Headed into a four-game series at Tropicana Field, I think we’d all have been happy with splitting two and two. Now, with the Yankees having won the first two games behind absolutely dominant pitching performances from Nestor Cortes and Jameson Taillon, I want three of four. I really want four of four, but it starts with game three, and it also starts with Gerrit Cole — perhaps the most dominant pitcher in the AL when on — getting the ball.
Cole comes into the start with a 3.31 ERA and 3.00 FIP, but has seriously elevated his game over the last six starts, with a 28 percent K-BB% that would represent the best mark of his Yankee tenure if it held up over a full season.