Yankees' Nestor Cortes: Returns to Triple-A

Cortes was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following Saturday's win over the Red Sox.

Cortes rejoined the Yankees last week and fired five scoreless frames over two appearances but will nonetheless return to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with CC Sabathia (knee) set to come off the injured list. The 24-year-old has a 4.91 ERA and 1.64 WHIP this season, but he looked much improved during his second stint in the majors.