Things I like to see include:
* The New York Yankees winning.
* The Boston Red Sox losing.
* A combination thereof.
We got a combination thereof at Yankee Stadium II last night. In the words of former University of Texas football coach Fred Akers, "Get out the wide-angle lens, boys. I'm gettin' ready to smile."
The Yankees knocked Sox starter Colten Brewer out of the box in the 3rd inning, with Luke Voit beating out an infield single, Aaron Hicks drawing a walk, Gio Urshela moving the runners over with a groundout, and Gleyber Torres doubling Voit and Hicks home.
Gerrit Cole allowed just 1 hit in the 1st 3 innings, but but Alex Verdugo led off the top of the 4th with a home run off him, giving the Sox hope. Cole settled down, though, and the Yankees gave him a cushion with a 2-out rally in the 5th. Torres singled, Mike Tauchman doubled him home, and then Gary Sanchez continued his bid to have his horrible start to the season swept aside with a long home run to left-center.
The Yankees scored 3 more runs in the 7th, the highlights being an RBI single by Tauchman and a 2-RBI double by Clint Frazier. Jonathan Holder allowed the Sox a couple of runs in the 8th, but Ben Heller pitched a scoreless 9th to end it, keeping Zack Britton fresh for the last 2 games of the series.
Yankees 10, Red Sox 3. WP: Cole (4-0). It was his 20th straight winning decision, just 4 off the all-time record set by Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants in 1937. (Jacob deGrom couldn't be reached for comment, as he was scratched from last night's start.) No save. LP: Brewer (0-1).
So, Young King Cole is a merry old soul, and merry old souls are we.
The series continues tonight. James Paxton starts for us, and former Yankee Nathan Eovaldi, whom Brian Cashman stupidly let get away, starts for The Scum. Come on you Pinstripes!
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