New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox

Gerrit Cole’s evening began with a tongue-in-cheek call of pass interference and a smattering of verbal fireworks directed toward the umpiring crew. It concluded with high fives throughout the Yankees’ dugout. Cole struck out seven over six scoreless innings on Tuesday, continuing to pick up momentum in his return from Tommy John surgery in a 3-2 victory over the White Sox at Rate Field. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his ace seems to have “his competitive sea legs” under him now, and Cole agrees. “My instincts are sharper, my reads are better,” Cole said. “I’m in the flow of things. I’m getting pitch ideas or pitch locations that are proving to be the right ones. That comes with sharpening up all facets of the game, and our catchers have been great. They deserve a lot of credit for the run prevention.” Backed by Anthony Volpe’s deep RBI double and Max Schuemann’s two-run knock, Cole made the early support hold up for New York’s seventh victory in 11 games since the All-Star break. That includes the most replayable moment of his outing -- Colson Montgomery’s second-inning popup to the mound. Cole and catcher Austin Wells converged upon the ball, but Cole’s call of, “I got it!” didn’t prevent Wells from stepping on the pitcher’s foot. Cole fumbled the ball at first, flipping it into the air with his glove before snagging it in his bare right hand. “It was a tough sky tonight, no doubt,” Cole said. “I was just aggressive to the ball. I didn’t feel \[third baseman Amed\