NEW YORK -- Nestor Cortes expects to be on the New York Yankees' World Series roster against the Los Angeles Dodgers after throwing two innings of batting practice and pronouncing himself recovered from an elbow injury that has sidelined him for more than a month.Cortes said he plans to pitch even if it risks a long-term injury."If I have a ring and then a year off of baseball, then so be it," he said.Cortes threw 28 pitches on Tuesday on a sunny afternoon with an unseasonably high 80-degree temperature (27 Celsius), sitting down for a half-inning while Tim Mayza faced hitters. Cortes said an hour later he felt normal levels of soreness.Cortes has been sidelined since Sept. 18 because of a flexor strain in his pitching elbow. The 29-year-old left-hander jogged to the mound from the bullpen, his likely Series role."My expectation is to be on, for sure, or at least be considered," he said.The Yankees are weighing whether to carry 13 pitchers on their 26-man World Series roster. New York had 12 pitchers and 14 position players for the AL Championship Series against Cleveland after going with 11 pitchers and 15 position players for the Division Series versus Kansas City. The World Series roster must be submitted to Major L ...