Gerrit Cole earned his 12th win of the season on Sunday for the Pirates. The only Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher to earn more wins before the All Star break would be the infamous Dock Ellis with 14 wins before the All Star break in 1971. Cole ties Ken Brett, who won 12 before the All Star break in 1974.
Except for an outing on June 24th against Cincinnati where the Ghost of Pittsburgh’s Past, Marlon Byrd, came back to haunt Cole, chasing him after 4.2 innings and five earned runs, he has been the definition of consistency. Cole and A.