NEW YORK -- Gerrit Cole continued his dominant begin to the season whereas passing Hall of Famer Whitey Ford on the all-time strikeout checklist, firing 9 glorious innings because the Yankees defeated the Twins, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.

Supported by DJ LeMahieu's two RBIs, together with a homer, Cole blanked Minnesota in a 109-pitch efficiency. Cole improved to 4-0 with an 0.95 ERA in 5 begins because the Bombers secured a cut up of the four-game collection.

Cole held the Twins hitless into the fifth inning and struck out 10, together with a fourth-inning punchout of Carlos Correa that moved him previous Ford (1,956) for 97th place on the all-time checklist. Ford spent his whole profession with the Yankees from 1950 by way of 1967, profitable six World Series championships.

Sunday’s effort additionally marked Cole’s twenty third outing of 10 strikeouts or extra since becoming a member of the Yankees, tying Ron Guidry (23) for essentially the most in franchise historical past.

LeMahieu delivered on the plate because the Yanks touched Pablo López for 2 runs and 7 hits. LeMahieu stroked a run-scoring single within the third inning, then clipped the highest of the right-field wall for a solo homer within the sixth.

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