Cole (4-1) picked up the win Wednesday, pitching six innings with nine strikeouts while allowing one run on four hits and three walks against the Athletics.
Cole was dominant once again, throwing first-pitch strikes to 16 of the 24 batters he faced while inducing 17 swinging strikes. He's now thrown a quality start in all eight starts since joining the Astros and is now sporting an elite 13.7 K/9 and 1.43 ERA. While it seems unlikely he'll be able to keep up this record pace over the course of a full season, Cole had a 1.54 FIP entering Wednesday's start, so this seems sustainable to a large extent. He'll next take on the Angels on Tuesday.