"NEW YORK -- Rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler struck out 12 as he shut down Boston with 100 mph heat, and the New York Yankees took advantage of a pair misplays in a four-run fourth inning to beat the Red Sox 4-0 on Thursday night for a 2-1 AL Wild Card Series win and a Division Series matchup against Toronto. New York became the first team to lose the opener and advance from the expanded first round, which began in 2022."
"A 24-year-old right-hander who debuted July 9, Schlitter grew up a Red Sox fan in Walpole, Massachusetts, but said he wanted to play for the Yankees. He had pitched against the Red Sox only once before - as a freshman at Northeastern in a 2020 spring training exhibition game. He outpitched Connelly Early, a 23-year-old left-hander who debuted on Sept. 9 and became Boston's youngest postseason starting pitcher since 21-year-old Babe Ruth in 1916."
"Schlittler struck out two more than any other Yankees pitcher had in his postseason debut, allowing five singles in eight innings and walking none. He threw 11 pitches of 100 mph or higher - including six in the first inning, one more than all Yankees pitchers had combined before previously since pitch tracking started in 2008. Schlittler threw 75 of 107 pitches for strikes, starting 22 of 29 batters with strikes and topping out at 100.8 mph."
Cam Schlittler struck out 12 and allowed five singles in eight shutout innings while throwing 11 pitches of 100 mph or higher and topping out at 100.8 mph. The Yankees capitalized on two misplays in a four-run fourth inning to win 4-0, clinching the AL Wild Card Series 2-1 and earning a Division Series matchup with Toronto. Schlittler, a 24-year-old who debuted July 9, grew up a Red Sox fan but said he wanted to play for the Yankees and had faced Boston only once previously. David Bednar recorded the final outs in the ninth to preserve the shutout. New York became the first team to lose the opener and advance from the expanded first round.
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