Yankees' Gerrit Cole allows six first-inning runs in another clunker: 'It doesn't feel good'

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Gerrit Cole was given a nine-year, $324 million contract in the winter of 2019, which gave him the longest and most lucrative contract (both in AAV — at the time — and total money) by any pitcher in MLB history.

As of late, the problem appeared to be him trying to live up to the contract the New York Yankees gave him

Cole was given 3-0 leads in his previous two starts against the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals — he blew both of them. He followed those performances up by allowing six earned runs and three homers in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners en route to a 7-3 Yankees loss on Wednesday.

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Gerrit Cole #45 of the New York Yankees reacts after allowing a home run to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning during the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in New York, New York. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

It was Cole's second-straight start allowing five or more earned runs. But the odd part is that all 11 runs allowed came in just two separate innings.

"It's kind of hard to believe how much it just blows up so quick. I'm trying to be excellent out there. Obviously the game's letting us know we're not there. We gotta keep grinding on it. It doesn't feel good," Cole told reporters after the game.

Cole now is tied for the third-most starts among all pitchers with outings allowing five or more earned runs, along with guys like Joan Adon, Dylan Bundy, Hunter Greene and plenty other bad pitchers. He also had an outing where he lasted just 1.2 innings earlier