Last we saw Gerrit Cole, he was walking off the mound in Game 1 with the lead. Four Freddie Freeman home runs later, and Cole will take the ball in Game 5 looking to keep the Yankees’ World Series dreams alive. Can New York’s ace get the team back to Los Angeles?
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Gerrit Cole Over 16.5 Outs Recorded (-135)
For as much as this is about Cole and his strengths as a pitcher, this is just as much about the state of the Yankees’ bullpen. New York wasn’t the team that used a bullpen day in Game 4, but with Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil combining for just 20 outs the last two contests, the Yankees’ high-leverage relievers are taxed. Luke Weaver, Tim Hill and Mark Leiter have all thrown in back-to-back games, while Clay Holmes has thrown in every game of the World Series so far. Thankfully, New York has it’s ace on the mound this evening — a pitcher that Aaron Boone will be fine to ride-or-die with.
Cole threw six innings and allowed just a single earned run in Game 1. It was the second time in three starts that the RHP had recorded at least 18 outs. Let’s also not pretend that Cole’s volume will be solely predicated on a numbers game in the bullpen. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner happens to be quite good. After an injury-marred beginning to 2024, Cole was fantastic in his final 10 outings of the regular season, pitching to a 2.25 ERA with a 2.62 FIP and a 26.0% strikeout rate. So long as he doesn’t get into too much trouble early, I envision the Yankees attempting to get every ounce out of their best pitcher on Wednesday.
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