Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole earned a win Sunday, giving up two earned runs on five hits and one walk in six innings while striking out six in his team's 5-2 victory over the Brewers.
Cole (2-0) delivered his second straight quality start despite running into trouble in the second inning, giving up back-to-back singles to open the inning and watching the Brewers erase his 2-0 lead. The Pirates were able to hand Cole another lead in the bottom of the third, and he didn't let that one slip away, facing the minimum amount of batters from the third inning through the end of his start.
Cole owns a 3.18 ERA and 20:5 K:BB ratio in 17 innings. He's slated to face the Diamondbacks Friday.