The Yankees took the first contest of this mammoth three-game clash of the titans of the game. Aaron Judge robbed Shohei Ohtani of a first-inning home run while the Yankees pitching held Mike Trout hitless. They will need another complete team performance tonight if they are to replicate last night’s 9-1 victory.
Nestor Cortes gets the ball for his 10th outing of the year, and will look to continue his trend of giving the Yankees good length on the days he starts. He is averaging just over seven innings per start across his last four and a tick under six innings on the year, continuing the broader pattern of Yankees starters going deeper into games while the bullpen deals with significant absences.