• Associated Press

Sep 2, 2024, 11:06 PM ET

ARLINGTON, Texas —

Cole, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, turns 34 on Sunday. The right-hander began this season on the 60-day injured list because of nerve irritation and edema in his throwing elbow during spring training and didn’t make his season debut until June 19.

Cole left with the Yankees leading 7-1. He struck out nine and allowed one run in his six innings in his first start of September after going 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 28 innings in five August starts.

Luke Weaver took over, allowing a single to Josh Jung and a home run to Wyatt Langford.