Gerrit Cole retired the first 16 hitters he faced and pitched eight dominant innings as the host New York Yankees recorded a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. Cole (14-4) yielded a run and two hits in his longest outing since pitching a two-hitter in a 2-0 win against the Minnesota Twins on April 16. Cole won his fourth straight decision since allowing six runs in a loss to Boston on Aug. 19. Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer four batters in against Toronto's Jose Berrios (11-11).
As a man accustomed to wearing Yankees pinstripes at this time of year, Blue Jays reliever Chad Green has a handle on what it takes to navigate the pressures of baseball's playoff stretch drive. “I'm not saying you have to treat it like a playoff game but it's as close as possible,” Green said prior to what felt like a must-win 3-0 Jays victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night at the Rogers Centre. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
The Yankees played a very weird game on Friday night in Pittsburgh featuring a mid-but-palatable Gerrit Cole, a frightening injury to Anthony Misiewicz, shoddy defense on both sides, and a ninth-inning comeback aided by item No. 3. Aside from Rays/O's, all the top American League teams in playoff position had their own separate games, so this morning will be a little rapid-fire. The pregame festivities celebrated the career of longtime Baltimore fan favorite Adam Jones, who signed a one-day contract to officially retire as a member of the Orioles.
No | Player | P |
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40 | P | |
17 | P | |
92 | P | |
90 | P | |
65 | P | |
93 | P | |
34 | P | |
37 | P | |
12 | P | |
16 | P | |
58 | P | |
24 | P | |
33 | P | |
68 | P | |
99 | P | |
50 | P |
No | Player | P |
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55 | C | |
9 | C | |
30 | C |
No | Player | P |
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13 | 1B | |
11 | SS | |
8 | 2B | |
26 | 3B | |
5 | 2B | |
27 | 1B | |
48 | 1B | |
3 | SS | |
15 | 2B | |
36 | 3B |
No | Player | P |
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31 | CF | |
39 | CF | |
4 | RF | |
25 | CF |