Gerrit Cole

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Ace on the hill: Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer will start Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday against the Astros' Gerrit Cole.

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole, right, delivers to Washington Nationals' Wilson Ramos during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, July 26, 2015. Cole became the majors' first 14-game winner, leading the Pirates to a 3-1 victory. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole delivers the ball to the New York Yankees during the first inning of the second game of a baseball double-header Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

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Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez is hit by a Pittsburgh Pirates' Gerrit Cole pitch during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Home plate umpire Dale Scott talks to Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole, right, after Cole hit Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez with a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Milwaukee Brewers' Carlos Gomez is hit by a Pittsburgh Pirates' Gerrit Cole pitch during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)