{"id":926,"date":"2023-06-06T06:12:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T03:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/new-york-yankees-send-pitcher-nasty-nestor-cortes-to-the-il\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T06:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T03:12:26","slug":"new-york-yankees-send-pitcher-nasty-nestor-cortes-to-the-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/new-york-yankees-send-pitcher-nasty-nestor-cortes-to-the-il\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees Send Pitcher \u2018Nasty\u2019 Nestor Cortes to the IL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Inhaltsverzeichnis<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/new-york-yankees-send-pitcher-nasty-nestor-cortes-to-the-il\/#Cortes_Extra_Sore_Not_as_Nasty\" title=\"Cortes Extra Sore, Not as Nasty\">Cortes Extra Sore, Not as Nasty<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/new-york-yankees-send-pitcher-nasty-nestor-cortes-to-the-il\/#Bronx_Bombers_Back_to_Bashing\" title=\"Bronx Bombers Back to Bashing\">Bronx Bombers Back to Bashing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/new-york-yankees-send-pitcher-nasty-nestor-cortes-to-the-il\/#Betting_the_Third-Place_Yankees\" title=\"Betting the Third-Place Yankees\">Betting the Third-Place Yankees<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes is headed to the IL with a left shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-276049\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO wp-image-276049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cortes_Nasty_Nestor-858x451.jpg\" alt=\"Nestor Cortes\" width=\"858\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cortes_Nasty_Nestor-858x451.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cortes_Nasty_Nestor-430x226.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Cortes_Nasty_Nestor.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes winds up against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Yankees recently completed a six-game road trip on the West Coast. Cortes will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/sports\/2023\/06\/il-bound-nestor-cortes-finally-told-yankees-about-shoulder-soreness-after-weeks-of-silence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">undergo an MRI<\/a> on Monday or Tuesday to gauge the severity of his shoulder injury, and he\u2019s expected to miss a few starts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p><strong>We don\u2019t think it\u2019s anything too major,\u201d<\/strong> said manager Aaron Boone. <strong>\u201cThe last couple of times recovering in between, he\u2019s had that achiness. That\u2019s the trainers sense, that this is probably not surgery. But then again, we\u2019re speculating there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cortes was slated to start on Tuesday to open a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox, but righty Clarke Schmidt will now get the call. Rookie right-hander Jhony Brito (3-3, 5.58 ERA, 1.49 WHIP) is expected to replace Cortes in the rotation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>The Yankees are dealing with multiple injuries to their starting rotation. Right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/yankees-starer-luis-severino-lat-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Severino began the season on the IL<\/a> with a lat strain and finally made his season debut in May. Veteran righty Frankie Montas will miss the entire season while recovering from shoulder surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Yankees signed left-handed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/carlos-rodon-back-injury-new-york-yankees-delayed-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Rodon<\/a> in the off-season, but he has yet to pitch an inning. Rodon began the season on the IL with a strained forearm, but chronic back pain derailed his rehab. There is no timetable for Rodon, but the Yankees hope he can make his first start by the end of June.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cortes_Extra_Sore_Not_as_Nasty\"><\/span>Cortes Extra Sore, Not as Nasty<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pitchers experience soreness after every start, but Cortes has been suffering from excessive soreness. Cortes didn\u2019t think he sustained an injury and never told the training staff about the lingering soreness.<\/p>\n<p>He was unable to pitch in a bullpen session on his off day last week, and finally told Boone and the trainers about his injury.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p>H<strong>opefully, these images come back better, and I\u2019ll do some exercises and some treatment,\u201d<\/strong> Cortes told reporters. <strong>\u201cIf it\u2019s just inflamed, hopefully the inflammation goes down and I\u2019ll get ready to pitch again.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cortes emerged as a valuable member of the rotation last season and earned the moniker \u201cNasty Nestor\u201d for his dominance on the mound. In 28 starts in 2022, the left-handed Cortes went 12-4 with a 2.44 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. He posted a WAR of 4.2.<\/p>\n<p>Cortes nursed a hamstring injury in spring training and missed one start in the opening week of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Cortes started 11 total games this season, but he hasn\u2019t looked as sharp as he did last season. He posted a 5-2 record with a 5.16 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, with 59 strikeouts. His current WAR is 0.1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>The Yankees went 3-1 in Cortes\u2019 first four starts, and he began the season with a 3-0 record. His next four starts were rough outings. He had an 0-2 record and two no-decisions, but the Yankees went 2-2 in those outings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cortes bounced back with solid performances in his last three outings. The Yankees went 2-1 and he won two games.<\/p>\n<p>In his last start against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, Cortes tossed a season-high 101 pitches in a 10-2 victory. He coughed up two runs, gave up five hits, and struck out six in five innings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\"><br \/><span class=\"arve-ar\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bronx_Bombers_Back_to_Bashing\"><\/span>Bronx Bombers Back to Bashing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Yankees are 36-25 and currently occupy third place in the top-heavy American League East.<\/p>\n<p>If the Yankees were in the National League, they\u2019d have the best record in the NL. They recently won a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking two out of three games in LA over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees are 6-2 in their last eight games after bouncing back from a three-game skid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>At the end of April, the Yankees were 15-15 and hit their low point of the season. The Yankees are 21-10 since the start of May and went 8-1-1 in series play. Their turnaround coincided with the season debut of outfielder Harrison Bader, who returned from an oblique injury after missing the start of the season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reigning MVP Aaron Judge also spent a short stint on the IL in the first week of May with a hip injury. Since his return, Judge bashed 13 home runs and drove in 25 runs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judge leads the AL with 19 home runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Judge leads the AL with 19 home runs. Only Pete Alonso from the New York Mets, with 21 long balls, has hit more home runs than Judge. Alonso has appeared in 60 games this season, but Judge played in only 49.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite a banged-up rotation, ace Gerrit Cole has been dealing this season and has yet to lose a start. In 13 starts, the right-handed Cole has a 7-0 record with a 2.82 ERA and 1.13 WHIP. He also struck out 84 batters.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Betting_the_Third-Place_Yankees\"><\/span>Betting the Third-Place Yankees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in baseball at 42-19. The Rays sit atop the AL East standings with a four-game lead over the second-place Baltimore Orioles (37-22). The Yankees are two games behind the Orioles and trail the Rays by six games.<\/p>\n<p>The Rays are the betting favorite to win the AL East at -190 odds, according to DraftKings. The Yankees are +330 odds to clinch the division title. The Rays are also the favorite to win the AL pennant at +290 odds, ahead of the Houston Astros (+340) and Yankees (+500).<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>The Yankees are +900 odds to win the World Series and are currently fifth on the MLB futures board. The Atlanta Braves are the consensus favorite to win the World Series at +425 odds, followed by the Dodgers (+550), Rays (+600), and defending champion Astros (+650).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Yankees are -425 odds to reach the playoffs, according to a prop bet from DraftKings. The Yankees are currently +340 odds to miss the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-yankees-pitcher-nestor-cortes-il-shoulder-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York Yankees Send Pitcher \u2018Nasty\u2019 Nestor Cortes to the IL<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees starting pitcher Nestor Cortes is headed to the IL with a left shoulder injury. New York Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes winds up against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. (Image: Getty) The Yankees recently completed a six-game road trip on the West Coast. 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