Cole going for 20th straight win as Yankees face Red Sox

Gerrit Cole's first taste of the rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox is also an opportunity for him to get into the rarified air of pitchers to win 20 straight decisions.

Cole can become the sixth pitcher to win 20 straight decisions Friday night when the Yankees host the Red Sox in the opener of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.

If Cole gets a 20th straight victory, he will join Carl Hubbell, Roy Face, Jake Arrieta, Roger Clemens and Rube Marquard as the only pitchers to win at least 20 straight decisions. Hubbell holds the record of 24 from July 17, 1936-May 27, 1937 with the New York Giants, and the last pitcher to win 20 straight was Jake Arrieta from Aug. 4,…