2 weeks Ago By Kevin Hickey
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers got Game 1 of the World Series started Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Looking to get the World Series started on the right foot, the Yankees turned to ace Gerrit Cole. Meanwhile, the Dodgers countered with Jack Flaherty, whom the acquired just before the Major League Baseball trade deadline this summer.
Entering Game 1 of the World Series, Cole made three postseason starts — two in the Division Series and one in the Championship Series. The Yankees had won all three games Cole pitched in while he recorded a 3.31 ERA in 16.
1 innings pitched during that stretch. Gerrit Cole World Series stats IP H R BB SO Whiffs Pitches Hard Hit Gerrit Cole 6.0 4 1 0 4 9 88 5 After Freddie Freeman's triple in the first inning, Cole retired 11 batters in a row and was scoreless through four innings.
Kike Hernandez snapped that streak in the fifth inning when he hit a line drive to the right field corner. A poor route from Juan Soto allowed Hernandez to get a triple with one out. Catcher Will Smith drove in Hernandez immediately after with a sac fly to right field.
After Giancarlo Stanton's mammoth two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning, Cole worked around a leadoff double from Kike Hernandez. Of course, it came with some smooth help from third baseman Jazz Chisholm. Gerrit Cole works around a leadoff double with the help of Jazz Chisholm Jr.
🤯 pic.twitter.com/hnxCva9UI4 After a tough battle against Teoscar Hernandez resulted in a leadoff single to begin the seventh inning, manager Aaron Boone made a controversial decision to pull Cole for Clay Holmes.
After Holmes hit Max Muncy and got Hernandez out on a sac bunt, he got a massive out against Will Smith, who popped up to Anthony Volpe with one out. Tommy Kahnle came in to get the final out of the seventh inning. Either way, it was a strong start from Cole and while the offense could have had a bigger lead when he left, the Yankees' ace showed up on the biggest stage when they needed him most.
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