The Yankees’ ace wasn’t his best Friday against the Rays, but Gerrit Cole flushed his implosion five days earlier against the same red-hot opponent.
“It was just a good battle,” Cole said. “As the game progressed, we settled into a better rhythm, the delivery got slightly better and we started executing more pitches.
“We started to get the slider to the edge a bit better. We came out trying to establish a fastball. We got away from the fastball in the sixth inning and the fifth inning last start, so we wanted to make sure that was in a good spot.” When a pitcher faces the same opponent in back-to-back starts, “the advantage is to the hitters big-time,” Yankees slugger Anthony Rizzo said, crediting Cole’s adjustments.Randy Arozarena homered off Cole in the first inning and struck an antagonistic pose to the visitor’s dugout as he rounded third base.Jose Siri, who homered off Cole on Sunday, beat Cole in the second inning for a 2-1 lead.
“I was trying to make a competitive pitch to the edge,” Cole said. “I don’t think it was in the strike zone. That was a good swing on a good pitch.”
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