Cole's Historic Meltdown vs King's Masterclass | New York Yankees News

Gerrit Cole made baseball history—twice—in one wild game, becoming the only pitcher ever to surrender home runs to the first three batters in two separate games. Facing the Padres, he watched Fernando Tatis Jr., Jake Cronenworth, and Manny Machado all blast homers on his first 15 pitches, then added a fourth to Luis Campusano. Despite the nightmare start, Cole still tied Al Downing for 11th on the Yankees’ all-time strikeout list. Meanwhile, Michael King—once a Yankee traded to San Diego—shut down his former team with six scoreless innings, extending his own streak to over 21 innings. The Yankees clawed back with Spencer Jones’ RBI double and a couple of runs off an error, but it wasn’t enough. A historic meltdown for Cole, a career-defining gem for King—baseball’s rollercoaster never stops. 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.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/79f178eb419f0af0