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Nestor Cortes, Aaron Judge, Luke Voit Led New York To 10-2 Win Over Minnesota In Bronx New York

Nestor Cortes Aaron Judge, Luke Voit led New York to 10-2 win over Minnesota in Bronx New York!

When?

Last night!

How?

Luke Voit went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs, and Aaron Judge drilled a two-run homer, helping the Yankees jump out to a big lead for a second straight night as they pounced on rookie starter Charlie Barnes.

Nestor Cortes had this to say about his outing verses Minnesota!

When you jump out like that, it's kind of refreshing to go out there and just be able to pump strikes and try and get quick outs,” Cortes said. “You want to keep the offense in attack [mode], so it's good to go out there and just throw strikes and be able to get outs.”

Aaron Boone who is New York’s manager had this to say about Nestor Cortes!

He's been great,I don't know if I necessarily envisioned him being the cornerstone right now in our rotation the way he's pitching, but you know we kind of fell in love with him in ’19, just with who he is, the way he competes and the kind of different look he gives you than most of the people you see. I think the difference between ‘19 and now is that he's a better pitcher -- better delivery, better command, crisper stuff.”

DJ Lemahieu had this to say about Nestor Cortes!

He’s fearless out there,” said DJ LeMahieu, who tacked on a two-run homer in the eighth. “Guys like that, you just love playing behind them.”

“according to an article by Mark Feinsand on mlb.com”

This afternoon Gerrit Cole, Kenta Maeda who are both right handed pitchers are starting for New York, Minnesota today as they play game three of their four game series today in Bronx New York.

Gerrit Cole comes into the game with a record of 11-6 with an earn run average of 3.04.

Kenta Maeda comes into the game with a record of 6-4 with an earn run average of 4.41.

“according to https://www.mlb.com/gameday/twins-vs-yankees/2021/08/21/632821#game_state=preview,lock_state=preview,game_tab=

But could mother nature possibly get in the way of their starts?

I would say that is a possibility!

Why?

Because when the first pitch is supposed to be thrown there is a 20% chance of rain and chances increase to 47 %, 51% at 2:00pm and 3:00pm.

“according to https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/the-bronx/10461/hourly-weather-forecast/2-334650_1_al

First pitch is set for 1:05pm from Yankee Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on FS1!