None of us knew what Gerrit Cole would deliver last night. Thankfully, as he kept pitching, he got better and that worked out great. Couple that with a game tying homer by Harrison Bader, and a monster shot by Anthony Rizzo and we just looked real good.
I love this nugget about Cole. ESPN writes:
"As he stood on the mound with the bases juiced, Cole stepped back and tried to visualize the situations during the season when runners reached base. He tried to lean on how he reacted in those situations while emptying his mind of the high stakes of playoff baseball.
"I prepared myself for traffic. I certainly had quite a bit of it, too many experiences with traffic this year," Cole said. "You do what you normally do. We were really clear on what pitches we wanted to execute in those situations."
And then there is Harrison Bader. This kid is Yankee material. In the way he plays, in the way he speaks, he's a gamer and future leader. I want him to be a Yankee for life.
Clutchpoints writes:
"During the bottom of the third inning, Harrison Bader squared off against the Cleveland Guardians’ Cal Quantrill. Quantrill went ahead early in the at-bat, throwing two quick strikes to put the count at 0-2. Bader rallied back, taking three straight pitches outside the plate for balls.
Harrison Bader’s first home run as a Yankee ties the game in the playoffs! pic.twitter.com/Ne7x8e9SKz
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) October 12, 2022
And then on the sixth pitch of the at-bat, Bader unleashed a missile to left-center field to answer back after Steven Kwan’s home run in the top-half of the inning."
Speaking to the press, this guy's awesome.
Great answer. Great player. Love Harrison Bader pic.twitter.com/jtFiuZI4e7
— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) October 12, 2022
And then of course is Rizzo. The guy is a true veteran, leader and one of the reason's why the Yankees have been so successful.
The New York Post writes:
Rizzo then crushed Quantrill’s final pitch of the night into the second deck in right. The two-run blast gave the Yankees a 4-1 lead....
“With them coming in after a big wild-card series win, it feels really good to come out and get Game 1,’’ Rizzo said."
Yanks lead series 1-0. Let's go Yanks!
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