Nestor Cortes is fired up about the Yankees’ detractors.
“Everyone talks down about the yanks but they wanna be us. It’s a privilege to wear pinstripes. Every year we are in contention,”Cortes added that he’s excited about being in contention this year, as his team trails the Baltimore Orioles by a game in the AL East and sits 3¹/₂ games up in the first American League wild-card spot.
Baltimore now goes into the second half one game up over the Yankees, who at one time held a 4¹/₂ game cushion in he AL East.Aaron Boone reacts after a stolen base is called back due to an umpire timeout during the ninth inning of a game against the Orioles on July 14.. “It’s been a rough several weeks here for us. Acknowledge that.
On his end, Cortes has one excellent start and one not-so-great outing in two July appearances after holding the Red Sox to one run over six innings before yielding five runs in a clunker against the Rays. Two Yankees teammates took part in Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, with Juan Soto and Aaron Judge hitting third and fourth, respectively, in the AL’s starting lineup.A guide to the highs, lows and memes of a memorable Mets first halfBen Rice celebrates with Trent Grisham and Oswaldo Cabrera after hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning in the Yankees' loss to the Orioles on Sunday.
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