Cole (3-3) allowed two runs on six hits and two walks over six innings Sunday, striking out seven in a 10-5 win over the Cardinals.
He's still having trouble lasting deep into games, and Cole needed 104 pitches (65 strikes) to get through Sunday's outing. Cole hasn't pitched more than six innings in a start all season, and an elevated walk rate (3.24 BB/9, up from 1.90 last year) seems to be the primary culprit. He'll have a tough matchup in his next start, a duel against Jake Arrieta in Wrigley Field on Friday, so we'll see if Cole can rise to the occasion.