Upset at Brian Knight's strike zone, a livid Gerrit Cole was ejected from Friday night's game at Yankee Stadium.
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NEW YORK – Strip away everything else and you’re left with Gerrit Cole grooving a fastball that Alex Verdugo destroyed. “The long ball is definitely something that hurts him,’’ said manager Aaron Boone, after the Yankees’ 5-4 win against the Red Sox, on a Friday night where Aaron Judge stayed at 60 home runs“We’re trying to dive into that as much as we can, trying to stay a little unpredictable.’’ There was absolutely nothing unpredictable about the 99-mph 2-2 heater that Verdugo launched for a game-tying, three-run homer in the sixth. It followed a close 1-2, 98-mph fastball that plate umpire Brian Knight correctly called a ball. Cole thought it was strike three, inning over. “As a catcher, you want that pitch,’’ said Jose Trevino, a terrific framer, who tried to raise it for a strike. After Verdugo’s blast made it 4-4, Cole struck out JD Martinez then stormed toward Knight, pointing and shouting and earning his first career ejection.Gerrit Cole was tossed on his way to the dugout in the middle of the 6th inning A 1-2 pitch to Alex Verdugo earlier in the inning was called a ball. Verdugo then hit a game-tying three-run home run.
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