Though the Yankees’ bullpen ultimately blew it wide open, two-thirds of yesterday’s bout with the Blue Jays was a joy to watch, as Michael King set the team’s 2023 bar for single-game strikeouts and matched perennial ace Kevin Gausman blow-for-blow. With Gerrit Cole squaring off against José Berríos tonight, we could be in for a repeat affair, hopefully without a relief implosion (and with the offense showing up).
Cole is coming off one of his worst starts — a five-inning, two-run outing against the lowly Pirates in which he walked three for the first time since May.