Gerrit Cole led all American League starters in WAR, xFIP, K/9, and ERA in 2019. In other words, the Yankees are going to have their hands full in Game Three of the ALCS. New York only faced Cole once in 2019, scoring three runs over seven innings back on April 9th in Houston. Given Cole’s dominance, the Yankees would probably sign up for three runs over seven innings, but how are they going to ensure he doesn’t do to them what he did to the Tampa Bays Rays in his first two starts of the postseason?
How the Yankees can attack Gerrit Cole in Game Three of the ALCS
