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Gerrit Cole reached back for his hardest fastball of the year, 100.1 mph of fire sizzling past Manuel Margot to pin the bases loaded in the fifth inning. The Yankees’ ace danced off the mound, unleashing a primal scream that could be heard six stories above the playing field at Petco Park.
These were the types of moments envisioned when Cole was touted as the sport’s most celebrated free-agent pitcher, and thus far, he has delivered.