"Gerrit, you are a God to me" "Don't lose hope Cole really showed he is our guy today" - Gerrit Cole draws praise from New York Yankees fans after clutch performance in Game 4 of ALDS

When the chips were down and push came to shove, Gerrit Cole showed up. The New York Yankees ace put on a show in Cleveland to force a do-or-die game in the American League Division Series.Cole gave up just two runs on six base hits with one walk while striking out eight Cleveland Guardians batters. The ace earned his second win of the postseason against the Guardians and lowered his ERA to 2.03.New York Yankees fans on Twitter expressed their appreciation for Gerrit Cole's work as he kept the team's playoff hopes alive.One fan said:&quot;Gerrit Cole, I am your biggest fan, you brighten my day, you are the energy I need in the morning, the cool breeze on a summer day, Gerrit, you are a God to me.&quot;Lafreniere For MVP (2-1-0)@Laf4MVP@Yankees @Gillette Gerrit Cole, I am your biggest fan, you brighten my day, you are the energy I need in the morning, the cool breeze on a summer day, Gerrit, you are a God to me.32@Yankees @Gillette Gerrit Cole, I am your biggest fan, you brighten my day, you are the energy I need in the morning, the cool breeze on a summer day, Gerrit, you are a God to me.john Stevens@42069noscope@Yankees @Gillette Don't lose hope Cole really showed he is our guy today1@Yankees @Gillette Don't lose hope Cole really showed he is our guy todayDylan Backer@DylanBacker_@Yankees @Gillette Cole shoved. Proving once again why he is the ACE191@Yankees @Gillette Cole shoved. Proving once again why he is the ACEjoe@BurdenBurner@Yankees @Gillette MY ACE WAS565@Yankees @Gillette MY ACE WAS https://t.co/wu8muS23wyAfter a season that bore mixed results for the ace, New York Yankees fans can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that their main starter comes up big in crucial situations.Luke Garrison (SonicHockeyCoolFanAccount)@SHCBackupAcc@Yankees @Gillette Cole performed like what we asked him too. 8 strikeouts amazing job. Wandy and Clay did their jobs, good work. Offense only came off of a Bader homerun and a Stanton sac fly, we gotta fix that tomorrow. We need the stadium to get loud tomorrow! We’ll see you tomorrow for game 5!:9@Yankees @Gillette Cole performed like what we asked him too. 8 strikeouts amazing job. Wandy and Clay did their jobs, good work. Offense only came off of a Bader homerun and a Stanton sac fly, we gotta fix that tomorrow. We need the stadium to get loud tomorrow! We’ll see you tomorrow for game 5!: https://t.co/P6dxpO7qz0Anthony@AnthonyyFor3@Yankees @Gillette @charlie_deprimo it was a cole night1@Yankees @Gillette @charlie_deprimo it was a cole nightE 161 ST@East161stStreet@Yankees @GerritCole451792@Yankees @GerritCole45 https://t.co/LE0oYweMWUOwen Bronx Central@BronxCentral@Yankees @Gillette604@Yankees @Gillette https://t.co/QQMlduK1XzIt is unclear whether we've seen the last of Cole this postseason as the Yankees will play their elimination game against the Guardians later. What's certain is that Cole left it all on the field and silenced the doubters this postseason.Gerrit Cole: Postseason AceCole is an underrated postseason pitcher.Pretty much like NBA superstar LeBron James' love for punishing the Toronto Raptors in the playoffs that garndered him the nickname &quot;LeBronto,&quot; Gerrit Cole loves pitching against the Cleveland Guardians.In four career starts against Cleveland in the postseason, Cole owns an immaculate 4-0 record with a 1.98 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 41 strikeouts against just two walks. In comparison, he posted a 6-5 record with a 3.13 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 86 strikeouts with 22 walks against the combined opposition unnamed Cleveland. He truly loves punishing the team in the postseason.Cole also owns the sixth least postseason ERA since the establishment of the Wild Card era with a 2.81 ERA. The New York Yankees ace also owns the second-lowest WHIP at 0.93 in the same time span.

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