The Yankees escaped a potential collapse and beat the White Sox 5-3 in 11 innings on a trio of clutch hits. Rookie Cam Schlittler matched All-Star Shane Smith inning for inning and showed power, competitiveness, and resilience after taking a 102-mph comebacker to his right arm. Schlittler worked into the sixth despite matchup concerns, allowed an RBI single, and escaped further trouble with strikeouts. Shane Smith also pitched effectively until Aaron Judge delivered a decisive hit. The win extended the Yankees' streak to seven games, with the bullpen and timely hitting sealing the victory.
The Yankees were at very real risk of losing this one, and losing stupidly. It would have been an ugly end to a night that saw great pitching from two young, up and coming studs, and Aaron Judge continuing to keep pace in the AL MVP race. A trio of clutch hits in the 11th inning meant that those sparkling moments weren't in vain, as the Yankees won their seventh straight topping the White Sox 5-3 in extra innings.
I get a lot of Gerrit Cole vibes from Cam Schlittler. The frame is similar, the heat is similar, and for a rookie pitcher he has a fair amount of the "I am personally offended you stepped in the box against me" vibe that's helped make Cole what he is. Schlittler had another strong game today, matching All Star Shane Smith inning for inning
Perhaps most impressively was how Schlittler reacted to a comebacker off his right arm in the fifth inning, 102 mph off the bat of Brooks Baldwin. Cam recovered, got Baldwin at first, and struck out Chase Meidroth to get the second out of the inning. He did allow an RBI single from old friend Mike Tauchman, but sat down Kyle Teel to end the frame.
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