In college baseball, Friday night is the night your ace throws, and when two of the better teams in the country face off, it means that two of the better starters in the country are going. We get that in MLB tonight, as Gerrit Cole takes the ball for a start against Nathan Eovaldi of the Red Sox at Fenway.
We all know the story of Cole’s season — dominant start, June scuffle, AL Cy Young favorite third act. He’s coming off perhaps his worst start of the season Sunday, but it’s hard to find a pitcher who rebounds as well as Cole.