American pitcher Gerrit Cole added his 20th consecutive Major League Baseball regular-season win in the New York Yankees’ victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Cole, who thus became the sixth pitcher to reach this mark, was key in seven innings for the New Yorkers to beat Boston by a clear 10 × 3 at Yankee Stadium.
The Californian pitcher allowed one run and four hits in the first game in which the Yankees and the Red Sox, historical rivals, meet in a stadium without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cole thus continues to approach the record of 24 consecutive wins that Carl Hubbel achieved between 1936 and 1937. The pitcher came to the Yankees this season signing a gigantic nine-year, $ 324 million contract, one of the largest in history in the United States. Big leagues.
Cole previously played for the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates in a career in which he has been selected three times for the All-Star Game.
Another protagonist of the day on Friday was the Dominican Franmil Reyes, who hit a home run and produced three runs for the Cleveland Indians to defeat the Detroit Tigers by 10 × 5.
This result was the 18th straight win for the Indians over the Tigers, a franchise record.
Results of Friday’s matchday in Major League Baseball:
Nationals – Orioles 2 × 6
Tiles – Rays 12 × 4
Yankees – Red Sox 10×3
Phillies – Mets 6 × 5
Reds – Pirates 8 × 1
Tigers – Indians 5 × 10
Marlins – Braves 8 × 2
Cubs – Brewers 3 × 4
Rockies – Rangers 2 × 3
Astros – Mariners 11 × 1
Diamondbacks – Padres 5 × 1
Angels – Dodgers 4 × 7
Giants – Athletics 7 × 8