it was Cole's start but not Cole who lost the game. Verlander sees Yankee and steps it up his old A game even when he's been struggling. This game was lost by factors that the analytics don't factor into the game - when someone might be a shade off due to perhaps overuse with most starters not going getting out of the 6th inning or just a bad pitch or two. How often does Nacc come in to struggle with his control hitting the first batter??