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ANAHEIM -- The measure of distance from a pitcher to a batter has been 60 feet and six inches since 1893, a year in which President Grover Cleveland had just 44 United States to consider, an epic Chicago World¡¯s Fair thrilled over 27 million visitors and the Brooklyn Bridge celebrated its 10th birthday.

So, yeah, it's been a while.

Over that time period, no team has achieved what this Yankees rotation has, a streak that continued with Luis Gil's stellar outing against the Angels in New York¡¯s 2-1 win on Wednesday night. Bombers hurlers have tallied 16 consecutive starts of at least five innings while permitting two or fewer runs.

¡°I think we¡¯ve done a good job internally to make this like a little competition amongst ourselves,¡± said left-hander Nestor Cortes. ¡°I feel like everybody that goes out there the night before, you want to trump that. You want to pitch better and have a better line.¡±

That would put some pressure on Carlos Rodón, who will take the ball in Thursday¡¯s series finale against the Angels, considering Gil turned in a dominant eight-inning effort against the Halos.

Since May 12, Yankees starters have posted a 12-2 record with a sterling 1.00 ERA (11 earned runs in 99 innings) -- doing it all without Gerrit Cole throwing a single pitch so far this season.

¡°Amazing,¡± manager Aaron Boone said. ¡°They¡¯ve set the tone for us all year long, and have continued through this stretch. It¡¯s been a special, special run by those guys.¡±

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the previous mark of 14 consecutive starts spanning five or more innings with two or fewer runs was shared by three clubs: the 1907 Phillies, the 1968 Pirates and the 2022 Mets.

¡°I think all our starters have been incredible,¡± said right-hander Marcus Stroman. ¡°Just this gracious flow of energy that each guy hands off to the next guy. We¡¯re all expecting each other to be great, and we¡¯re all doing this without having the best pitcher in baseball. It¡¯s been a fun run.

¡° ¡­ We know what we¡¯re capable of. We know we¡¯re all just a bunch of starters who can be elite in this game. The flow of information between coaches and staff, everything is so dialed in. I think we all feel really confident when we go out there.¡±

The Yankees are also the only team in the Majors this season to have five pitchers who have made at least 10 starts with a 3.30 ERA or below: Gil (1.99), Clarke Schmidt (2.52), Stroman (2.76), Rod¨®n (2.95) and Cortes (3.30). Only one other team has at least three such pitchers; the Phillies, who have four.

¡°I guess that¡¯s kind of like a motivating part about us,¡± Cortes said. ¡°We all want to go into the sixth or seventh innings. We know how much pride [we have in] our starting staff, and how good that is for our bullpen down the line. When we can go deep into games and keep them to a minimum, it¡¯s impressive for us.¡±