Cole was solid if not spectacular and notched his 19th start allowing fewer than three runs this season, which is best in the majors.
MIAMI — In what has the makings of a Cy Young season, there have been plenty of games of dominance, of overpowering stuff, of opposing bats that get buzzed through.But the ace battled rather than bulldozed and was good enough on an afternoon when the Yankees’ bullpen was not.crushing, 8-7 loss to the MarlinsCole was solid, if not spectacular, and notched his 19th start allowing fewer than three runs this season, which is best in the majors.
Through three innings, Cole had allowed one cheap run and thrown 59 pitches, not nearly as efficient as he wanted to be through misplays and long at-bats.Getty Images In the first, Cole appeared to be out of the inning with a double play, but first baseman Jake Bauers dropped the throw from Gleyber Torres.Two innings later, another potential inning-ending double play was not completed.Volpe corralled the ball but bobbled it as he tried to get it out of his glove, so he could not get the out at first base.
Cole consistently worked himself out of trouble, sometimes in a manner that he had not earlier this year.Gerrit Cole continues to pitch after his first Cy Young award, and he survived in the beginning of the game against the Marlins on Sunday.As the season has worn on, he has mixed up his pitch usage and begun leaning on a cutter he had all but abandoned.
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