PITTSBURGH — Dexter Fowler came into this game going 3-for-14, all singles, against Gerrit Cole in his career.
Kyle Schwarber went 1-for-5, a single, against Gerrit Cole in his only season.
There were plenty of other guys on the Cubs roster that you would’ve expected to get to Cole — Starlin Castro (6-for-17 this year), Anthony Rizzo (6-for-17), or Kris Bryant (3-for-9) to name a few — but it was the veteran center fielder and the “other rookie” that doomed Cole tonight.
The narrative of tonight’s contest has to be Jake Arrieta, and he is very well deserving of that recognition.