Cole started the game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York, U.S., on April 21 and pitched 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts. The Yankees won 3-1 behind Cole’s performance and snapped a four-game losing streak.
Cole, who signed a nine-year, $324 million contract with the Yankees for the 2020 season, has been a consistent performer but has never won a Cy 메이저사이트 Young Award. He finished fourth in Cy Young voting in 2020, second in 2021, and ninth in 2022. This season, however, he’s been excellent, going 8-1 with a 2.64 ERA in 16 games (99 innings) and is a frontrunner for the American League Cy Young Award.
Cole threw 105 pitches on the day, shutting down the Seattle lineup. He used a four-seam (61 pitches), slider (32 pitches), cutter (7 pitches), knuckleball (3 pitches), and changeup (2 pitches), touching 99.1 miles per hour (159.5 km/h).
MLB.com reported, “Cole paced the mound after striking out the side in the seventh to end the inning. He looked at the Seattle bench and wagged his finger as if to say, ‘Not today, guys,'” describing Cole’s powerful outing.
