Gerrit Cole shines again in return from Tommy John surgery, sending Yankees past Royals 7-0

Gerrit Cole shined in his second start since returning from Tommy John surgery on Wednesday night, leading the Yankees to a 7-0 win over Kansas City.

The former Cy Young winner allowed just four hits and struck out 10 without a walk.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone praised Cole's performance, calling it "surgical." Cole needed only 79 pitches to get through 6 2/3 innings.

The Yankees' offense provided support with key hits from Paul Goldschmidt and Ben Rice.

But despite the excellent outing, Cole emphasized the need to keep improving, especially as the Yankees get deeper into the season.