NEW YORK — In case you didn’t get the message on Thursday, Gerrit Cole went out and added emphasis to the point. The Yankees' starting staff is the best in the American League and making a case for being the most dominant in baseball. For the second straight night, a Yankees starter took a perfect game into the late innings. Cole pitched seven scoreless, dominant innings as the Yankees routed the Tigers, 13-0, at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees (37-15) have won four straight and it was their seventh shutout of the season. That snapped a three-game winning streak for the Tigers (21-31).
Aaron Judge had four hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs; Jose Trevino had two hits, including a homer and drove in three runs; Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in three; Matt Carpenter had two hits — including his fourth homer in seven games with the Yankees — and drove in two runs.
