"I wanted to do something different with him," Cortes said. He struck out six and walked one, giving up six hits in five innings.Ĭortes went to an unusual hesitation move to strike out Rafael Devers in the fourth inning.Īfter kicking up his right leg as usual, instead of stepping toward the plate he brought it back behind his left leg and gave a lean toward the plate before rearing back with his left arm and letting the ball fly.
Red Sox rookie Brayan Bello (1-6) took the loss even though all three runs he allowed were unearned. Boston managed just three hits and two walks off Cortes, who struck out seven and gave up one run in five-plus innings.Ĭlay Holmes pitched the ninth for his 20th save in 25 chances. Nestor Cortes (10-4) took a shutout into the fifth inning to give the Yankees the two-game sweep and their eighth win in 10 games.
Judge was waiting at home to help him to his feet - and celebrate. Judge came around to score, and Torres slid in head first to beat the relay. Catcher Connor Wong thought he had Torres making too big of a turn and fired the ball to first but it sailed wide and into the outfield. Torres lined a single to right, and Alex Verdugo's throw to the plate was too late to get Hicks. He singled in the fifth after Aaron Hicks reached on an error, putting runners on first and second. "A great job of not slowing down."Ī day after homering twice to reach 57 for the season - four short of Roger Maris' AL record - Judge went 1 for 4 with a walk. "He's fearless," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Torres had three hits - the big one a single that turned into a round-tripper when he took a wide turn around first base to draw a throw and then made it all the way home after the throw sailed into right field.
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