Gerrit Cole strikes out nine in Yankees’ win over Guardians

Los New York Yankees (10-6) took the lead in the East division of the National League by beating 10-2 the Cleveland Guardians (7-8) thanks to a great job by the starter Gerrit Cole.

After three starts in which he did not obtain a decision, Cole got his first win of the 2022 season of the major leagues by striking out nine of the 24 Guardians batters he faced in the 6 2/3 innings he pitched at Yankee Stadium.

wake up to MLB.com, the Yankees starter struck out five opponents with four four-seam fastballstwo with sliders, one with a knuckle curve and one with a cutter.

Cole’s effort was accompanied by the hitting power of Anthony Rizzo, DJ LeMahieu and Tim Locastrowho drove in seven of the ‘Bronx Bombers’ 10 runs.

change of catcher

One of the factors that influenced the game was the change of catcher. For the first time in the season, José Treviño took the place of Kyle Higashioka as Cole’s catcher. Higashioka and Cole have formed an inseparable tandem since the end of the 2020 season.

Treviño came to New York from the Texas Rangers before the season started and had worked with pitchers Jordan Montgomery, Luis Severino y Jameson Taillon.

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