Yankees’ Nestor Cortes Was Pretty Laid Back Until Everything Drastically Changed

Nestor Cortes appeared to be in shock at the sudden change of events as he stood close to the rear of the mound with his hands on his knees. The Yankees had been coasting through the first six innings, counting outs till they could shake hands on the infield, but things had suddenly taken a terrifying turn for the worst.

Yankees’ Nestor Cortes Was Pretty Laid Back Until Everything Drastically Changed

Adam Frazier hit a three-run home run off Cortes’ final ball, and Cortes watched from the bench as the Bombers’ bullpen, which is often strong, failed to stop the bleeding. At Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, the Orioles used an eight-run seventh inning to defeat the Yankees 9-6 and end their five-game winning streak.

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It was the seventh inning now.

The Yankees fell to the Orioles 9-6 as a result of Anthony Santander’s walk, Austin Hays’ single, and Adam Frazier’s three-run homer, which ended Cortes’ appearance and ultimately the Yankees’ season.

“I felt a lot better today than I have in the past,” said Cortes, who added he thinks his “inflated” 5.30 ERA will be “back to normal” by season’s end.

“I felt like the ball was coming out great in the seventh still. Still had more power. My body felt great. … Everything unravelled real quick.”

Having pitched the third time through the order this season, Cortes came into the game with a 1.503 OPS. He departed the game after six complete innings and 89 pitches, having given up five hits, four runs, two walks, five strikeouts, and two home runs. The other home run came in the fourth inning on a single drive by Ryan Mountcastle.

Aaron Boone deemed Cortes’ overall performance “encouraging” despite the unfortunate outcome after he limited the Blue Jays to two runs over six full innings on May 18.

“This is a tough loss and everything, but one of the things [to take away] from it is another strong outing against a good team for Nestor,” Boone said. “I know it goes bad there a little bit at the end, but take a step back and look at how he threw the ball, especially coming off his last one. There’s encouraging things there.”

 

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