Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole made his fourth start Friday against the Brewers and earned his fourth win, moving to 4-0 to open his career by allowing three earned runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings while striking out three.
Cole also had a banner day at the plate, going 1 for 2 with a walk and scoring two runs. He has held the opposition to three earned runs or less in each of his first four starts en route to a 3.70 ERA. He'll look to keep things rolling against the Phillies next week, if he doesn't get squeezed out of the rotation by a pitching surplus first.