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Gerrit Cole received an immediate gut check upon his return from the 60-day injured list by facing the division rival Orioles last Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The adrenaline level is not going anywhere in start No. 2.<\/p>\n
Cole will be back on the mound Tuesday at Citi FIeld as the Yankees and Mets renew acquaintances in the first Subway Series matchup of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe last one was a very lively environment, so I\u2019m anticipating probably the same,\u201d Cole, who pitched against the Mets in Queens last season, said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The reigning AL Cy Young winner thrives on the competition, but the schedule has not exactly allowed Cole to ease back into the flow of things after missing the first two and a half months of the season with elbow nerve inflammation and edema.<\/p>\n
Of course, the Yankees were well aware of the schedule and still decided to bring Cole back before he was fully built up, even if he now finds himself having to temper his expectations because he does not yet have a full allotment of pitches at his disposal.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019m just trying to still build it out,\u201d Cole said. \u201cI\u2019m kind of in the thick of it. Just keep getting built up. I\u2019m not trying to do a whole lot different, really. I\u2019ll obviously try to select pitches I think are going to be successful and try to get competitive outs and as many as I can. But I\u2019m still just \u2014 it\u2019s not all the way built up, so it\u2019s hard to have any expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having lost seven of their last 10 games \u2014 and three straight series \u2014 entering Tuesday, the Yankees could surely use a vintage Cole outing to set the tone against the Mets, though he will still be limited in how far he can go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cole had built up to 70 pitches in his third and final rehab start, but the Yankees scaled that back to a limit of 65 (he finished with 62) in his return against the Orioles to account for the jump in adrenaline that comes with pitching in the major leagues.<\/p>\n
Against the Mets on Tuesday, Cole should be in line for somewhere around 75 pitches.<\/p>\n
Cole got stronger as the game went on in his season debut against the Orioles while giving up two runs across four-plus innings. <\/p>\n
All five of his strikeouts came in a seven-batter stretch that got him through the fourth inning before he allowed a leadoff single in the fifth, which marked the end of his day.<\/p>\n
The right-hander mixed in all five of his pitches, leading with his four-seam fastball that averaged 95 mph \u2014 down from the 96.7 mph he averaged last season, though he topped out at 97.5 mph on Wednesday, showing the velocity is still in there.<\/p>\n
More importantly, Cole was pleased with his command in his first start back.<\/p>\n
\u201dIt\u2019s gonna be a little back and forth in that regard \u2014 building up and not having expectations, but getting pitches into areas that we want just to give us a good chance to prevent runs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Tuesday had initially lined up to be a showdown between Cole and his former rotation mate Luis Severino, though the Mets spoiled that by bumping Severino up to start Sunday\u2019s win over the Cubs, in which he lowered his ERA to 3.29.<\/p>\n
Cole, who saw Severino as an integral part of the Yankees\u2019 clubhouse over the last few years even as injuries sabotaged his performance, was just happy to see his former teammate healthy and pitching well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want the best for Luis,\u201d Cole said. \u201dIt\u2019s good to see him back pitching. It\u2019s a lot of hard work put in and it\u2019s nice to see it pay off for guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for the Subway Series, this will mark Cole\u2019s third time pitching in it. <\/p>\n
The Mets roughed him up in 2021 at Yankee Stadium before Cole tossed six innings of one-run ball against them last season at Citi Field.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou look across the field and there\u2019s a certain level of respect \u2014 similar markets, similar town,\u201d Cole said. \u201cAnd then obviously they\u2019re good and the atmosphere is turned up.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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