Torreyes Pitchers YANKEES HOME RUNS MOST RECENT HRs NYY AB Since Austin 35 8/13/16 vs. TB (Andriese) Castro 16 8/27/16 vs. BAL (McFarland) Ellsbury 20 8/23/16 at SEA (Walker) Gardner 82 7/30/16 at TB (Smyly) Gregorius 45 8/19/16 at LAA (Weaver) Headley 10 8/26/16 vs. BAL (Worley) Hicks 10 8/27/16 vs. BAL (McFarland) Judge 4 8/30/16 at KC (Volquez) McCann 32 8/19/16 at LAA (Weaver) Romine 10 8/11/16 at BOS (Rodriguez) Sanchez 15 8/27/16 vs. BAL (Bundy) Teixeira 13 8/26/16 vs. BAL (Gallardo) Torreyes 24 8/19/16 at LAA (Weaver) 1st-INNING LEADOFF HRs 1x in 2016 / 1x in 2015 Ellsbury 8/19 at LAA (Weaver) PINCH-HIT HRs 1x in 2016 / 4x in 2015 Romine 5/25 vs. TOR (Girodo) WALK-OFF HRs 3x in 2016 / 1x in 2015 Gregorius 6/29 vs. TEX (Dyson) Castro Gardner 6/22 vs. COL (Motte) 4/23 vs. TB (Ramirez) MULTI-HR GAMES 8x in 2016 / 12x in 2015 Sanchez (2HR) 8/22 at SEA (Martin-2x) Castro (2HR) 8/22 at SEA (Martin-2x) Sanchez (2HR) 8/16 vs. TOR (Estrada-2x) Teixeira (2HR) 7/3 at SD (Villanueva/Quackenbush) McCann (2HR) 6/29 vs. TEX (Ramos/Dyson) McCann (2HR) 6/19 at MIN (Santana/Kintzler) Parmelee (2HR) 6/8 vs. LAA (Weaver/Mahle) Beltran (2HR) 5/9 vs. KC (Young-2x) GRAND SLAMS 2x in 2016 / 7x in 2015 Castro 8/5 vs. CLE (Tomlin) Headley 6/22 vs. COL (Gray) INSIDE-THE-PARK HRs 0x in 2016 / 0x in 2015 None in 2016 Last: (Granderson, 8/21/11 at MIN off Mijares) MULTI-HR INNING (TEAM) / *BACK-TO-BACK HRs 11x/5x in 2016 / 15x/4x in 2015 s Date/Opp. (Inning) Castro/Hicks 8/27 vs. BAL (5th) Sanchez/Castro 8/22 at SEA (6th) Torreyes/Gregorius/McCann 8/19 at LAA (5th) Austin/Judge* 8/13 vs. TB (2nd) McCann/Gregorius 6/29 vs. TEX (9th) Parmelee/Beltran 6/8 vs. LAA (7th) McCann/Castro* 6/6 vs. LAA (7th) Beltran/Rodriguez* 6/3 at BAL (4th) Headley/Gregorius* 5/25 vs. TOR (7th) Gardner/Hicks* & Beltran 5/9 vs. KC (3rd) McCann/Castro 4/7 vs. HOU (4th) Last b2b2b: (Cano/Swisher/Jones, 6/8/12 vs. NYM, 3rd inn.) Last multi-hr inn., indiv.: (Rodriguez, 10/4/09 at TB, 2HR in 6th) RUNS VIA HR / RUNNERS ON BASE HRs: 147 / Runs: 562 / Runs via HR: 216 (38.4%) Solo (94): Austin-1, Beltran-11, Castro-12, Ellsbury-4, Gardner-5, Gregorius-11, Headley-6, Hicks-5, Judge-2, McCann-13, Parmelee-1, Rodriguez-5, Romine-4, Sanchez-7, Teixeira-6, Torreyes-1 2-Run (39): Beltran-9, Castro-4, Ellsbury-1, Gardner-2, Gregorius-4, Headley-5, Hicks-1, Judge-1, McCann-2, Parmelee-1 Rodriguez-4, Sanchez-3, Teixeira-2 3-Run (12): Beltran-2, Castro-1, Ellsbury-1, Gregorius-2, Hicks-1, McCann-1, Sanchez-1, Teixeira-3 Grand Slams (2): Castro-1, Headley-1 IN 2015: HRs: 212 / Runs: 764 / Runs via HR: 363 (47.5%) IN 2015: Solo (115) / 2R (50) / 3R (40) / GS (7) YANKEES ON THE DISABLED LIST (6) Injury Date Type (Gms Lost) Greg Bird Right labrum surgery 4/3 (retro to 3/25) 60-day (131) Branden Pinder Right elbow strain 4/22 (retro to 4/21) 60-day (118) Dustin Ackley Right shoulder dislocation 5/30 60-day (82) Conor Mullee Carpal tunnel syndrome-like symptoms 7/2 60-day (52) Nathan Eovaldi Right elbow tendon injury 8/12 (retro to 8/11) 15-day (18) Anthony Swarzak Right rotator cuff inflammation 8/23 15-day (7) Reinstated from D.L. in 2016 (8): Sabathia (5/5-20), Rodriguez (5/4-26), Severino (5/14-30), Shreve (5/26-6/19), Teixeira (6/4-25), Williams (3/25-7/18), Parmelee (6/10-8/13), Mitchell (3/31-8/24) Season: 14 players in 14 stints / 2015 Season: 22 players in 23 stints 2016 PLAYERS USED (46) P (26): RHPs Barbato, Betances, Cessa, Clippard, Eovaldi, Goody, Green, Heller, Mullee, Nova, Parker, Pinder, Pineda, Severino, Swarzak, Tanaka, Warren, Yates; and LHPs Bleier, Chapman, Coke, Layne, Miller, Olson, Sabathia, Shreve; C (3): McCann, Romine, Sanchez; INF (10): Ackley, Austin, Castro, Davis, Gregorius, Headley, Parmelee, Refsnyder, Teixeira, Torreyes; OF (6): Beltran, Ellsbury, Gamel, Gardner, Hicks, Judge; DH (1): Rodriguez. MISCELLANEOUS EJECTIONS (2x in 2016) NYY Date/Opp. (Umpire) Joe Girardi 8/29 at KC (O Nora) Joe Girardi 5/5 at BAL (Guccione) Last player: CC Sabathia, 6/7/15 vs. LAA (Bellino) IN 2016: By player (0) / By manager (2) / By coach (0) IN 2015: By player (1) / By manager (4) / By coach (1) POSTPONEMENTS/RAIN DELAYS Ppd. (2) /4 vs. HOU; 4/10 at DET Rain Delays at Start (5) /7 vs. HOU (0:12); 6/12 vs. DET (0:05); 6/17 at MIN (0:35); 6/27 vs. TEX (0:21); 8/12 vs. TB (0:30) Delays In-Game (4) /5 at BAL (1:37); 6/27 vs. TEX (3:35); 8/16 vs. TOR (0:42), 8/30 at KC (0:59) Games Called Early (0) None IN 2015: Ppd. (2) / Delays at Start (1) / Delays In-Game (3) Last Susp. Game: 5/25/11 at MIN Resumed 5/26/11, 1-0 win REPLAY CHALLENGES Total instances of replay use in Yankees games: 55 NYY Challenges: 24 (15 overturned, 3 confirmed, 6 stand) Opp. Challenges: 24 (15 overturned, 4 confirmed, 5 stand) By Umps: 7 (2 overt d, 1 conf d, 3 stand, 1 rec. keeping) IN 2015 (64): NYY (22-4-4) / Opp. (13-6-7) / Umps ( ) COMPARISON BY GAME NUMBER Year After Game 131 After Game (4th, -6.5) -- (--,--) (2nd, -1.5) (2nd, -1.5) (2nd, -6.0) (2nd, -7.0) (4th, -7.5) (4th, -7.5) RECENT MAJOR LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS Aug. 24 RHP Bryan Mitchell was returned from rehab, reinstated from the 60-day disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Aug. 30 Recalled LHP Chasen Shreve from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre; optioned RHP Kirby Yates to rookie-level Pulaski.

3 TONIGHT'S STARTING PITCHER: RHP LUIS CESSA (4-0, 4.11 ERA) RHP Luis Cessa will make his third Major League start (11th career appearance) in tonight's game at Kansas City the 24-year-old will start on regular four days' rest became the second Yankees pitcher since 2004 to win each of his first two career starts, joining Shane Greene (first 2GS on 7/7/14 and 7/12/14) is the first pitcher since Greene to complete at least 6.0IP in each of his first two career starts earned the win in his first Major League start on 8/20 at Los Angeles-AL, tossing 6.0 scoreless innings (3H, 1BB, 5K) made eight appearances out of the bullpen this season (18.2IP, 17H, 12R/11ER, 6BB, 11K, 5HR), tossing at least 2.0IP in six of them made the Opening Day roster and made his Major League debut on 4/8/16 at Detroit (2.0IP, 1ER) is in his fourth stint with the Yankees this season (4/4-15, 5/17-6/7, 6/26-7/5, 8/11-present) 12 of the 15R he has allowed have scored on his 7HR (four solo, one two-run, two three-run) has also spent time this season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 6-3 with a 3.03 ERA (77.1IP, 26ER) in 15 games (14 starts) was acquired by the Yankees from Detroit along with RHP Chad Green in exchange for LHP Justin Wilson on 12/9/15 was acquired by Detroit from the Mets along with RHP Michael Fulmer in exchange for OF Yoenis Cespedes on 7/31/15 began his professional career as an infielder in 2009 before being converted to a pitcher during the 2011 season. LAST START: Earned the win in his second career start on 8/26 vs. Baltimore, allowing 3ER in 6.0IP (5H, 1BB, 5K, 2HR) surrendered two home runs to Manny Machado, a solo shot in the first and a two-run homer in the sixth is the second Yankees pitcher since 2004 to win each of his first two career starts, joining Shane Greene (first 2GS on 7/7/14 and 7/12/14) is the first Yankees pitcher since Greene to complete at least 6.0IP in each of his first two career starts. FIRST START Earned the win in his first Major League