Last week, the Yankee ace and one of the Cy Young favorites was given a six run lead, a lead that evaporated and saw New York lose. Today was a near-mirror-image of that game, where Shane McClanahan was spotted six, and the whole game unraveled. This version is a much preferred one to last week’s debacle, as the Yankees guaranteed a split with a huge 9-8 victory on Saturday afternoon.
For Nestor Cortes, he continued this disturbing trend of leaving pitches up in the zone. Fastballs up can be an effective strategy, but there’s a fine line.