OCTOBER 12, 2020 • NEWSDAY.COM
GERRIT COLE #45 - PITCHER - NEW YORK YANKEES
8-5 W-L •
1.13 WHIP •
3.41 ERA
8-5 W-L
1.13 WHIP
3.41 ERA
Cole proved to be a bargain in first year of $324M deal Gerrit Cole’s first season with his favorite childhood team didn’t result in one of the multiple titles Yankees managing general partner Hal...
Bad-boy Astros, fun-loving Rays set to face off in ALCS
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Lennon: Of all the options, the best is Cole on short rest During this wildly unpredictable year, the Yankees always knew what they were getting from Gerrit Cole every five days. It’s why they paid h...
OCTOBER 9, 2020 • NEWSDAY.COM
Tampa Bay hosts New York in decisive Game 5 of ALDS
The Rays and Yankees are tied 2-2 in the ALDS with Game 5 scheduled for FridayOCTOBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADING OFF: Yanks' Cole, Rays' Glasnow tabbed for Game 5
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Yankees' Gerrit Cole and the plan for Game 5: 'Just give me the ball' "I’m excited to see him go pitch," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
OCTOBER 9, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Yankees Turn to Gerrit Cole to Save Their Season Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will pitch on short rest in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Rays, with New York's season on the line.
OCTOBER 9, 2020 • SI.COM
Correa powers Astros past A's 11-6 to win ALDS
OCTOBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cole knows Game 5 is why the Yankees signed him When did Gerrit Cole find out he’d be starting Game 5 of the ALDS on Friday night on three days’ rest if there was going to be a Game 5? Pre...
OCTOBER 9, 2020 • NEWSDAY.COM
Rays burned by opener in Game 4; tab Glasnow for Game 5
Manager Kevin Cash and the Tampa Bay Rays introduced the concept of an opener to modern baseball two years agoOCTOBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Voit, Torres homer as Yankees beat Rays 5-1 to force Game 5
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Gerrit Cole will pitch on three days’ rest for first time if Yankees force ALDS Game 5 “Give me the ball,” Cole told Yankees manager Aaron Boone.
OCTOBER 8, 2020 • MCALL.COM
Gerrit Cole ready to save Yankees if they can make it to Game 5 Gerrit Cole has made 204 starts in the regular season and a dozen more in the playoffs in his major league career. Not once has he pitched o...
OCTOBER 8, 2020 • NYPOST.COM
Lined up for Game 5 Cole won't be available for Game 4 of the ALDS against the Rays on Thursday but would start the decisive Game 5 on short rest Friday should the Yankees manage to extend the series,...
Impact Cole has allowed five runs in 13 innings while striking out 21 and walking just two so far in the playoffs. He helped the Yankees to their only win of the series thus far in Game 1 and is seemingly still the team's top option for Game 5 even if not fully rested.
OCTOBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Slumping Sánchez benched for 3rd time in 4 games by Yankees
Slumping catcher Gary Sánchez was benched by the Yankees for the third time in four games, with New York facing elimination from the postseason in Game 4 of the AL Division Series...OCTOBER 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Greinke says he was changing sign sets, not signaling slider
Houston pitcher Zack Greinke held up two fingers as Oakland’s Ramón Laureano dug inOCTOBER 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arozarena powers Rays past Yanks 8-4 for 2-1 lead in ALDS
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Yankees on the brink after 2 games of pitching problems
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Baker doesn't have many options for Astros Game 4 starter
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Sánchez benched by Yanks for Higashioka in Game 3 vs Rays
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Rays hit 4 homers, Glasnow fans 10 in 7-5 win against Yanks
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Beats Rays in ALDS Game 1 Cole allowed three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out eight over six innings Monday in a win over the Rays in Game 1 of the ALDS.
Impact The ball was flying at the neutral-site location of Petco Park in San Diego -- there were six home runs hit in the game, two off Cole. Cole was his usual dominant self otherwise, inducing 18 swinging strikes on 97 pitches. The 30-year-old could theoretically go again Friday on short rest, if a Game 5 is necessary.
OCTOBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
