Gerrit Cole was relieved to have navigated Philadelphia’s lineup unscathed when he walked off the mound in the seventh inning after a pitch-clock violation resulted in a walk.
‘The Phillies are great. The lineup’s a joke, they’re so good,’ he said.
There is little laughing among the NL champions heading into their home opener. Philadelphia was held to two runs or fewer for the third time in four games, with Aaron Nola losing to Cole and the Yankees 4-2 Wednesday in a marquee matchup of premier pitchers.
Philadelphia fell to 1-5 for the first time since 2007.
Cole was removed with one out in the seventh after shaking off catcher Jose Trevino with a full count on Nick Castellanos, resulting in Cole’s first clock violation. Reliever Jonathan Loáisiga allowed a single to Bryson Stott on his first pitch and hit Alec Bohm with his second, loading the bases, and Jake Cave’s sacrifice fly cut the deficit to 2-1.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole allowed just one earned run in his team’s win
Aaron Judge, right, celebrates with second baseman DJ LeMahieu at the end of the game
Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott (5) tags out the Yankees’ Gleyber Torres
Jose Trevino hit a two-run homer in the bottom half off Gregory Soto, and Kyle Schwarber had a solo shot against Loáisiga in the eighth, his second in two days.
Gleyber Torres had three hits, including RBI singles in the first and sixth innings , and two stolen bases. He is hitting .421 with six RBIs and five steals for the Yankees, who took two of three from both San Francisco and the Phillies.
‘He’s fearless on the basepaths and instinctual,’ Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. ‘Just been really patient, under-control at-bats. That’s what he’s capable of.’
Coming off six scoreless innings against San Francisco in the opener, Cole (2-0) pitched shutout ball into the seventh. T
The 32-year-old right-hander allowed three hits in 6 1/3 innings, struck out eight and walked three . He also picked off speedy Trea Turner at first base for the final out of the third.
Rays 7, Nationals 2
Wander Franco and Harold Ramirez each had two hits including a home run, and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Wednesday.
The Rays improved to 6-0 and extended the best start in franchise history. They are off to the best start of any team since Baltimore opened 7-0 in 2016.
Taylor Walls and Randy Arozarena had two hits each for Tampa Bay, which has outscored opponents 44-13.
Shane McClanahan (2-0) allowed two runs on five hits and four walks over six innings, allowing at least one baserunner in every inning but the sixth. He struck out six.
‘There’s something real nice about when you settle in and cruise a little bit, but it’s not as sweet as the ones where you’ve really got to earn it,’ McClanahan said.
‘I had to battle and it was a fist fight and kudos to these guys in this locker room for having my back and fighting with me.’
Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Taylor Walls tags out Washington Nationals’ Alex Call
Angels 4, Mariners 3
Shohei Ohtani held Seattle to one run in six innings and drove in a run at the plate, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday.
Ohtani (1-0) kept the Mariners scoreless after allowing a run in a bumpy first inning, finishing his day having allowed three hits and four walks while striking out eight.
He also drove in Taylor Ward with a single in the top of the seventh against Mariners reliever Andrés Muñoz to put the Angels lead 4-1.
Shohei Ohtani smiles as he returns to the dugout after the seventh inning against Seattle
Brewers 7, Mets 6
Garrett Mitchell connected on a 3-2 cutter from Adam Ottavino (0-1) for his third homer in his past two games as the Brewers edged the New York Mets 7-6 on Wednesday.
Milwaukee´s Devin Williams (1-0) retired the side in order in the top of the ninth.
The Mets lost despite breaking out of the hitting slump that had caused them to enter Wednesday with 20 consecutive scoreless innings. Pete Alonso hit a pair of two-run homers off Corbin Burnes and Francisco Lindor went 3 of 4 with two doubles and two RBIs for the Mets.
Milwaukee Brewers’ Garrett Mitchell is congratulated after hitting the game-winning home run
Astros 8, Tigers 2
Chas McCormick, Kyle Tucker and Jeremy Peña all homered and combined for six RBIs to help the Houston Astros snap a three-game skid with an 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
McCormick hit a two-run home run in the second off Eduardo Rodriguez (0-2) and doubled in the fourth.
Tucker homered for a second straight game with his solo home run in the fourth to help the Astros avoid a three-game sweep. Tucker added an RBI double in a two-run seventh as Houston padded the lead.
Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker (30) collects high-fives in the dugout after hitting a home run
Braves 5, Cardinals 2
Matt Olson homered and drove in three, and the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Wednesday.
Bryce Elder, who was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday, pitched six strong innings, giving up two hits, striking out six and walking three. Jesse Chavez retired the only batter he faced to earn his first save of the season.
The Braves won for the fifth time in their first six games, while St. Louis has lost three straight.
Braves center fielder Michael Harris II (23) loses his glasses as he catches a fly ball
Pirates 4, Red Sox 1
Mitch Keller struck out seven, Carlos Santana homered and Bryan Reynolds knocked in his seventh run of the season as the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox with a 4-1 win Wednesday.
Ke´Bryan Hayes drove in a run with a perfectly-placed bunt in the sixth and Santana added an RBI double during a two-run seventh that put the Pirates up 4-0.
It was the Pirates’ first road sweep of an American League opponent since Pittsburgh took three at Detroit in 2018.
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Mitch Keller struck out seven as the Pirates beat the Red Sox on Wednesday
Guardians 6, Athletics 4
Andrés Giménez scored on pinch-hitter Will Brennan´s groundout for the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, Steven Kwan followed with an RBI single and the Guardians held off the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday.
Two innings after the A´s scored four runs in the eighth to tie it on Jesús Aguilar´s two-out, three-run homer, the Guardians recovered to win in extra innings for their second consecutive series win to begin the season.
Giménez began the inning at second base and Myles Straw drew a walk against Zach Jackson (0-1). After Giménez advanced to third on a wild pitch, Brennan lined a 3-2 pitch to shortstop Nick Allen, who threw to first for the out as Giménez crossed home plate.
Cleveland Guardians’ Steven Kwan watches his RBI single during the 10th inning vs. Oakland
White Sox 7, Giants 3
Dylan Cease battled cold symptoms and control problems, and Tim Anderson got ejected for the first time this season after he thought was quick-pitched.
Cease went five innings in his first win, Anderson got ejected and Chicago beat the San Francisco Giants 7-3 on Wednesday.
Luis Robert Jr. had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run. Gavin Sheets added three RBIs.
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease throws during the first inning vs. the Giants
Marlins 5, Twins 2
Bryan De La Cruz hit a go-ahead single in the eighth, Jorge Soler homered twice and Luzardo fanned 10 to lift the Miami Marlins over the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Wednesday.
Jean Segura and Jon Berti hit back-to-back one-out singles against reliever Griffin Jax (0-1) in the eighth before De La Cruz’s RBI single against Caleb Thielbar scored Segura and broke a 1-1 tie.
Miami´s star center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a leadoff single but left in the first inning with a stinger in his right shoulder after he was caught stealing second.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. was injured attempting to steal second base in the first inning Wednesday
Rangers 5, Orioles 2
Josh Jung hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth off reliever Austin Voth (0-1) and the Rangers won 5-2 Wednesday over the Orioles.
Two-time National League Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom, who signed a $185 million, five-year contract with Texas after nine seasons with the New York Mets, got his first AL victory.
Rodriguez struck out five and walked one while allowing four hits over five innings. He threw 53 of his 83 pitches for strikes.
Josh Jung hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth off of Orioles reliever Austin Voth
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