Associated Press
Cole rocked as Yanks lose ground in 11-1 loss to Indians
Gerrit Cole stumbled when the New York Yankees needed an ace-like outing, allowing seven runs over 5 2/3 innings in a costly 11-1 defeat to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. After losing consecutive games by eight or more runs for the first time since May 2008, New York dropped 1 1/2 games behind Toronto for the second AL wild card and 2 1/2 games back of wild card leader Boston with 12 games left. “Just couldn’t get that out, couldn’t get that third out and couldn’t get the ball off the bat, I guess,” Cole said.