Nestor Cortes - Poised for relief outingCortes is expected to pitch behind Luis Gil (back) or Clarke Schmidt (lat) on Friday or Saturday against the Cubs, respectively, before being re-inserted into the Yankees' rotation...ImpactCortes surrendered five runs over four innings Sunday against the Cardinals and will have a brief role shift with the Yankees getting back two starting pitchers from the injured list. The left-hander's is tentatively expected to rejoin New York's rotation during the four-game set against Boston late next week, which begins Sept. 12.
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