NEW YORK -- NEW YORK -- Gerrit Cole was bruised but certainly not battered Tuesday night. In a game of missed chances for the Yankees, with their biggest strengths turning into so many Achilles' heels, Cole and the Astros took a 2-1 lead in the American League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory in Game 3.
The Yankees' powerful offense went missing in action when it mattered most, and the bullpen failed to do what they have done all season, stranding baserunners far from home plate.
The Yankees may forever lament not delivering the knockout punch on a night when Cole did not have his elite stuff.