Gerrit Cole struck out 11 over seven innings and left with a lead. It did not hold. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored twice in the 10th inning to beat the New York Yankees 5-3 at Yankee Stadium, extending their own late tie into a decisive push once the game reached extra innings.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Cole was the story for seven innings, allowing 3 runs (3 earned) on 4 hits with 11 strikeouts and no walks across 7.0 innings. He matched Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller pitch for pitch through the middle innings before a two-run homer put the Pirates ahead in the fifth. Ben Rice answered for New York with a three-run homer in the seventh, going 1-for-5 with 3 RBIs, but the Yankees could not build on it. Cole did not factor in the decision.
Nick Gonzales opened the scoring with a two-run homer to right in the fifth, plating Gonzales' teammate Gonzales -- Ja. Gonzalez -- and putting Pittsburgh ahead 2-0. Gonzales added a solo shot in the seventh to make it 3-0 before Rice's three-run drive tied the game 3-3 in the bottom half. The Pirates broke through in the 10th when Jared Triolo's single scored Gonzales for the go-ahead run, and Jake Mangum followed with a single that brought home Cook to make it 5-3.
Keller was excellent in his own right, allowing no runs on 3 hits over 5.0 innings with 6 strikeouts and 2 walks. Fernando Cruz took the loss for New York after allowing 2 runs (1 earned) in just 0.1 innings, while Mason Montgomery picked up the win for Pittsburgh with 1.1 scoreless innings and Gregory Soto closed it out for his 13th save of the season.
Pittsburgh improved to 53-49 with the win, snapping its skid with a first victory after a loss, while New York fell to 56-45. Keller, who improved to 6-7 on the season, sits 2 wins shy of the 50-win career threshold.