This had to be one of the weirdest darn games the Yankees have played in years. Ace performance from Gerrit Cole, getting no-hit through nine innings, breaking up the no-hitter to extend the contest, tying the game later on only the second hit of the game and winning it on the third ... you can’t write this stuff.
Sitting at 195 strikeouts entering the first inning, Cole quickly got himself closer to the 200 K milestone. After a leadoff flyball to left field, the ace whiffed both William Contreras and Carlos Santana, leaving him three strikeouts from a pretty major milestone in his excellent 2023 campaign.