start on 8/20 at Los Angeles-AL after tossing 6.0 scoreless innings (3H, 1BB, 5K) was the first Yankee to record at least 6.0 scoreless innings in his first career start since Jorge De Paula on 9/26/03-G2 vs. Baltimore at 24 years, 117 days, was the youngest Yankees pitcher to toss at least 6.0 scoreless innings with 3H-or-fewer since Joba Chamberlain (23y, 309d) allowed 3H over 8.0IP on 7/29/09 at Tampa Bay. Was the second Yankees rookie in a five-game span to toss 6.0 scoreless innings with 3H-or-fewer, joining Chad Green, who permitted 2H over 6.0IP with 11K in a 1-0 win on 8/15 vs. Toronto. YOUTH MOVEMENT: Cessa was the third Yankees pitcher this season to start a game prior to his 25th birthday, joining Luis Severino (9GS) and Chad Green (1GS prior to his 5/24 birthday) marked the first time that three Yankees pitchers under 25 have made starts in a single season since 2011, when the quartet of Ivan Nova (27GS), Phil Hughes (3GS), Hector Noesi (2GS) and Dellin Betances (1GS) did it. EL LANZADOR: The Cordoba-born Cessa is the fourth Mexico-born pitcher to start a game in Yankees history, joining Esteban Loaiza (6GS), Alfredo Aceves (5GS) and Alfonso Pulido (3GS). IN THE BULLPEN: Has made eight appearances out of the Yankees' bullpen this season (18.2IP, 17H, 12R/11ER, 6BB, 11K, 5HR), tossing at least 2.0IP in six of them has held opponents to a.236 BA (17-for-72), including.176 (6-for-34) by LHB and.289 (11-for-38) by RHB. AT SCRANTON/WB: Went 6-3 with a 3.03 ERA (77.1IP, 66H, 33R/26ER, 23BB, 69K, 8HR) in 15 games (14 starts) with the RailRiders recorded five quality starts held opponents to a.235 (66-for-281) BA, including.225 (27-for-120) by LHB and.242 (39-for-161) by RHB won six of his last eight starts (since 6/15), posting a 6-2 record and 2.06 ERA (48.0IP, 11ER) in that span allowed 1ER-or-fewer in six of his last eight starts. In his last Triple-A start on 8/5 vs. Syracuse, struck out a season-high 11 batters over 7.2IP (5H, 1ER, 1BB, 1HR) to earn the win was one shy of his careerhigh 12K, set exactly three years earlier on 8/5/13 w/ Single-A Savannah vs. Charleston. Threw his first career complete-game shutout on 7/26 vs. Buffalo (7.0IP, 4H, 1BB, 4K). 2015: Combined to go 8-10 with a 4.52 ERA (139.1IP, 163H, 77R/70ER, 36BB, 119K, 7HR) in 25 starts between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas in the Mets organization and Triple-A Toledo in the Tigers organization. Began the season with the B-Mets and went 7-4 with a 2.56 ERA (77.1IP, 77H, 25R/22ER, 17BB, 61K, 2HR) CESSA VS. KANSAS CITY (CAREER) in 13 starts ranked eighth in the Eastern League in ERA and tied for sixth in wins at the time of his 7/3 W-L ERA GS INN H ER promotion allowed one-or-zero runs in 8-of-13 starts in his season debut on 4/12 at Akron, faced All Games the minimum and permitted only 1H over 7.0 scoreless innings to earn the win (0BB, 8K). CESSA VS. KANSAS CITY BATTERS Was 0-3 with an 8.51 ERA (24.1IP, 40H, 25R/23ER, 4BB, 24K, 3HR) in five starts for the 51s. AVG AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO -- CESSA'S 2016 MAJOR LEAGUE APPEARANCES Date/Opp. Score W/L IP H R ER HR BB K BF NP/S ERA Left Game C 4/8 at DET / *relief* -- 5/24 vs. TOR / *relief* -- 5/28 at TB / *relief* -- 6/26 vs. MIN / *relief* -- 6/29 vs. TEX 9-7 W / *relief* -- 7/4 at CWS / *relief* -- 8/11 at BOS 4-2 W / *relief* -- 8/14 vs. TB / *relief* -- 8/20 at LAA 5-1 W / Leading 5-0 GS 8/26 vs. BAL 14-4 W / Leading 12-3 GS Totals (10G/2GS) Totals as Starter (2GS) Totals as Reliever (8G) Starts w/ G. Sanchez (2GS) * Started after a Yankees loss / bold = season high CESSA'S 2016 MINOR LEAGUE APPEARANCES Date/Opp. Score W/L IP H R