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Stefano FusaroESPN
Astros right-handed Gerrit Cole became the second player in the history of the MLB to record at least 12 strikeouts without a draw in the playoffs, leading Houston to a 2-0 lead in his squad. Division series of the American League against the Cleveland Indians.
One day after Cleveland was closed by Justin Verlander in the first game, Cole was equally dominant: he pitched seven innings while limiting the Indians to three hits and one point to the 3-1 victory of the Astros.
Hall of Famer Tom Seaver scored 13 with the New York Mets in the first game of the 1973 National League series.
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Marwin Gonzalez scored a two-run double, Alex Bregman dominated for the second day in a row and the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-1 on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the Division Division.
The 12 goals behind were a career-high playoff for Cole. They tied him to Nolan Ryan for the third largest number of withdrawals in a playoff game in the history of the Astros franchise. They also scored the most strikes against Cleveland (in the playoffs) since his Cole teammate Verlander knocked out 12 Indian hitterers in 2016 as a member of Detroit Tigers.
Cole became the fifth thrower of the Astros with at least 10 games back in a playoff game, which also includes Verlander, Dallas Keuchel, Nolan Ryan and Mike Scott, Scott holding the franchise record with 14 in the NLCS in 1986.
Houston will try to finish the series on Monday as Keuchel faces Mike Clevinger in Cleveland.
Verlander has beaten seven times over 5 in the opening of the Friday series for the defending World Series champions.
The Aces of the Astros have been so good that even the leading franchises have become aware of it.
"Verlander and Cole? S are as good as one in two baseball goals right now," said former Astros thrower Roy Oswalt, who was present on Saturday to launch the first ceremonial throwing .
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