Yankees' Gerrit Cole fumes after Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah hits Aaron Judge with pitch
The Yankees were looking to avoid a sweep
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole had a problem with Toronto Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah during Sunday’s game.
Manoah hit Yankees slugger Aaron Judge with a pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning. Manoah’s pitch went up and in on Judge and hit the outfielder in the left arm. Judge was walking down to first base when Cole popped out of the dugout and started to bark at Manoah.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees walks to first base after he was hit by a pitch from Alek Manoah (6) of the Toronto Blue Jays during the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 21, 2022, in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Cole appeared to be urging the umpire to toss Manoah out of the game for the hit-by-pitch. Some Blue Jays players came out of the dugout as well just in case things escalated.
Cooler heads appeared to prevail in the little back-and-forth. The Yankees were leading 2-1 at that point.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Manoah, an All-Star for the first time in his career this season, came into the game against the Yankees with 579 batters faced in 23 starts. He has hit a league-leading 12 batters. He led the league in hit batters last season as well with 16 out of 459 batters faced. He had a 2.71 ERA before Sunday.
Alek Manoah of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches during the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 21, 2022, in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
The Blue Jays were looking for a sweep of the Yankees.
Cole was tagged for four runs on five hits in six innings against the Blue Jays on Saturday.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gerrit Cole of the New York Yankees pitches in the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 20, 2022, in New York. (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Despite only allowing two runs in his two previous starts before this season, New York managed to lose those games. The Yankees haven’t won in a game Cole started since July 29 against the Kansas City Royals. Cole hasn’t picked up a decision victory since July 17 against the Boston Red Sox.
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He has a 3.41 ERA and 189 strikeouts in 25 starts.