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                              Cole throws 2-hitter, Yankees beat O's 6-0 in DH opener


            (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched  the fourth-most of his career,  and Gardner followed with a
            a  seven-inning  two-hitter,  including the postseason, ac-  two-run  shot,  ending  a  run
            DJ LeMahieu led off the first  cording to MLB.com. He got  of 11 consecutive solo home
            inning with the first of three  11  misses  with  his  fastball  runs  for  the  slumping  Yan-
            Yankees  homers  and  New  and 10 via slider.             kees.  Higashioka  added  his
            York beat the Baltimore Ori-                              two-run  homer  in  the  sec-
            oles 6-0 Friday in a double-  Cole tied Cincinnati's Trevor  ond.  It  was  the  first  homer
            header  opener.  New  York  Bauer  for  the  major  league  this  season  for  New  York’s
            moved 2 1/2 games ahead of  lead  with  two  complete  backup  catcher,  who  has
            the Orioles for the AL's final  games, and neither of Cole's  been  getting  more  playing
            postseason spot as the teams  lasted nine innings. The oth-  time  amid  Gary  Sánchez’s
            began  a  four-game  series.  er was a rain-shortened, five-  struggles.  Sánchez  was  the
            The Yankees had lost 15 of 21  inning effort that beat Wash-  designated  hitter  and  went
            entering  Friday  amid  a  rash  ington on opening night. Re-  0 for 2 with a walk; his .119
            of injuries, dropping to third  nato Núñez got the Orioles'  batting average is the lowest
            place  in  the  AL  East  behind  second  hit  when  he  singled  in the majors among players  laid a wreath on the 19th an-  James Paxton's status remains
            Tampa Bay and Toronto.       with two outs in the seventh.  with  100  or  more  plate  ap-  niversary  of  the  terrorist  at-  unclear  following  a  setback
                                         José Iglesias nearly had a hit  pearances.                tacks.  Yankees  players  and  in his recovery from a flexor
            Cole (5-3) opened with 4 2/3  for  Baltimore  in  the  fourth,                         coaches  wore  NYPD  and  tendon strain in his throwing
            hitless innings before Hanser  but right fielder Clint Frazier  New  York  hit  eight  balls  at  FDNY  hats  throughout  the  arm. Boone said there's “still
            Alberto singled, although his  dived and caught it. Cole had  least  90  mph  against  Cobb  doubleheader, and a moment  a chance on some level” that
            effort  wouldn’t  have  result-  lost  three  straight  starts  for  over  the  first  two  innings,  of  silence  was  observed  be-  Paxton pitches again this sea-
            ed  in  a  no-hitter  regardless.  the first time since 2018, in-  according to MLB's Statcast.  fore Game 1.       son, and said it's possible the
            Baseball  Commissioner  Fay  cluding an outing last Satur-  Cobb settled somewhat after                             31-year-old could return as a
            Vincent  chaired  a  commit-  day at Baltimore. He’s never  that,  getting  five  of  his  next  TRAINER'S ROOM     reliever.  Paxton  can  become
            tee in 1991 that voted unani-  lost four straight.        six  outs  via  strikeout.  He  Orioles: Cobb was added to  a free agent after the season.
            mously  to  define  no-hitters                            was  lifted  after  four  innings  the roster as Baltimore's 29th  ...  RHP  Jonathan  Loaisiga
            as  games  of  nine  innings  or  LeMahieu,  Brett  Gardner  trailing  5-0.  Mike  Tauch-  man  for  the  doubleheader.  (non-COVID,   unspecified
            more  that  ended  with  no  and  Kyle  Higashioka  hom-  man added an RBI single for  Manager Brandon Hyde said  medical  issue)  was  set  to
            hits. Doubleheaders this year  ered off starter Alex Cobb in  the  Yankees  against  Thomas  the team will demote a differ-  throw  a  bullpen  Friday  and
            were  shortened  to  a  pair  of  his  return  from  the  injured  Eshelman  in  the  sixth.  The  ent player before Saturday.  another Sunday with the ex-
            seven-inning games to short-  list.  The  right-hander  had  teams played a doubleheader  Yankees:  OF  Aaron  Judge  pectation he could rejoin the
            en  time  in  ballparks  during  been sidelined since Aug. 29  after Thursday's series open-  (right calf) and DH Giancar-  bullpen Tuesday.
            this    pandemic-shortened  for undisclosed reasons.      er  was  postponed  by  rain.  lo  Stanton  (left  hamstring)
            season.  The  Yankees'  $324  LeMahieu  greeted  Cobb  (1-  NEVER  FORGET  Yankees  could  report  to  the  team's  UP NEXT
            million  ace  struck  out  nine  4)  with  his  fourth  leadoff  general manager Brian Cash-  alternate  site  for  at-bats  this  Yankees   RHP   Masahiro
            and walked one, finishing his  homer this season, tying the  man,  manager  Aaron  Boone  weekend,  putting  them  on  Tanaka  (1-2,  3.38)  opposes
            gem  in  114  pitches.  He  in-  Cubs' Ian Happ for the major  and Gardner visited the 9/11  track to return to the lineup  Orioles  LHP  Keegan  Akin
            duced 27 swings and misses,  league lead. Luke Voit singled  Monument  on  Friday  and  by  next  weekend.  ...  LHP  (0-0, 2.08) in Game 2.


