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Yankees.com: Cole’s playoff tuneup: 1 run, 5 hits, 7 K’s, 0 BB

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Gerrit Cole pitched out of a jam and danced from the mound at Sahlen Field, pumping his right fist and bellowing toward his team’s dugout. In what was expected to be his final start of the regular season, the Yankees’ ace looked like he was ready for the playoffs.

Cole permitted only a solo homer over seven sharp innings, pitching the Bombers to their ninth victory in 11 games. Aaron Hicks drove in three runs as the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays, 12-1, on Tuesday evening in Buffalo, N.