While speaking to members of the media in his wardrobe at visiting club Comerica Park on Tuesday night, a frustrated Gerrit Cole struggled to find the words to describe his performance.
Hours earlier, the Yankees were snatched away after just 1.2 games, the shortest start to a major league career.
New York won the match, being saved by 7.1 shots late in the game from the Yankees, but Cole's frustration did not dissipate.
"This match is clearly disappointing," Cole told reporters.
After hitting the first side, Cole completely lost control of the hit zone in the second.
Starting with a point guard at Miguel Cabrera's center back, Cole brought seven players into the frame. He walked four of them, throwing a total of 46 throws, the most he has thrown in a single round in his career.
Two of Detroit's wins came in this round. Cole entered a run full of rules and lost to Willy Castro after 11 majors. The other came with a sacrifice by Robbie Grossman.
When asked what was on his mind when he saw manager Aaron Boone come out of his first basement basement and call the office, Cole said "four words."
"Still going through the evaluation process a bit, but just not on the plate enough really. Not able to get leverage and keep leverage." - Gerrit Cole goes over his start vs. Detroit. pic.twitter.com/2YoktSiXml
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Eager to make his third round of the season, Cole made clear earlier in the week how willing he is to build on his previous start and desire to delve deeper into the game with more forgiving numbers on the field. After his brief spring break, Cole has fired no more than 85 shots in this season's game.
Instead, Cole threw only 68 throws. This was not due to restrictions on the number of stadiums. This was due to his inability to take out the Hitters.
"I think he missed the strike zone a little bit," Boone said after the 4-2 win. “Maybe he lost his rhythm a little bit. I thought he was too strong in the first half and then Willie Castro in the racquet, he really got ahead of them and started losing a lot of ground, and in the end he lost it. A little bit and then I started spraying some Fastball.”
Only 37 of the 68 furlongs were strikes. His five titles in a row for most of his career came at the start of one of his career.
Boone added that he felt like he had left his traits in the game for too long. Cole responded by saying he always goes as deep into the game as possible. However, he admitted that on a cold night during a very long flight, his legs were shaking before Boone could reach him in a second.
"I've definitely never had a role like this before in my career," Cole said. "But it's not something we can't beat."
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