In a pitching duel between Gerrit Cole and Dane Dunning, the Yankees’ ace was matched by the prize of the Lance Lynn trade for most of the Sunday matinee. Although Cole lost a small lead in the seventh, Gleyber Torres eventually became the hero with a walk-off bomb to give the Yankees a 2-1 win for the first game of this doubleheader on Mother’s Day.
Cole had a great final line, but his afternoon didn’t get off to the best start. One of the many bats — perhaps the one — that really needs to breakout for the Rangers, Marcus Semien had a line-drive single in the first.