TAMPA — Nestor Cortes felt like himself again Sunday, and he looked like it too, tricks and all.
In one indication of how strong his shoulder was feeling, Cortes mixed a few hesitation deliveries and lower arm slots across four solid innings of work against the Tigers as he built his pitch count up to 54.
The Yankees left-hander then gave a verbal indication of his improved status.
“Best it’s ever been in a while,” Cortes said after giving up one hit (a solo home run), walking one and striking out three. “Just feeling like I was in a rhythm, everything was flowing. Gave up that bomb, but everything else was easygoing and throwing strikes and pounding the zone and was able to command pitches.”
For the first time this spring, coming off a season that was derailed by a pair of rotator cuff strains, Cortes mixed in some old tricks, too.
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