By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
Gerrit Cole outpitched Aaron Nola in a marquee matchup, Gleyber Torres had three hits and two RBIs and the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 Wednesday.
Torres also stole two bases and is hitting .421 with six RBIs and five steals. Jose Trevino added a two-run homer off reliever Gregory Soto, and New York took two of three for the second straight series. NL champion Philadelphia has skidded to a 1-5 start, its worst since 2007.
Coming off six scoreless innings against San Francisco in the opener, Cole (2-0) pitched shutout ball into the seventh and left after a pitch-clock violation put on a runner who scored the first run off him this season. The 32-year-old right-hander allowed three hits in 6 1/3 innings, struck out eight and walked three. He also picked off speedy Trea Turner at first base for the final out of the third.
On a 48-degree afternoon with a chilling mist, Nola (0-1) gave up three runs and seven hits in six-plus innings with a walk and five strikeouts. He has a 7.45 ERA.
Nola entered third for pitcher WAR since 2018 behind Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom, and Cole was fourth.
Cole left after he shook off Trevino with a full count to Nick Castellanos and one out in the seventh and was called for a pitch-clock violation that resulted in a walk.
Jonathan Loáisiga allowed a single to Bryson Stott on his first pitch and hit Alec Bohm with his second, loading the bases. Jake Cave hit a sacrifice fly that cut the deficit to 2-1, and pinch-hitter Josh Harrison grounded to third, where Isiah Kiner-Falefa beat Stott to the bag for the forceout.
Nola walked Oswaldo Cabrera leading off the bottom half, Soto relieved and Trevino drove a slider to left for his first home run this season and a 4-1 lead.
Kyle Schwarber hit his second home run of the series off Loáisiga in the eighth. Clay Holmes struck out three straight batters in the ninth, finishing the five-hitter for his first save this season.
New York went ahead in the first when Aaron Judge singled, stole second and Torres' bat shattered as he hit a curveball off the end of it and dumped a single into left.
DJ LeMahieu doubled in the sixth and scored when Torres grounded a single to center for his sixth RBI in six games.
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Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long was ejected by plate umpire Nic Lentz in the fifth for arguing a called strike to Cave.
