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Yankees player Gerrit Cole intentionally lets Rafael Devers walk without anyone on base

Well, that was bizarre.

With one out and no one on base in the fourth inning, the Yankees decided to intentionally walk the struggling Rafael Devers – and it backfired.

After Gerrit Cole brought the Red Sox batter on base, Devers stole second base and a three-run rally began.

Cole walked Tyler O'Neill, allowed a run-leading double to Masataka Yoshida, and a two-run single to Wilyer Abreu.

Before Devers' walk, Cole had struck out nine of the first ten batters he faced.

In a bizarre maneuver, Gerrit Cole intentionally let Rafael Devers run on Saturday.
Cole led Devers to first base.
Rafael Devers has defeated the Yankees in the past.

Devers has beaten Cole and the Yankees in the past – he has eight home runs and 18 RBIs in 43 at-bats against the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner – but he is in a slump.

He hasn't hit a home run since August 25 and had an OPS of .507 in September.

Cole hit Devers with a pitch in his first at-bat.

One inning later, Cole Devers, who was marching to the plate with the bases loaded, could not force a walk and the All-Star hit a two-run single to right-center field, making it 5-1 Boston.

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