Yankees Spring Training: Cole Strikes Out 2 In Hitless Inning

TAMPA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Gerrit Cole got off to a fast start in his spring training debut for the New York Yankees, throwing a 97 mph heater on his first pitch and striking out two in a hitless inning against Pittsburgh on Monday night.

“It went well,” Cole said. “It was fun. Made some good pitches.”

Leadoff man Adam Frazier popped out and Bryan Reynolds struck out before Cole Tucker drew a walk. Cole then fanned Josh Bell to finish up.

“I lost the one guy, 0-2, Tucker,” Cole said. ” A couple of quality fastballs at the top but one of those three has to be in the zone. So next outing will continue to fine tune some command, but also try to keep the execution in terms of how the stuff’s…