For Gerrit Cole’s 34th birthday, the Yankees gave their ace the equivalent of coal.
They hurt him defensively, leading to a pair of unearned runs against him, and did not provide much with their bats.
Cole was strong across six innings of work, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out seven while dueling with his best friend Jameson Taillon. Cole retired the final 12 batters he faced and 15 of 16 after the first inning, but it was that opening frame — prolonged by a Gleyber Torres fielding error — that came back to haunt the Yankees as they missed a chance to extend their lead beyond a half-game over the Orioles atop the AL East.
Ex-Yankee Mike Tauchman then put together a tough at-bat against Cole, walking on the 10th pitch he saw after fouling off four pitches and taking two close balls near the zone to load the bases.Yankees’ Gerrit Cole excited to face ‘longest friend in the game’Besides leading to the two runs, Torres’ error forced Cole to throw 31 pitches in the inning, which helped end his day after six.
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