The Yankees were washed out last night, giving them a day off in the middle of 22 games in 23 days, and critically allowing them to rest a bullpen that’s been among the very best in the game. It’s typical, then, as the Yankees open their series with the White Sox, they’ll be starting a man who doesn’t usually need the bullpen to do much.
I said last Sunday that I’m lucky to get to keep covering Nestor Cortes starts, and here he is again. You all know the stats by now, a 1.