Yankees starter Gerrit Cole, amid a near-perfect game, took an unusual step by intentionally walking Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers.

He almost certainly will not have to face Rafael Devers in the postseason. When Cole pitches to the Red Sox slugger, he loses. When Cole declines to pitch to Devers, he loses. The Yankees ace was rolling through three innings Saturday,

Clearly that was a mistake. I think that I was bought into the plan going into it, but afterward it was the wrong move.” The post Aaron Boone, Gerrit Cole explain Yankees’ decision to intentionally walk Rafael Devers with nobody on base appeared first on Boston.