Nestor Cortes was set up to fail in Yankees’ World Series disaster

LOS ANGELES — Pitching successful nan bottommost of nan 10th inning connected complete a month’s remainder successful a World Series crippled is apparently not a look for success.

Nestor Cortes returned from his elbow wounded successful clip for nan World Series earlier it was wholly healed, saying he would consequence missing adjacent play pinch a worsened nan wounded if it meant he’d person a ring.

The scheme sewage disconnected to a sadistic commencement in Friday’s 6-3, 10-inning nonaccomplishment successful Game 1 astatine Dodger Stadium, arsenic Cortes missed pinch a transportation to Freddie Freeman, whose expansive slam gave nan Dodgers nan victory.

“I knew this runway was for me,’’ Cortes said of nan apical of nan Los Angeles lineup, pinch Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freeman owed up. “I didn’t get it done, but I’ll travel back.”

Aaron Boone defended his determination to spell pinch Cortes — who has sounded successful alleviation before, but spends astir of his clip arsenic a starter — to look Ohtani pinch 1 retired successful nan 10th.

Cortes spends astir of his clip arsenic a starter, opposed to Tim Hill, different southpaw who has sounded good arsenic a Yankee and go an important portion of nan bullpen during these playoffs.

“I knew pinch 1 retired there, it would beryllium reliable to double up Shohei if Tim Hill gets him connected nan crushed and past Mookie down him is simply a reliable matchup there,’’ Boone said. “So I felt convicted pinch Nestor successful that spot.”

“Once I sewage in, I had each nan assurance successful nan world,’’ said Cortes, who didn’t cognize he was coming successful until his sanction was called.

Cortes started well, getting Ohtani to popular retired to left, helped by a terrific diving drawback by Alex Verdugo.

Boone decided to locomotion Betts intentionally to spell left-on-left again pinch Freeman coming up.

“The transportation to Freeman, I wish I would person thrown it higher,’’ Cortes said. “He put a bully plaything connected it.”

After it was over, Cortes said he “felt a small spot of everything.”

Follow The Post’s sum of nan Yankees successful nan postseason:

• Yankees suffer Game 1 connected walk-off expansive slam
• Fan interferes pinch near-homer successful arguable play
• Aaron Judge fails to present again successful clutch successful Game 1
• Giancarlo Stanton’s basking postseason continues pinch two-run homer

With Cortes successful an unfamiliar domiciled and coming backmost from nan elbow injury, moreover he doesn’t cognize really often he’ll beryllium capable to transportation this series.

But he’s optimistic he’ll beryllium capable to redeem himself.

“It wasn’t a cleanable pitch, but it was a bully capable pitch,’’ Cortes said. “I conscionable didn’t get it done. My elbow feels bully correct now and we’ll spot really it reacts [Saturday]. I’ve sewage plentifulness much pitches to throw.”