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Yankees' Gerrit Cole tries to avoid pitching to Red Sox's Rafael Devers, still can't get him out

Gerrit Cole continues to be haunted by Rafael Devers.

The New York Yankees ace has had difficulty getting the Boston Red Sox third baseman out during the past four seasons. Going into Saturday's game, Devers was hitting .333 with a .974 OPS and nine home runs against the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner.

Cole didn't give Devers much to hit in their first two matchups. In Devers' first plate appearance, he was hit by a cutter that went too far inside. That probably wasn't what Cole intended.