Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole had an inauspicious spring debut Friday, surrendering two earned runs on three hits while striking out two in two innings as his team fell to the Blue Jays, 4-2.
When asked what he was working on his first start, Cole told MLB.com he was "getting a feel back for everything, just trying to keep the fastball down and get comfortable back on the mound again." Cole is coming off a banner rookie season for the Pirates in which he went 10-7 with a 3.22 ERA and 100:28 K:BB ratio in 117 1/3 innings.