Nestor Cortes’ home-turf magic unraveled during a disastrous 9-1 loss to the Rays on Saturday in The Bronx.
The Yankees southpaw, who typically excels at home, had a rare off day on the Stadium mound, surrendering six runs, eight hits — three of which were homers — and two walks.
Aaron Boone takes Nestor Cortes out of the game during the fifth inning of the Yankees’ 9-1 loss to the Rays.Over 4 ¹/₃ innings and 92 pitches, Cortes struck out a season-low one batter.In the following inning, after a single and a walk put two runners on base, Alex Jackson hit a three-run bomb just beyond the right-field wall, barely escaping Aaron Judge’s leaping attempt.
Isaac Paredes, Tampa Bay’s third baseman who might be a target for the Yankees at the trade deadline, belted a breaking ball over the left-field wall in the fifth.“I thought the profiling stuff was there, just probably not his best stuff,” manager Aaron Boone said of Cortes’ performance. “He had a hard time finishing some guys.
Cortes had proven to be more comfortable at home entering Saturday’s matinee — his 11th start at the Stadium this year — with a 1.81 ERA. Across his 10 starts on the road, he is 0-5 with a 6.04 ERA.
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