Kyle Schwarber loves hitting against Gerrit Cole in Wild Card games.
… No, really.
Entering Tuesday’s game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, Cole had just one other Wild Card start — with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015. That night, Schwarber — then with the Chicago Cubs — rocked him for three RBIs off of two hits.
On Tuesday, he added to their history with a third-inning home run to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.
Schwarber’s latest blast traveled 435 feet to right field and was the second home run of the game after Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run shot in the first.
Cole was taken out of the game after two innings of work meaning Schwarber won’t have a chance to add to his resume.
