Gerrit Cole takes the mound as the Yankees return to the Stadium tonight in search of their fifth consecutive win, and ninth in their last eleven. The visiting Orioles come into town having won five of six themselves, and 25 of 35 since a 6-6 start to the year. The Birds go to battle with Kyle Bradish (2-1, 3.90 ERA), who’s coming off a season-high 6.2 one-run innings against the Angels last Wednesday after going six shutout in Pittsburgh the Friday prior.
Cole once again looked like an ace in his Wednesday starts after two inconsistent efforts, and this is his first look in 2023 at a team that suddenly seemed to somewhat have his number the last two times they saw each other in 2022, totaling 14 innings with nine runs (eight earned) allowed.