New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole made his first start in 569 days on Friday after recovering from Tommy John surgery. He pitched six scoreless innings before the team lost the lead in the eighth. The Yankees followed with a 2-0 win on Sunday behind Aaron Judge's walk-off homer.
Cole described the outing as a second debut and compared the experience to riding a bike. He said he focused on competing pitch by pitch and giving everything he had. Manager Aaron Boone noted the team still needs to improve consistency after losing 10 of 15 games entering the series with Tampa Bay.
