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Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay was left furious with manager Aaron Boone’s decision to pull pitcher Gerrit Cole in the sixth inning.
The Yankees are in a horrible situation in the American League Championship Series, with only four combined runs and no wins. The team is on the brink of elimination via sweep if they can’t pull out a victory tomorrow after losing 5-0 in the Bronx Saturday.
In the top of the sixth inning, with the Yankees down 2-0, starter Gerrit Cole loaded the bases with no outs. Manager Aaron Boone made the decision to pull Cole – who had tossed 96 pitches – and put in reliever Lou Trivino.
Trivino gave up two hits to score three runs – though he was not charged with any of them as Cole put them on base. Those runs were the last ones scored for either team, as the Yankees fell behind 3-0 in the series.
Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay was confused and angered by the decision after the game ended, with the veteran YES Network play-by-play man ripping into Boone.
Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay questioned Aaron Boone’s decision to pull Gerrit Cole
In the top of the sixth inning, with the Yankees down 2-0 Boone pulled Gerrit Cole (left)
‘I don’t get it I mean I heard his answer, he said, “you know we’re down 2-0 we have to keep it right there.” Well don’t you trust Gerrit Cole? More than Lou Trivino?,’ Kay wondered.
‘Even Gerrit Cole at 95 pitches, I trust him to save my season. Not a knock on Lou Trivino, but that’s not even your top reliever. That doesn’t make sense! The only thing that would have made sense was if Cole was hurt.
‘He’s not hurt! He’s your ace! He won those two games against the Guardians. He’s why you’re in the American League Championship Series! And you take him out there because you didn’t want the game to get out of hand? He’s the guy that can keep it from getting out of hand!’
Cole had loaded the bases in the sixth inning with the Yankees already down 2-0 to the Astros
After putting…
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