Austin Wells belted a solo home run in the fifth inning and Gerrit Cole cruised through six scoreless innings in his return to the mound, but the Yankees bullpen couldn’t hold the lead against the pesky Rays, who emerged victorious 4-2 on Friday night at Yankee Stadium.
While the ending will leave a bad taste in the mouths of Yankees fans, Cole’s return was every bit as good as the club could have hoped it would be, considering how tough Tampa Bay’s lineup has been this season.