ER HR BB K BF NP/K ERA Left Game 4/17 vs. SYR / *relief* 4/21 vs. BUF 5-6 ND / Leading 3-2 4/26 vs. LHV 4-3 ND / Leading 3-2 5/2 at BUF 3-5 ND / Tied 3-3 5/8 vs. LHV 4-5 L / Trailing 5-4 5/13 vs. IND 4-2 ND / Trailing 1-0 6/10 at COL 10-7 ND / Trailing 2-1 6/15 at TOL 7-3 W / Leading 3-0 6/21 vs. TOL 9-2 W / Leading 7-1 7/9 vs. ROC 2-1 W / Leading 2-1 7/16 at GWN 6-5 W / Leading 3-2 7/21 vs. DUR 8-4 L / Trailing 7-4 7/26 vs. BUF 3-0 W / Leading 3-0 7/31 at PAW 0-4 L / Trailing 4-0 8/5 vs. SYR 5-1 W / Leading 4-1 Totals (15G/14GS) bold = season high CESSA'S CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS IP (2x), last on 8/26/16 vs. BAL H (3x), last on 8/26/16 vs. BAL R , on 8/14/16 vs. TB BB , on 6/29/16 vs. TEX K (2x), last on 8/26/16 vs. BAL HR , on 8/26/16 vs. BAL 10K Games N/A Low-hit CG N/A CG SHO N/A CAREER SPLITS W-L G/GS IP ER ERA AVG Total / Home 2-0 5/ Road 2-0 5/ Starter 2-0 2/ Reliever 2-0 8/ Day 0-0 5/ Night 4-0 5/ OPPONENT BATTING 2016 AVG/OBP/SLG AB H HR BB SO Overall.219/.282/ vs. Left.217/.280/ vs. Right.221/.284/ CAREER AVG/OBP/SLG AB H HR BB SO Overall.219/.282/ vs. Left.217/.280/ vs. Right.221/.284/ RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING (AS STARTER) Total FRIDAY'S STARTING PITCHER AT BALTIMORE: RHP CHAD GREEN (2-3, 4.09 ERA) RHP Chad Green will make his eighth career start (12th appearance) on Friday at Baltimore, his second consecutive start vs. the O's the 25-year-old is pitching on extended five days' rest due to Thursday's off day has completed 6.0IP with 1R-or-fewer in two of his last three starts recorded a career-high 11K over 6.0 scoreless innings on 8/15 vs. Toronto, the most by a Yankees rookie since Masahiro Tanaka had 11K on 6/11/14 at Seattle is in his fifth stint with the Yankees this season (5/14-17, 6/10-12, 7/2-9 and 7/21-8/4, 8/15-present) is 2-2 with a 5.19 ERA (34.2IP, 20ER) with 41K in seven Major League starts has not allowed a run in four relief GREEN VS. BALTIMORE (CAREER) W-L ERA G/GS INN H ER All Games / On the Road appearances (9.1IP) with the Yankees earned his first Major League win on 7/3 at San Diego (6.0IP, 3H, 0BB, 8K, 1HR) was originally signed and selected from Triple-A Scranton/WB on 5/14 and made his Major League debut in a start on 5/16 at Arizona was named a 2016 International League All-Star in 16 starts for Scranton/WB, was 7-6 with a 1.52 ERA (94.2IP, 68H, 21R/16ER, 21BB, 100K, 3HR), the lowest ERA and WHIP (0.94) among IL pitchers with at least 90.0IP allowed one-or-zero runs in 10-of-16 minor league starts attended 2016 spring training with the Yankees as a non-roster invitee, going 0-2 with a ERA (5.1IP, 10ER) in three games (one start) was acquired by the Yankees from Detroit along with RHP Luis Cessa in exchange for LHP Justin Wilson on 12/9/15 the Greenville, S.C., native was originally selected by the Tigers in the 11th round of the 2013 First-Year Draft out of the University of Louisville. LAST START: Took a no-decision in the Yankees' 13-5 win over the Orioles on Saturday in the Bronx, allowing 4ER in 4.2IP (7H, 2BB, 4K, 3HR, 1HP) allowed a tworun HR to Chris Davis in the third and back-to-back solo HRs to Mark Trumbo and Davis in the fifth.

