There was plenty of relief to be found in The Bronx on Saturday.
A struggling Yankees rotation welcomed back Nestor Cortes with a large exhale, before a steady stream of relievers finished the job.
The Yankees’ staff combined to two-hit the Astros, spoiling Verlander’s first start since the Mets shipped him out, in a 3-1 win over the hated rivals in front of 41,411 at the Stadium.Aaron Boone’s crew moved three games behind the wild-card-leading Blue Jays before Toronto had played Saturday. But he is still building up and was pulled after 64 pitches, rushed back after Domingo German left the team to seek treatment for alcohol abuse.Nestor Cortes enjoyed a strong return from the injured list.Yainer Diaz blooped a leadoff single against King in the eighth, but the righty stranded Diaz at first.The Yankees struck out 16 Astros, and the majors’ best bullpen answered the call again.
The rotation has been an issue that has grown larger, but in Cortes’ return, he looked a lot more like the 2022 All-Star than the 2023 battler.The afternoon’s most encouraging development for the Yankees entailed Cortes looking strong and healthy.Jake Bauers rounds the bases after homering in the Yankees’ win over the Astros on Aug. 5.He had thrown 1,004 pitches through May, his fastest at 94.7 mph, before hitting the injured list with a left rotator cuff strain.
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