Phil Coke had a great, raw and honest interview after last night’s game. It’s really hard not to like this guy after seeing this:
Notably, he puts no stock in the “too much time off” thing. Justin Verlander said last night that it may have affected some guys. It’s pretty academic right now, I’d say.
You can’t pick your family and no one knows that better than Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. His sister Amy married Astros starter Gerrit Cole in November 2016, so the two players are brothers-in-law.
The two players have matched up against each other 18 times in the past, as Cole spent his first five seasons in the National League with the Pirates. Cole often won that battle, holding Crawford to four hits — all singles — in 18 plate appearances.
Crawford finally got the better of Cole on Tuesday night, hitting a line drive into the appropriately-named Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park for a two-run home run, cutting the Astros’ lead to 5-2.