4 #28 JOE GIRARDI MANAGER Earned his 800th win as Yankees manager on 8/24 at Seattle. Was ejected by HP umpire Brian O Nora in the eighth inning of 8/29 loss at Kansas City (arguing balls and strikes) has been ejected 34 times in his career, 31 as a manager (29 as Yankees manager) and 30 times as a Yankee (also 8/6/99 as a player). The 2016 season marks his ninth as manager of the New York Yankees (since 2008) owns the sixth-most managerial wins in Yankees history, trailing only McCarthy (1,460), Torre (1,173), Stengel (1,149), Huggins (1,067) and Houk (944). From , the Yankees had a Major League-best 77.6% success rate on replay challenges (58 challenges, 45 overturned) led the Majors in both 2014 (82.1%, 28 challenges, 23 overturned) and 2015 (73.3%, 30 challenges, 22 overturned). Is the only current manager to guide his team to winning records in each of the last eight seasons ( ) credit: Elias. Career Managerial Record: Record w/nyy: #26 TYLER AUSTIN INF/OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 0G/2G Was 0-for-4 with 1BB in Tuesday s win at Kansas City and has 3H in last 13AB was 2-for-3 in Monday s loss at Kansas City. Made his Major League debut in 8/13 win vs. Tampa Bay, hitting solo HR in the second off Matt Andriese and going 2-for-4 with 1SB the HR came in his first career PA, becoming the fourth Yankee in franchise history to accomplish the feat (also John Miller, Marcus Thames and Andy Phillips) was signed to a Major League contract and selected to the Yankees 25-man roster prior to the game. Combined with Double-A Trenton and Scranton/WB to hit.294 (111-for-378) with 61R, 34 doubles, 17HR and 78RBI in 107 games. Was selected by the Yankees in the 13th round of the 2010 First-Year Draft. Career Bests: 2H (2x); 1HR (1x); 1RBI (1x); 1R (1x); 1SB (1x); 2G hitting streak 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 2; 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) #14 STARLIN CASTRO INF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 2G/8G Has 42XBH in 129G this season (23 doubles, 1 triple, 18HR), surpassing his 2015 XBH total (36XBH/151G) while establishing a career-high in home runs. Has 31RBI in his last 41G (since 7/17) totaled 6RBI in his previous 32G (6/8-7/16). Was 1-for-5 in Tuesday s win at Kansas City has 16H in last 44AB has multiple hits in five of his last 9G and eight of his last 16G (since 8/12) was 1-for-4 with 1 double, 2RBI and 1SF in Monday s loss at Kansas City. Hit two-run HR (#18) and was 4-for-6 with 3R and 3RBI in Saturday s win vs. Baltimore, tying his career high in hits (14th time). Hit solo-hrs (#16, 17) and was 2-for-4 in 8/22 loss at Seattle was his fourth career multi-hr game and first since 9/18/15 w/ Chicago-NL vs. St. Louis. Played in his 1,000th Major League game on 8/7 vs. Cleveland at 26 years, 137 days old, became the youngest player to reach 1,000 games since Miguel Cabrera reached the milestone at 26 years, 127 days old on 8/23/09 (credit: Elias) Was acquired by the Yankees from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RHP Adam Warren and a player to be named later (INF Brendan Ryan) on 12/8/15. Career Bests: 4H (14x); 2HR (4x); 6RBI (2x); 4R (1x); 2SB (6x); 14G hitting streak (3x) 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 34; 2-hit (25), 3-hit (6), 4-hit (3) #22 JACOBY ELLSBURY OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/6G (4x) Was 4-for-6 with 1 double and 2RBI in Tuesday s win at Kansas City, tying his career high in hits (15th time) drove in the game-winning run in the 10th, his fifthc career go-ahead RBI in extra innings and first since 7/9/14 at Cleveland has 13H in last 53AB was 0-for-3 with 1R and 1BB in Monday s loss at Kansas City. Has reached on catcher s interference 11 times this season, the most by a player in a single season, surpassing Roberto Kelly (8CI in 1992) leads the Majors with 25CI since 2007 (15 with the Yankees) his 15CI as a Yankee is the highest total with the club since 1974, surpassing Roberto Kelly (11) has 25CI calls in his career, most by any Major Leaguer since Pete Rose (29) credit: Elias. Recorded a straight steal of home in 