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Cole finishes what he started for 1st CG
- Updated: July 28, 2016
PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole didn’t think he had a chance after one inning, then he didn’t bother to check his pitch count again until the eighth Wednesday night. Positioned behind Cole at second base, Josh Harrison didn’t peek at the PNC Park scoreboard until the ninth.
“I looked up, and I think I saw 82,” Harrison said. “I’m like, ‘Aw, we’re good!'”
For manager Clint Hurdle, there was no question. Cole was going to pitch a complete game. And the Pirates’ ace delivered a 93-pitch gem, allowing one run on three hits without a walk while striking out six in the Bucs’ 10-1 win over the Mariners.
Cole crossed another accomplishment off his to-do list, efficiently breezing through a Seattle lineup loaded with seven left-handed hitters.
It was Cole’s first career complete game and the Pirates’ second of the season. The 25-year-old right-hander had made 131 starts in the Majors and Minors. None of them ended like Wednesday night, with the last out of the ninth inning.
“I think you try to do it every time you go out, ideally,” Cole said. “But no, it’s not something …
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