Only after Cole completed nine innings did his offense finally wake up — with some heroics from Juan Soto — to reward him with the win.
OAKLAND, Calif. — The last time Gerrit Cole took the mound before Friday, he was unhittable early and then issued the Intentional Walk Heard ’Round the World, which sent his outing into a tailspin.
After Cole threw his 99th and final pitch of the night to finish off a two-hit gem across nine innings, the game was still tied 1-1. Anthony Volpe added an RBI single — his third hit and second RBI of the night — to make it 4-1 and give Luke Weaver some more breathing room as he closed it out in the bottom of the 10th.
While locking up the division remains the biggest priority over the final week-plus of the season, making sure Cole is back on track and pitching like himself entering October is also vital to the Yankees’ playoff hopes. Cole retired the first nine batters he faced on just 33 pitches before Lawrence Butler led off the bottom of the fourth with a single past Rizzo.
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