Boone ‘liked matchup’ for Cortes before fateful HR Yankees reliever Nestor Cortes, who hadn’t pitched in a game in 37 days, got the call from Aaron Boone in the 10th inning of Friday’s Game 1 because Boone “liked the matchup” against Freddie Freeman.

World of risk? Hurt Cortes eyes Yanks roster spot Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes expects to be on the team’s World Series roster despite the risk of pitching with a strained flexor tendon, an injury that is often the precursor to a more serious elbow injury.