After trading shutout victories over the first two games of the series behind strong efforts from Alek Manoah, Nestor Cortes, and their respective bullpens, the Yankees and Blue Jays will send their staff aces out to the mound on Wednesday night. Normally, one might expect a pitchers’ duel, but both starters reminded folks during their last time out that they’re not always dominant.
Gerrit Cole’s Opening Day outing against the Red Sox was more inconsistent than bad, though he was undoubtedly disappointed in it. He put the Yankees in an immediate 3-0 hole by giving up a two-run homer to Rafael Devers on his sixth pitch and an RBI double to Xander Bogaerts on offering No.