Stefano Fusaro at ESPN wrote about the historical significance of Gerrit Cole’s dominant Game 2 performance against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, in which he struck out 12 batters and walked none. As far as postseason starts go, the only other pitcher to post that many strikeouts with zero walks EVER was Tom Seaver (13K, 0BB)—in the 1973 National League Championship Series—and he’s in the Hall of Fame. Slight bias here, but what Cole accomplished has only been done once in a postseason game, and while I don’t want to diminish Seaver whatsoever, Cole didn’t have the benefit of facing the opposing pitcher each time through the lineup.
The Cole Train keeps a-rollin’
