"The 24-year-old Walpole, Mass. native, who grew up cheering on the Red Sox in high-pressure battles against the Yankees, completely shut down his hometown team. In eight scoreless innings, he struck out 12 batters, allowed only five hits, and generally had the Boston batters looking like deer in the headlights. It hurts to see a season come to its end, and there's no one the Red Sox hate losing to more than the Yankees."
"Red Sox manager Alex Cora made sure to give Schlittler his well-deserved praise. "We needed to be perfect tonight, because he was perfect," Cora said, via NESN. "The stuff is outstanding. He was under control. That was electric. That was electric." According to Mike Monaco of WEEI, Schlittler became the first pitcher in postseason history to throw eight or more scoreless innings, strike out 12 or more batters, and walk no one in a single game."
Cam Schlittler, a 24-year-old from Walpole, Massachusetts, blanked the Boston Red Sox over eight scoreless innings in a 4-0 Wild Card win at Yankee Stadium. He struck out 12, allowed five hits, and issued no walks, becoming the first pitcher in postseason history to log eight or more scoreless innings with 12+ strikeouts and zero walks. Red Sox manager Alex Cora called the outing electric and praised Schlittler's outstanding, controlled stuff. Schlittler rose rapidly through the Yankees' system and benefited from Clarke Schmidt's Tommy John surgery opening a rotation spot. The Red Sox offense produced weak at-bats, aiding the shutout.
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