Orioles outplay Yankees, Dean Kremer outduels Nestor Cortes in 4-2 win to move into first place in AL East

During the Orioles’ rebuild, facing starting pitcher Nestor Cortes was about as close to an automatic loss as there can be in the major leagues. Although, assuming those Orioles teams would lose was a safe bet most nights either way.

Cortes, the New York Yankees left-hander, dominated Baltimore in 2021 and 2022, posting a 1.06 ERA in 34 innings across five starts. But Cortes and the Yankees need no reminders that these Orioles aren’t those Orioles. Last season proved that when Baltimore...