Gerrit Cole was in Noah Syndergaard's shoes in 2013, when he was anointed the next big thing and freighted with the weight of outsized expectations. Now in his third year in the majors, Cole is in the process of exceeding them all. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace-in-waiting struck out 10 over 8 1/3 dominant innings, and his teammates pecked at Syndergaard just enough to pull out a 4-1 win Friday night. Cole (6-2) gave up six hits -- all singles -- while lowering his ERA to 2.05. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350522123
