Gerrit Cole Ties Yankees Single-Season S from seestyle's blog

Aaron Judge wasn't the only Yankee who tied a revered club record on Wednesday night.Before the outfielder crushed his 61st home run of the year, Tony Gwynn Jersey pulling even with Roger Maris for the American League and Yankees single-season records, Gerrit Cole made some history of his own. The right-hander notched his 248th strikeout of the year, tying the franchise's single-season record set by Ron Guidry in 1978."I think it's more special because of what Aaron did tonight, to be honest," Cole after New York beat the Blue Jays, 8-3, in Toronto. "It's a really special number. Guidry was so good for us and so magical, and his record held for so long."I don't think you dream of it, but to be mentioned in the same category as the Yankees legends, Chase Headley Jersey it's hard for me to wrap my head around at this point."While Cole must wait for another start to surpa s Guidry, he did join an exclusive list of pitchers who now hold the single-season strikeout records for multiple franchises. Per , that group includes Cole (Astros & Yankees),Pedro Martnez (Expos/Nationals & Red Sox), Nolan Ryan (Rangers & Angels), Randy Johnson (Mariners & Diamondbacks) and Rube Waddell (Athletics & Browns/Orioles).As Cole mentioned, Guidry enjoyed a magical run with the Yankees, and hisrecord Wil Myers Jersey -setting 1978 season coincided with a Cy Young campaign that saw the southpaw win 25 games while recording a 1.74 ERA. Cole's historic year has included more ups and downs, including on Wednesday night.The 32-year-old was actually perfect when the sixth inning began, but historic bid ended with a home run Rollie Fingers Jersey from Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen. The longball has been a familiar foe to Cole this season; he now leads the American League with 32 allowed, a new personal worst.From there, Cole continued to unravel in the sixth.Cole ultimately allowed three earned runs over 6.1 innings, striking out four and walking one. Judge's seventh-inning, two-run blast broke a 3-3 tie.In addition to touchstone strikeout and home run numbers, Cole now owns a 3.51 ERA over 194.2 innings this season. He leads the Yankees in innings pitched and is second among pitchers in fWAR (3.1).However, Cole has had his fair share of struggles lately, recording a 5.79 ERA with eight homers allowed over his last four starts. With the postseason right around the corner and of the ALDS Ozzie Smith Jersey the Yankees' ace is still figuring some things out.