4/22 win vs. Tampa Bay was his second career straight steal of home (also 4/26/09 w/ Boston vs. the Yankees off Pettitte) was the first Yankees straight steal of home since Gerald Williams (5/29/93 vs. CWS). Career Bests: 4H (15x); 2HR (5x); 6RBI (1x); 4R (3x); 5SB (1x); 22G hitting streak 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 31; 2-hit (23), 3-hit (7), 4-hit (2) #11 BRETT GARDNER OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/9G (2x) Was 2-for-3 with 1R, 1 double and 3BB in Tuesday s win at Kansas City reached base five times in a game for the sixth time in his career (first since 7/28/15 at Texas) has 7H in last 34AB walked as eighth-inning PH for Austin in Monday s loss at Kansas City and remained in the game in LF. Missed 5G with a bruised right ankle (8/13-16; 8/19). Signed a four-year contract extension with the Yankees on 2/24/14, which began in 2015 and extends through 2018 with a club option for Career Bests: 5H (1x); 2HR (2x); 6RBI (1x); 5R (1x); 3SB (2x); 11G hitting streak (2x) 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 31; 2-hit (22), 3-hit (8), 4-hit (1) #18 DIDI GREGORIUS SS Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 11G/11G Is hitting.304 (78-for-257) with 41R, 19 doubles, 1 triple, 13HR and 39RBI in his last 66G (since 6/14), raising his season batting average from.266 to.287. Has set career highs with 17HR and 60RBI in 125G this season (9HR/55RBI in 2015) has a career-high 47 extra-base hits in 2016 (29 doubles, 1 triple, 17HR). Is hitting.330 (37-for-112) vs. left-handed pitchers, the second-best average by a left-handed batter in the Majors in 2016 is hitting.352 (31-for-88) vs. LHP since 5/7. Was 1-for-5 with 1R in Tuesday s win at Kansas City, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games has 18H in last 62AB has at least one extra-base hit in 21 of his last 46 games since 7/6 (16 doubles, 8HR) was 3-for-5 with 2R, 2 doubles and 2RBI in Monday s loss at Kansas City. Was 2-for-4 with a career-high-tying 3R, 1RBI, 1BB and 1SB in Saturday s win vs. Baltimore stole home on as part of a double steal with Castro (2B) in the third was the Yankees third steal of home this season and second as part of a double steal (also 6/4 at Baltimore-Ellsbury SB of home, Gardner SB of 2B). Career Bests: 4H (3x); 1HR (36x); 6RBI (1x); 3R (5x); 1SB (14x); 11G hitting streak 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 34; 2-hit (26), 3-hit (8), 4-hit (0) #12 CHASE HEADLEY 3B Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 4G/7G Has reached base safely in 16 of his last 17 starts in his last 52 games (since 6/22), has 9HR and 30RBI. Was 1-for-4 with 1RBI in Tuesday s win at Kansas City and has 9H in last 31AB was 1-for-4 with 1RBI in Monday s loss at Kansas City. Collected his 1,147th career hit with a fifth-inning single on 7/25 at Houston, surpassing Roy Hartzell (1,146) for most ever by a Colorado-born player. Career Bests: 5H (1x); 2HR (4x); 6RBI (1x); 4R (2x); 3SB (1x); 16G hitting streak 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 26; 2-hit (24), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) YANKEE DOODLES #31 AARON HICKS OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 0G/5G (2x) Is hitting.291 (23-for-79) with 4HR and 9RBI in 25 games in August. Scored game-winning run as 10th-inning PR for McCann on Tuesday at Kansas City has 11H in last 39AB was 0-for-4 with 1R and 1BB in Monday s loss at Kansas City. Was acquired by the Yankees from Minnesota on 11/11/15 in exchange for C John Ryan Murphy has appeared at all three OF positions in his career. Career Bests: 4H (2x); 2HR (1x); 3RBI (5x); 4R (1x); 1SB (26x); 6G