US EditionNestor Cortes Silences His Dodgers Demons with 6 Brilliant Innings, Pitching Padres Into 1st Place
Nestor Cortes retired the first 16 batters and pitched six scoreless innings, helping the Padres secure a 5-1 win and claim sole possession of first place in the NL West.
- Nestor Cortes pitched six scoreless innings with a near-perfect game as the Padres defeated the Dodgers 5-1 to claim first place in the NL West on Saturday night in San Diego.
- The Padres acquired Cortes from the Brewers at the July 31 trade deadline when he was rehabbing an injury, aiming to strengthen their rotation for the playoff push.
- Cortes dominated the early part of the game by retiring the first 16 Dodgers hitters he faced and, along with the bullpen, limited the team to just two hits. Meanwhile, San Diego took advantage of Tyler Glasnow’s struggles, scoring critical runs in the fourth inning that helped secure the victory.
- The Padres won their fifth straight game and now lead the division by one game with 32 regular season games remaining, while manager Mike Shildt called Cortes' outing 'tremendous' and praised the team’s camaraderie.
- Cortes, who allowed Freddie Freeman’s historic game-ending grand slam during last October’s World Series while with the Yankees, is now focused on helping the Padres end their division title drought dating back to 2006 and make a deep postseason run.
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Nester Cortes shuts down Dodgers, Padres move into first - West Hawaii Today
Nestor Cortes allowed just one hit over six shutout innings Saturday night and Ramon Laureano knocked in two runs to lift the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to move back into first place in the National League West.
Nester Cortes shuts down Dodgers, Padres move into first - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Nestor Cortes allowed just one hit over six shutout innings Saturday night and Ramon Laureano knocked in two runs to lift the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to move back into first place in the National League West.
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Nester Cortes shuts down Dodgers, Padres move into first
Nestor Cortes allowed just one hit over six shutout innings Saturday night and Ramon Laureano knocked in two runs to lift the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to move back into first…
Nestor Cortes pitches a gem as Padres beat Dodgers again, take sole possession of first place
Nestor Cortes is a filler the Padres felt they needed. In his fourth start since being acquired at the trade deadline, Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and helped lift his new team back into sole possession of first place in the National League West. The left-hander threw six scoreless innings at the start of a 5-1 victory over the Dodgers that moved the Padres a game ahead in the division race. Both teams have 32 games remaining…
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