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Gerrit Cole hammered by Mets again as ace can’t halt Yankees’ struggles
NY Post
Gerrit Cole is paid quite handsomely to halt poor stretches.
As the high-priced ace, it’s part of his job description.
But instead of putting out the fire that is the Yankees’ ongoing struggles, he tossed kerosene onto it.
The reigning Cy Young award winner was blasted by the Mets for the second time this year, as the Yankees were swept out of The Bronx by their crosstown rivals, 12-3, Wednesday night.
“I’m frustrated — frustrated sitting in the emotions of this loss,” Cole said. “But our job is to flush it and not let the play of the last six weeks affect the way we prepare for the next game.”
Cole’s six-run, three-homer dud came at a particularly bad time, with the fading Yankees stuck in neutral and headed out now on a six-game road trip against the Red Sox and best-in-baseball Phillies.