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New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole is Only the Third Player in Team History to Put Together This Kind of Season

New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole now has 23 starts of two earned runs or fewer this season.

Brady Farkas

New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole is Only the Third Player in Team History to Put Together This Kind of Season
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The New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 in extra innings on Sunday. It was a unique game that saw the Yankees win despite being no-hit through nine innings by a combination of Corbin Burnes and Devin Williams.

The extra-inning affair also meant that Yankees' ace Gerrit Cole didn't factor into the decision despite going 7.0 innings with no runs allowed and nine strikeouts.

Cole now has a 2.79 ERA and is putting together one of the best seasons in team history.

Per Katie Sharp of Stahead:

Gerrit Cole now has 23 starts with 2 runs or fewer allowed this season (the most in MLB). 

The only pitchers in Yankees history with more in a season are Ron Guidry (26 in 1978) and Jack Chesbro (28 in 1904).

With the 2.79 ERA and a 13-4 record, Cole could be in line to win the American League Cy Young award this season.

He's struck out 204 batters in 187.0 innings and owns a 1.03 WHIP through his first 30 starts.

Lifetime, Cole is in his 11th year in the major leagues with the Pirates, Astros and Yankees. He's 143-75 with a 3.19 ERA. The 33-year-old is a six-time All-Star who started the game this season for the American League.

The Yankees are currently 71-72 on the season and in last place in the American League East. They start a four-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Monday in what could end up determining who finishes fourth and who finishes last in the division.

First pitch on Monday is 7:15 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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