Nestor Cortes praises Yankees fans as home dominance continues: ‘Extra edge’
NY Post
There are two versions of Nestor Cortes: the shaky one on the road and the brilliant one at home.
On the road, Cortes allows more hits (26) than innings pitched (20) along with a through-the-roof 6.75 ERA.
At home, he has pitched into the seventh inning in all four outings, and has given up just 16 hits — four for extra bases — and five earned runs over 28 ¹/₃ mostly dominant frames.
“I love pitching in front of the Yankees fans,” the unorthodox and crafty southpaw said after the Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers, 5-2, in a rain-shortened, eight-inning game in The Bronx.
“As far as I can remember in 2021, I love pitching here. When we have two strikes or there’s two outs, everybody gets involved — the fans, the guys upstairs with the noise — it just gives you that extra edge and that’s why I feel like it’s been working for me.”
Cortes was particularly effective on Sunday, limiting the Tigers to two base runners over the first six innings and striking out nine overall.
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