Nestor Cortes just keeps getting it done. Even though he only returned to the Yankees as a non-roster invitee in spring training and was stuck in Scranton until late May, he’s emerged as a surprisingly steady force. Forced into the rotation due to various injury and COVID woes, Cortes has a 2.73 ERA across six starts since the beginning of July and came up with another pivotal outing on Sunday, leading the Yankees to another win over the White Sox, 5-3.
Both teams squandered opportunities to get off to a fast start at the plate. White Sox starter Lucas Giolito labored through a 33-pitch first inning that included a 12-pitch walk by Brett Gardner, and another free pass to Aaron Judge put two men on with one out.