Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole was dominant in a rehab start Sunday at Triple-A Indianapolis, allowing just one hit over six scoreless innings. But he only made it to 73 pitches in that outing so the Bucs will have him make one more appearance in the minor leagues, manager Clint Hurdle told Travis Sawchik of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Tuesday evening.
Cole has been on the disabled list since July 5 with a right lat injury and was scratched from a rehab start earlier this month for precautionary reasons. But he seems to be back on track now, which is great news for the second-place Pirates.
Cole, 23, owns a 3.46 ERA and 1.227 WHIP through his first 203 innings at the major league level.