Yankees' Gerrit Cole ERA At Fenway Jumps To 7 After Red Sox Beat Down

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole's perfect game bid lasted all of two pitches on Saturday afternoon before Boston Red Sox leadoff hitter Masataka Yoshida deposited a lazy 93-mile-an-hour fastball down the middle into Boston's bullpen. 

Yoshida is no slugger. It was only the 5-foot-8 Japanese native's second home run of the season, and sixth since 2024. But hey, that's Gerrit Cole at Fenway Park for you. 

The next inning, he gave Triple-A call-up Anthony Seigler his first career home run. The inning after that, the entire Red Sox lineup ate with back-to-back singles from Yoshida and Ceddanne Rafaela coming to roost after Willson Contereas doubled to the deepest part of the ballpark. 

It was another loss for Cole at Fenway, which has hilariously become his Yankees' legacy.

In seven starts in Boston, Cole has pitched 35 1/3 innings, allowed 39 hits, and a whopping 27 earned runs. He has given up 14 home runs and boasts an ERA of 6.88.

According to ESPN Insights, his career ERA against the Red Sox as a member of the Yankees is not much better.

"Cole has a 5.87 ERA in 14 career starts against the Red Sox as a member of the Yankees," ESPN Insightswrote. "Among the 67 Yankees pitchers with at least 75 IP against their rival, only Tommy Byrne (6.10) has a higher ERA than Cole."

And that was before the Red Sox got him for four runs in another loss. That ERA now sits above six. 

The Red Sox will see Carlos Rodon on Sunday night as they look for the four-game series sweep.

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