Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees (91-58) face the Boston Red Sox (72-77) at Yankee Stadium on Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm (ET). Let’s take a look at some of Cole’s Player props for the matchup. Rich Hill is the probable pitcher for the Yankees, while Gerrit Cole is the probable pitcher for the Red Sox. The New York Yankees are favored to win, currently listed at -205. The total runs line is set at 7.5.
Strikeouts
Gerrit Cole’s strikeout line is set at 7.5 on Friday, with over at -115 and under at -115.
- Cole has recorded 236 strikeouts this season – ranking 1st in the MLB – averaging 7.9 per start.
- Cole has recorded 32 strikeouts in his last three starts.
- At home, Cole has recorded 128 strikeouts this season – averaging 8.5 per start.
- At home, Cole has recorded 19 strikeouts in his last two starts.
- He has exceeded this line in 17 of his 30 starts (56.7%) this season.
- He has exceeded this line in each of his last three starts.
- At home, he has exceeded this line in 10 of his 15 starts (66.7%) this season.
- At home, he has exceeded this line in 10 of his last 13 starts.
- Cole recorded 10 strikeouts in his most recent start against the Red Sox.
- Cole has recorded 110 strikeouts in his 16 career starts against the Red Sox.
- Cole has recorded 48 strikeouts in his 6 career home starts against the Red Sox.
- Cole has recorded 26 strikeouts in his last three home starts against the Red Sox.
- The Red Sox have struck out 1278 times this season – ranking 13th in the MLB.
Let’s take a look at how Gerrit Cole performs in some other key statistical areas.
Wins
- Cole holds a 12-7 W/L record this season, as well as a 3-1 record from his last five starts.
- Cole holds a 7-5 W/L record in his career against the Red Sox.
- At home, Cole holds a 5-0 W/L record in his career against the Red Sox.
Home Runs Allowed
- Cole has allowed 29 home runs in 30 starts this season.
- At home, Cole has allowed 12 home runs in 15 starts this season.
- Cole allowed 3 home runs in his most recent start against the Red Sox.
- Cole has allowed 19 home runs in his 16 career starts against the Red Sox.
- Cole has allowed 5 home runs in his 6 career home starts against the Red Sox.
- Cole has allowed 3 home runs in his last four home starts against the Red Sox.
- Boston has hit 141 home runs this season – ranking 21st in the MLB.
Earned Run Average
- Cole has an ERA of 3.41 this season.
- In his last two appearances against the Red Sox, Cole has an ERA of 4.15.
- In his last four home appearances against the Red Sox, Cole has an ERA of 2.63.