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Gerrit Cole mostly holds Rays in check — but just not enough in ALDS Game 1 loss

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Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees against the Rays in Game 1 of the ALDS and pitched five innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk while striking out five batters. Despite his strong performance, including an intense at-bat with Junior Caminero that lasted 12 pitches, Cole was pulled after 82 pitches by Yankees manager Aaron Boone. The Rays' Drew Rasmussen threw a one-hit shutout in the 1-0 victory.

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Drew Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Austin Wells broke it up with a double in Game 1 of the ALDS between the Yankees and Rays. Despite breaking up Rasmussen's bid for a perfect game, Wells was thrown out at third base on the play, ending New York’s best scoring chance in their 1-0 loss. Rasmussen struck out ten batters and limited the Yankees to one hit over eight innings. Giancarlo Stanton made his first appearance since April, striking out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning. The Rays' Jonathan Aranda homered off Gerrit Cole for the only run of the game. Key Stats: Rasmussen threw 101 pitches with 69 strikes; Yankees scored just one hit after collecting 26 hits against Boston in two games previously. Up Next: Cam Schlittler will start Game 2 for the Yankees. Uncertain Outcomes: Stanton’s return to play was cautiously optimistic, with Aaron Boone noting Baker's effectiveness and difficult pitching style. Wells' base-running mistake highlighted the pressure of high-stakes baseball. The Yankees need to find a way to solve Rasmussen in the series moving forward.

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Narrative

“[Boone and I] left the conversation at the end on the same page,” Cole said, choosing his words carefully, of a move that would have gained more scrutiny if Ryan Weathers, Paul Blackburn and Brent Headrick had not combined for three scoreless, hitless innings in relief.

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🔮 The third of three Yankees aces, in his first start of this postseason, held down a strong Rays lineup and threw just one pitch he could regret in five innings.

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Gerrit Cole mostly holds Rays in check — but just not enough in ALDS Game 1 loss · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 2 hedged)

On a night perfection was required, mere quality was not enough for Gerrit Cole. asserted

quality → require → Cole

The third of three Yankees aces, in his first start of this postseason, held down a strong Rays lineup and threw just one pitch he could regret in five innings. uncertain

he → hold → innings

Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. asserted

Access → access → Yankees

Cole allowed a home run to Jonathan Aranda that ended up being the difference in the game if not the story of the game. asserted

that → allow → game

Against a Yankees lineup that had scored 18 runs over two wild-card contests against Boston, Rasmussen threw a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 Rays victory in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday. asserted

Rasmussen → score → Saturday

Pitching on nine days of rest, Cole betrayed little rust, looked strong against the peskiest lineup in baseball and on most nights would have walked off the mound smiling. asserted

Cole → pitch → mound

There was no grin because he blinked. asserted

he → be → ?

With one out in the third inning, Cole aimed a 2-2 changeup down and away. asserted

Cole → aim → changeup

“It’s a pretty steep price to pay,” Cole said after he allowed five hits and a walk with five strikeouts. asserted

he → ’ → strikeouts

“He crushed it. asserted

He → crush → it

That’s just the way it goes.” asserted

it → ’ → ?

Against Junior Caminero, the two stars battled for 11 pitches before Austin Wells ran to the mound to talk with Cole. asserted

Wells → battle → Cole

After that breather, Cole turned to a 12th-pitch knuckle-curve that grazed the top of the zone to freeze one of the best hitters in baseball. asserted

that → turn → baseball

One of the best pitchers of his generation walked off the mound believing he would return for the sixth. asserted

he → walk → sixth

He did not. asserted

He → do → ?

After 82 pitches, he talked with manager Aaron Boone, who had ridden Cam Schlittler and Max Fried longer in the wild-card series and pulled the plug early on Cole. asserted

who → talk → Cole

Weathers → leave → relief

Boone said Cole “got us off to a good start” but said the Rays “made him work,” which is part of the identity of a team that rarely strikes out. asserted

that → say → team

As early as the beginning of the fourth inning, after Cole gave up a leadoff single to Victor Mesa Jr., Boone began warming up a reliever (Blackburn in that case, and Headrick began throwing as the fifth inning began). asserted

inning → give → case

On a night Cole allowed just one run but seven balls struck at least 95 mph, Boone may have seen warning signs. uncertain

Boone → allow → signs

Cole won many battles Saturday, but not with his manager behind closed doors and not with Rasmussen. asserted

Cole → win → Rasmussen

“That was a lot of fun,” he acknowledged of the battle of aces. asserted

he → acknowledge → aces