SP NYY
Thu 9/19/13 3:58 PM

Gerrit Cole tossed six innings of one-run ball and struck out a career-high 12 batters in a win over the Padres on Thursday. Cole held the Padres to just four hits while walking three. The rookie right-hander didn't miss many bats early on after coming up from the minors, but he has struck out 65 batters in 62 2/3 innings over his last 10 starts. He'll take a 3.23 ERA into his final regular season start against the Cubs next week and figures to be a popular breakout candidate in mixed leagues next year.