ST. PETERSBURG — Gerrit Cole flirted with historical past as soon as once more, carrying a no-hitter into the eighth inning of a dominant 12-strikeout efficiency, and Aaron Hicks delivered a go-ahead RBI triple within the ninth because the Yankees rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Rays on Monday night at Tropicana Area.
The Yankees grew to become the primary Main League membership to register 50 wins this season as Cole carried a no-hit bid previous the sixth inning for the second time this season, harnessing his fastball and slider to command Tampa Bay’s lineup.
Isaac Paredes opened the eighth inning with a single to middle discipline off Cole, who walked three in a 111-pitch effort, decreasing his season ERA to three.14.
Clay Holmes permitted a run for the primary time since Opening Day, snapping his scoreless streak at 31 1/3 innings, as Francisco Mejía stroked a pinch-hit RBI double, then scored on Manuel Margot’s game-tying RBI single.
Margot would exit the sport a half-inning later, crashing into the right-field wall in pursuit of Hicks’ tiebreaking hit. Jose Trevino lifted a sacrifice fly to increase the Yankees’ lead.