                         Hamlin seeks to regain mojo at Richmond in home track race


            (  AP  )  -  Kevin  Harvick  lington Raceway didn't harm  and 17 top-10 finishes in 27  ficult."                    be  all  information  coming
            grabbed  the  first  win  of  Hamlin in the standings and  career starts. He has finished                           back to me from Jacob. Obvi-
            NASCAR's playoffs while ri-  he is still ranked second head-  lower than sixth only once in  Interim crew chiefs    ously the car back at the shop
            val Denny Hamlin finished a  ed  into  Richmond  Raceway  the  last  nine  races  at  Rich-  Reigning  series  champion  is all set up by Adam. It’s just
            distant 13th. Disgusted with  for the second round of the  mond  yet  believes  he  long  Kyle  Busch  and  Clint  Bow-  a guy on top of the box.”
            his finish, Hamlin threw his  playoffs. Hamlin has enough  ago lost the edge he held over  yer  will  both  have  interim
            water bottle in anger.       playoff  points  to  easily  ad-  his competitors on the 0.75-  crew chiefs at Richmond af-  No hard feelings
            “I was so mad. I hate not fin-  vance  into  the  next  round.  mile, D-shaped oval.   ter  inspection  infractions  at  Chase  Elliott  and  Martin
            ishing where I should finish  He didn't want to hear about                             Darlington.                  Truex Jr. quickly moved past
            or  run,”  Hamlin  said.  “I'm  the playoff points after Dar-  Hamlin believes data sharing  Greg Zipadelli, the competi-  their  on-track  incident  at
            such a competitor, I want to  lington.  “I  just  want  to  win  has allowed his rivals to catch  tion director at Stewart-Haas  Darlington  that  cost  both  a
            win every week. I look at the  every  week,”  Hamlin  said.  him at his favorite track.  Racing and a former champi-  chance  at  the  victory.  Truex
            top  five  and  for  95%  of  the  “We have this playoff cushion  “Basically I left my notebook  onship-winning  crew  chief,  was trying to pass Elliott for
            race  we  outran  those  guys  because we earned it during  on top of the car and it spread  will fill in for Bowyer. Busch  the lead late in the race when
            and they go steal a win or a  the regular season. It doesn't  all  over  the  racetrack  and  will  be  led  by  Jacob  Canter,  he failed to fully clear Elliott
            top five. It's just so frustrating  make me get over it.”  every  driver  picked  it  up,”  an engineer on his Joe Gibbs  and the two cars made con-
            for me.”                     The race Saturday night will  Hamlin  said.  “(Data  shar-  Racing team. It shouldn't be  tact. Truex had to pit for re-
                                         be at his home track, where  ing’s)  been  a  benefit  for  me  a difficult adjustment, Busch  pairs  and  Elliott  was  chased
            The mediocre finish at Dar-  he  has  three  career  victories  at  other  racetracks.  But  cer-  explained,  because  of  “war  down by Harvick, who won
                                                                      tainly I felt like when I went  rooms”  teams  established  the race.
                                                                      to Richmond, went to Mar-    during  the  pandemic.  Be-  Both  drivers  understood
                                                                      tinsville, I had a tremendous  cause  NASCAR  has  strict  there  was  no  ill  intent  and
                                                                      advantage over the field. Not  roster  limits  at  the  track,  move  forward  to  Richmond
                                                                      an  unfair  advantage,  just  a  teams have already been uti-  with  their  relationship  in-
                                                                      skill  advantage.  “The  way  I  lizing off-site command cen-  tact.  “I  do  think  that  situa-
                                                                      drove those racetracks helped  ters  to  communicate  with  tion was a racing incident. I
                                                                      me perform and when other  engineers.  “With  the  com-   think  we  were  both  battling
                                                                      drivers got to see that, it re-  munications and all that stuff  really hard for a win,” Elliott
                                                                      ally kind of opened things up  that  we  have  going  on  right  said. “I think any other time
                                                                      and it took away any advan-  now, (not) that much is going  in the race, I probably would
                                                                      tage that I might have on the  to  be different,” Busch  said.  give  him  the  position.  But
                                                                      driver  side.  Now  we’ve  had  "Me  talking  on  the  radio  is  in that situation, you have to
                                                                      to rely on just putting a better  basically  me  talking  directly  know that nobody is going to
                                                                      race car on the racetrack than  to Adam, it’s just I can’t hear  let anybody in for a race win
                                                                      them, which is very, very dif-  back  from  Adam.  That  will  with 15 laps left.”
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