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Yingshi. ST. PETERSBURG — Gerrit Cole was almost automatically at the top of the Yankees’ rotation this season, so when Anthony Rizzo and Harrison Budd homered early to help the right-hander fill with sixes Victory appears to be locked in when the bag is in. – Running mat.
Nothing comes easy for the team, though. Cole couldn’t spot his second pitch and get the advantage as the Yankees lost 8-7 to the Rays, hitting his first two homers of the season 19 Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field.
“Too bad,” Cole said. “I had to find a way to do better, get us out of there, get us a little deeper, prevent the run. The lack of command really burned us, the balls on the plate got touched.”
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“I feel a lot of contact,” Hicks explain. “I took one look at the umpire and he still didn’t say anything, so I was up and going home. I was making contact right there, so once Gleyber was ready to swing, I had to be ready. About halfway through, I Realized I was dead so I just wanted to stay in the rundown.”
Jose Siri and Christian Bethancourt beat Cole as he navigates his first inning 19 No long ball allowed after beating AL with Allowed a home run last year.
Cole allowed him to face in sixth Siri cleared the field fence with a solo shot in the fifth inning before all four reached base. Harold Ramírez and Paredes hit back-to-back doubles, and Manuel Margot walked to center before Bethancourt hit a game-tying homer.
“I can’t be sure, but I know I don’t have a lot of leverage in those areas,” said Kerr, who has seen his ERA go from a major league-leading 1. 51 to 2.
. “In those situations, I wasn’t really calling the shots when I needed to throw the ball, and I wasn’t throwing quality shots.”
Boone said he regretted Cole’s slow hook.
“In hindsight, I probably should have gotten him,” Boo En said. “He’s our ace, and he’s been in a really good place this year. Even in outings where he’s had a little trouble, I think he’s done a good job navigating it.”
Yandy Díaz hit a run off pitcher Jimmy Cordero in the sixth inning, The latter failed to check Siri on the runway; Boone said Cordero needed to be “more conscious in that situation,” followed by a quick Siri. Jose Trevino responded with a run in the seventh.
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, Rizzo hit a solo homer, and Bader hit a two-run homer in the third inning off Rays pitcher Josh Fleming — his second home run of the series Bureau.
“This series as a whole , we showed up,” Rizzo said. “We’re right there with them. We feel like we can take three of those games away.”
Hicks and Torres added a scoring double in the fourth quarter; the knock marked Hicks’ first outside base hit of the year. Hicks said he “feels better on the plate; I’ve been making better contact.”
New York is 7-0 as a starter for Cole this season. The opponents meet at Yankee Stadium for a four-game series starting Thursday.
“These guys hugged me so big today , making this a close race until 09th,” Kerr said. “They did a great job offensively, continue to have a great swing and have a great shot. I let them down today.”
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Boone said he regretted Cole’s slow hook.
“In hindsight, I probably should have gotten him,” Boo En said. “He’s our ace, and he’s been in a really good place this year. Even in outings where he’s had a little trouble, I think he’s done a good job navigating it.”
Yandy Díaz hit a run off pitcher Jimmy Cordero in the sixth inning, The latter failed to check Siri on the runway; Boone said Cordero needed to be “more conscious in that situation,” followed by a quick Siri. Jose Trevino responded with a run in the seventh.
New York is 7-0 as a starter for Cole this season. The opponents meet at Yankee Stadium for a four-game series starting Thursday.
“These guys hugged me so big today , making this a close race until 09th,” Kerr said. “They did a great job offensively, continue to have a great swing and have a great shot. I let them down today.”
