Cole Struggles, Bullpen Boost, Outbreak Alert | New York Yankees News

Gerrit Cole’s been surrendering homers like candy—seven in his last two starts—and the Yankees are paying the price, dropping both games. With playoff hopes on the line and magic number at one, they can’t afford another meltdown from their ace before a potential do-or-die matchup. The bullpen’s been decent but shaky in late innings, until Clarke Schmidt returns from Tommy John surgery this week to stabilize things. Meanwhile, a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx—with eight cases and one death—is now linked to a cooling tower at Yankee Stadium; city officials are cleaning ten towers by Monday to stop the spread. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/york-yankees-news-breaking-down-090000171.html More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1846ba8cca6def9a Report issues to [email protected].