Red Sox blast Yankees’ Gerrit Cole’s strategy to walk Rafael Devers: ‘He showed a lot of weakness’
NEW YORK — Before New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole took the mound in the fourth inning, he met with pitching coach Matt Blake in the tunnel leading to the clubhouse. They discussed that if they retired Boston Red Sox leadoff hitter Jarren Duran, they would intentionally walk Rafael Devers with one out and no one on base.