It seemed appropriate that Gerrit Cole was on hand to observe Sunday’s action from the dugout at Yankee Stadium, marking one of the ace’s first in-uniform appearances since Opening Day. While Max Fried has been excellent,

The Yankees improved to 7-for-7 in Fried starts Friday, when the lefty one-hit the Rays over seven brilliant innings in a 3-0, series-opening victory in front of 45,189 in The Bronx.

Fried struck out six Rays (three on sliders and one each on a fastball, curveball, and changeup) and walked two in Friday's win. Tampa never had a runner reach second base in the game.