Rays vs. Nestor Cortes Jr. and the Yankees: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info – July 20
The Tampa Bay Rays’ batter vs. pitcher statistics versus Nestor Cortes Jr. of the New York Yankees — who they’ll face on Saturday at 1:05 PM ET — are available in this article.
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Yankees vs. Rays Matchup Info
- Game Day: Saturday, July 20, 2024
- Game Time: 1:05 PM ET
- TV Channel: MLB Network
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- Location: The Bronx, New York
- Stadium: Yankee Stadium
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Nestor Cortes Jr. 2024 Stat Insights
- Cortes (4-8) takes the mound for the Yankees in his 21st start of the season. He’s put together a 3.67 ERA in 115 1/3 innings pitched, with 110 strikeouts.
- The lefty last appeared on Thursday, July 11 against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went 4 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- The 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.67, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 20 games this season. Opponents have a .243 batting average against him.
- Cortes has nine quality starts this season.
- Cortes has pitched five or more innings in a game 16 times this year heading into this outing.
- In five of his 20 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- Cortes has a 4.86 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP against the Rays this season in 16 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .281 batting average over three appearances.
- This season, the 29-year-old ranks 40th in ERA (3.67), 26th in WHIP (1.118), and 32nd in K/9 (8.6) among qualifying pitchers.
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Nestor Cortes Jr. Last Five Games
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Rays | July 11 | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| vs. Red Sox | July 5 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| at Blue Jays | June 29 | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| vs. Braves | June 23 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| vs. Orioles | June 18 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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Rays Hitters vs. Nestor Cortes Jr.
| Name | ABs | Hits | AVG | OBP | HR | Strikeouts | Walks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz | 28 | 12 | .429 | .448 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Arozarena | 23 | 5 | .217 | .308 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Isaac Paredes | 19 | 6 | .316 | .381 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Amed Rosario | 15 | 6 | .400 | .526 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Taylor Walls | 12 | 2 | .167 | .167 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jose Siri | 9 | 1 | .111 | .250 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jose Caballero | 8 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brandon Lowe | 5 | 3 | .600 | .600 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Jackson | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonny Deluca | 3 | 0 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Lowe | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All pitcher vs. batter data begins in 2021.