{"id":73107,"date":"2020-09-23T02:30:41","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T23:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gerrit-cole-wont-pitch-to-gary-sanchez-in-yankees-playoff-opener\/"},"modified":"2020-09-23T02:30:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T23:30:41","slug":"gerrit-cole-wont-pitch-to-gary-sanchez-in-yankees-playoff-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gerrit-cole-wont-pitch-to-gary-sanchez-in-yankees-playoff-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gerrit Cole won’t pitch to Gary Sanchez in Yankees’ playoff-opener"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Gerrit Cole won’t pitch to Gary Sanchez in Yankees’ playoff-opener<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n

If you want to watch Movies<\/a> or TV series visit the Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n Aaron Boone isn\u2019t wild about pitchers having personal catchers, but the Yankees manager can be flexible when the battery clicks.<\/p>\n

So barring a change of mind or an injury, backup catcher Kyle Higashioka will catch Gerrit Cole in the first game<\/a> of the postseason next Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t necessarily love it, but that said, I don\u2019t mind it,\u201d Boone said prior to Tuesday night\u2019s game against the Blue Jays at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, where Cole made his fourth straight start with Higashioka behind the plate. \u201cIf you have a guy who is the clear backup that is only playing once every four days, once every five days and they get in a good rhythm with a pitcher, obviously I have been doing it here with Higgy and Cole.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think over the long haul maybe you try to avoid it a little, but if it is a natural matchup and things are rolling I am not against it.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Entering Tuesday, things couldn\u2019t have been rolling any better with Cole throwing to Higashioka instead of regular catcher Gary Sanchez.<\/p>\n

In his three previous starts, Cole went 2-1 with a 0.90 ERA while holding hitters to a .127 batting average, one homer and a .395 OPS. In eight games with Sanchez, Cole is 4-2 with a 3.91 ERA and has given up 12 homers.<\/p>\n

\"Catcher
Catcher Kyle Higashioka and pitcher Gerrit Cole<\/span>Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Boone said he believes Sanchez won\u2019t stew over not working with the staff ace and added he has seen improvement at the plate. Sanchez took a seat hitting .147 (21-for-143) with 10 homers, 24 RBIs and a .632 OPS.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the month of September, we have seen him start to gain a little bit of traction,\u2019\u2019 Boone said.<\/p>\n

In six games from Sept. 15-21, Sanchez hit .240 (6-for-25) with three homers, nine RBIs and a .949 OPS.<\/p>\n

With Sanchez showing signs of life at the plate, Boone isn\u2019t concerned he will fret over not catching Cole.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not worried about it,\u201d Boone said. \u201cWe are down to the final days of the regular season and what we hope is a long run in the postseason and the bottom line is he is going to playing a huge role in that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to him hopefully helping us win a championship.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n

Giancarlo Stanton wasn\u2019t in the lineup Tuesday after starting in two straight games, three of four and four of five.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust a day [off] in the middle of the series. He is good and bouncing back fine,\u2019\u2019 Boone said of his DH, who is 6-for-21 (.286) with a homer, three RBIs and a .919 OPS in five games since coming off the injured list on Sept. 15. \u201cSo, encouraged where he is at.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n