Nestor Cortes Jr. and the New York Yankees (86-56) face the Boston Red Sox (69-73) at Fenway Park on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10pm (ET). Let’s take a look at some of Cortes Jr.’s Player props for the matchup. Nestor Cortes Jr. is the probable pitcher for the Yankees, while Brayan Bello is the probable pitcher for the Red Sox. The New York Yankees are favored to win, currently listed at -130. The total runs line is set at 9.0.
Strikeouts
Nestor Cortes Jr.’s strikeout line is set at 4.5 on Wednesday, with over at -141 and under at +105.
- Cortes Jr. has recorded 135 strikeouts this season – ranking T45th in the MLB – averaging 5.6 per start.
- On the road, Cortes Jr. has recorded 67 strikeouts this season – averaging 5.6 per start.
- On the road, Cortes Jr. has recorded 21 strikeouts in his last three starts.
- He has exceeded this line in 14 of his 24 starts (58.3%) this season.
- He has exceeded this line in 22 of his last 34 starts.
- On the road, he has exceeded this line in six of his 12 starts (50.0%) this season.
- On the road, he has exceeded this line in two of his last three starts.
- Cortes Jr. recorded 4 strikeouts in his most recent start against the Red Sox.
- Cortes Jr. has recorded 8 strikeouts in his 2 career starts against the Red Sox.
- Cortes Jr. has recorded 8 strikeouts in his 2 career road starts against the Red Sox.
- The Red Sox have struck out 1213 times this season – ranking 12th in the MLB.
Let’s take a look at how Nestor Cortes Jr. performs in some other key statistical areas.
Wins
- Cortes Jr. holds a 9-4 W/L record this season, as well as a 0-1 record from his last five starts.
- Cortes Jr. holds a 0-0 W/L record in his career against the Red Sox.
- On the road, Cortes Jr. holds a 0-0 W/L record in his career against the Red Sox.
Home Runs Allowed
- Cortes Jr. has allowed 16 home runs in 24 starts this season.
- On the road, Cortes Jr. has allowed 11 home runs in 12 starts this season.
- On the road, Cortes Jr. has allowed 3 home runs in his last four starts.
- Cortes Jr. allowed 2 home runs in his most recent start against the Red Sox.
- Cortes Jr. has allowed 3 home runs in his 2 career starts against the Red Sox.
- Cortes Jr. has allowed 3 home runs in his 2 career road starts against the Red Sox.
- Boston has hit 136 home runs this season – ranking 20th in the MLB.
Earned Run Average
- Cortes Jr. has an ERA of 2.73 this season.