hitting streak 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 13; 2-hit (11), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) #99 AARON JUDGE OF Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/3G Hit two-run HR (#3) in the second the first road HR of his career and was 1-for-5 in Tuesday s win at Kansas City has 5H in last 35AB was 0-for-3 in Monday s loss at Kansas City. Hit solo HR (#2) his second in as many games and was 1-for-3 with 1BB in 8/14 loss vs. Tampa Bay is the second player in Yankees history to homer in each of his first two career games, joining Joe Lefebvre, who did so from 5/22-23/80. Became the first player in Yankees history to record an extra-base hit in each of his first three career games is the second Yankee since 1981 to record an RBI in each of his first three career games (Matsui in 2003). Made his Major League debut in 8/13 win vs. Tampa Bay, hitting solo HR in the second off Matt Andriese and going 2-for-4 with 2R the HR came in his first career PA, becoming the fifth Yankee in franchise history (and second in the inning immediately following Tyler Austin s solo HR) to accomplish the feat (also John Miller, Marcus Thames and Andy Phillips) per ESPN Stats & Info, was the longest HR by a Yankee at Yankee Stadium since 6/10/11 (Alex Rodriguez vs. Cleveland off Fausto Carmona) became the third player in the history of the current Yankee Stadium to hit a ball into or over the centerfield batters eye glass (also Seattle s Russell Branyan on 7/2/09 and Houston s Carlos Correa on 4/6/16 was signed to a Major League contract and selected to the Yankees 25-man roster prior to the game. In 93G w/ Scranton/WB, hit.270 (95-for-352) with 62R, 18 doubles, 19HR and 65RBI was named to the International League postseason All-Star team. In 2015, combined w/ Trenton and Scranton/WB to hit.255 (122-for-478) w/ 63R, 26 doubles, 20HR, 72RBI and 53BB in 124G led Yankees minor leaguers in HR and RBI was ranked by Baseball America as the No. 3 Yankees prospect after the season. Was originally selected by the Yankees in the first round (32nd overall) of the 2013 First-Year Draft. Career Bests: 2H (3x); 1HR (3x); 2RBI (2x); 2R (2x); 0SB (0x); 3G hitting streak 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 3; 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) #34 BRIAN McCANN C Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 4G/10G (2x) Was 3-for-5 with 1R in Tuesday s win at Kansas City has 11H in last 33AB was 1-for-4 in Monday s loss at Kansas City. Hit safely in a career-long 17 straight road games from 6/19-8/20, batting.348 (24-for-69) with 6HR and 12RBI over the span. Hit safely in 10 straight games from 7/23-8/5, tying his own mark for the longest hitting streak by a Yankee this season (also 6/27-7/9). Of his 65HR as a Yankee (since 2014), 42 have come at Yankee Stadium. Joins Ortiz (9, ) as the only players w/ 20HR+ each season from is one of five C with 20HR+ in nine seasons (Piazza-11, Bench-11, Berra-10, Carter-9). Career Bests: 4H (11x); 2HR (13x); 5RBI (7x); 3R (13x); 1SB (24x); 13G hitting streak 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 17; 2-hit (12), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (0) #27 AUSTIN ROMINE C Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 1G/4G (2x) Is batting.361 (13-for-36) with 4 doubles and 14RBI with RISP this season. Has not played in last three games has 6H in last 24AB. Spent most of 2015 w/ SWB (.260, 88-for-338, 38R, 19 doubles, 7HR and 49RBI). Career Bests: 3H (4x); 1HR (5x); 2RBI (5x); 2R (2x); 1SB (2x); 5G hitting streak (1x) 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 8; 2-hit (6), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) #24 GARY SANCHEZ C Current/Season-High Hitting Streak: 8G/8G Is batting.463/.547/1.056 (25-for-54) with 12R, 5 doubles, 9HR, 15RBI, 9BB and 1SB in his last 14 games (since 8/15). Was 1-for-6 in Tuesday s win at Kansas City has 9HR in last 13G, 10 in last 15 and 11 in last 18 was 1-for-4 with 1R and 1HP in Monday s loss at Kansas City. Hit his 11th career home run in his 23rd career game (Saturday vs. Baltimore), becoming the fastest player in Major League history to reach the mark (previous: Boston s George Scott in 1966 in his 26th career game) was one of three players in franchise history with at least 21RBI in his first 23 career games, joining Joe DiMaggio-25 and Hideki Matsui-21 were tied for the fifthmost RBI through 23G by a Major Leaguer since 2000 (Albert Pujols-26, Kennys Vargas-23, Jeff Francoeur-22, J.D. Martinez-22) collected 19XBH within his first 24G, marking the second Yankee to accomplish the feat (also Joe DiMaggio- 19XBH) of his 36H, 19 have gone for extra bases (8 doubles, 11HR) according to Elias, became the first Yankee to have at least 19 of the first 34H of his career go for extra-bases since Shane Spencer from (also 19 of 34). Has 11HR in 23G in August, a Yankees rookie record for HRs in a calendar month are the most HRs in a month by a Major League rookie since Milwaukee s Ryan Braun hit 11HR in July 2007 are the most by an AL rookie since Oakland s Mark McGwire hit 15HR in May 1987 is one shy of the single-month high for any Major Leaguer this season (six others), trailing Minnesota s Brian Dozier (12HR in August) are the most in a month by a Yankee since Alfonso Soriano hit 13HR in August Was named AL of the Week on Monday for the period from 8/22-28 was his second consecutive weekly honor (also 8/15-21), becoming the first rookie in Major League history to win back-to-back POTW awards is the first AL player with consecutive of the Week awards since Chicago-AL s Albert Belle in July 1998 hit.522 (12-for-23) with 7R, 3 doubles, 5HR and 9RBI in 6G during the week, leading the AL in extra-base hits (8), slugging pct. (1.304) and total bases (30) tied for the league lead in HR and ranked second in BA, OBP (.607) and RBI. Recorded his first career multi-hr game in 8/16 loss vs. Toronto (solo HR and three-run HR) came in his 14th career game, becoming the seventh Yankee since at least 1913 with a multi-hr game within his first 14 career games and first since Greg Bird on 8/19/15 vs. Minnesota (2HR) recorded his second career multi-hr game (and second in six games) in 8/22 loss at Seattle his second multi-hr game came in his 19th career game, becoming the fastest player in Yankees history to collect at least two multi-hr games. Was named AL of the Week on 8/22 for the period from 8/15-21, batting an AL-best.524 (11-for-21) with 4R, 2 doubles, 4HR and 6RBI in 6G became only the second Yankee catcher in franchise history to win the award (also Thurman Munson on 7/25/76 and 5/4/75) the last Yankees rookie to win the award was Robinson Cano on 9/19/05. Is his second stint with the Yankees this season (5/13-14 and 8/3-present). In 71G with Scranton/WB, hit.282 (80-for-284) with 39R, 21 doubles, 10HR and 50RBI was named to the International League postseason All-Star team. Saw his first Major League action with the Yankees in 2015, going 0-for-2 in two games as a September call up combined with Trenton and Scranton/WB to hit.274 (100-for-365) with 18HR and 62RBI in 93 games. Career Bests: 4H (1x); 2HR (2x); 4RBI (2x); 3R (1x); 1SB (1x); 8G hitting streak 2016 Multi-Hit Games: 10; 2-hit (5), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (1)