 You knew you were going to get the best from Cole, even though making his fourth start. These Yankees, he's had 17 starts following a Yankee loss. Yankees are 13-4 in those games. He's 9-3 of the 2-9-6, so he usually shows up. He's their ace. He's their stopper. Here's Valdez batting fifth, playing at second base, despite his woes last night defensively, and he takes the ball too high. He had two hits, one on a check swing and one on a grounder off the pitcher's glove that should have been handled.