BALTIMORE -- Nestor Cortes of the New York Yankees pitched an immaculate inning against the Baltimore Orioles, striking out the side on nine pitches in the fourth on Sunday.

Nestor Cortes AP Cortes’ immaculate inning came amid a stretch of six straight strikeouts. He later exited the game in the sixth inning with a new career-high of 12 strikeouts, surpassing the 11 ...

Nestor Cortes had one of the lowest moments of his baseball life last October when he gave up the first walk-off grand slam ...

Nestor Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and combined with three relievers on a two-hitter as the San Diego ...

Cortes, 27, admitted having issues gripping the ball in the first inning, due to the dry and windy conditions. That inning, he stranded two baserunners before striking out 10 of the next 13 Orioles.

Nestor Cortes is the ninth Yankees pitcher to throw an immaculate inning (nine pitches, three strikeouts): Al Downing Aug. 11, 1967 Ron Guidry Aug. 7, 1984 A.J. Burnett June 6, 2009 ...

BALTIMORE — Nestor Cortes became the first pitcher in 2022 to throw an “Immaculate inning.” In the fourth, the lefthander struck out the side on nine pitches. As he walked off the… ...

BALTIMORE — Nestor Cortes made some Yankees history while putting on a pitching clinic Sunday at Oriole Park. His fourth inning was as good as it gets: Nine pitches, nine strikes and three ...

BALTIMORE — Nestor Cortes became the first pitcher in 2022 to throw an “Immaculate inning.” In the fourth, the lefthander struck out the side on nine pitches. As he walked off the… ...