Gerrit Cole was pitching a gem in his first start against the Los Angeles Dodgers since the 2024 World Series. Cole had pitched six scoreless innings, holding the Dodgers to three hits with eight strikeouts and protecting a 1-0 lead.

The game hung in the balance when Aaron Boone visited Gerrit Cole on the mound in the top of the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium. With the Yankees clinging to a one-run lead, Cole walked Mookie Betts,

While the Yankees still are missing Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole and Max Fried pitched together in New York’s rotation for first time and their numbers add to the injured captain’s 99.

That the Yankees scored in two of 18 frames, performing as if the lineup were cobbled together from whatever Hal Steinbrenner could find in the cushions of his limo, became a footnote. That is what happened when they could finally unveil a duo who,

Yankees manager Aaron Boone takes the blame for leaving Gerrit Cole in the game in Friday night's loss vs. Dodgers