SI.com | Gary Phillips: What else can we say about the mastery of Nestor Cortes? He turned in another gem on Monday, throwing no-hit ball into the eighth while lowering his ERA to a sparkling 1.41 with 42 strikeouts in 32 innings. Somewhat amusingly, pitching coach Matt Blake told Phillips yesterday that Cortes called him in the offseason and asked if he “had an outside shot” at making the rotation. Given that Cortes dominated in the second half last year, Nestor likely needn’t have worried, but it’s hard to blame any former 36th-round pick who began the previous year at Triple-A for being unsure.
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