""I'm a competitive player," Schlittler said. "All they're doing is feeding the fire. Just making sure I'm staying off my phone. I see it. I noticed it the other day. But at the end of the day, I'm going to go out there and just lock in even more. So, honestly, I can thank them as well for putting me in that position.""
"The 24-year-old Schlittler said he harnessed the anger to produce one of the greatest pitching performances in postseason history. The rookie right-hander, making his 15th career major league start and his playoff debut, became the first pitcher to ever throw at least eight scoreless innings with 12-plus strikeouts and zero walks in a postseason game. He threw a career-high 107 pitches. He fired 64 of them at least 98 mph."
Red Sox fans harassed Schlittler's family on social media, including his mother. Schlittler is a native of Walpole, Mass., attended Northeastern and lives in Boston during the offseason. He expected some pestering from opposing fans but said the volume and targeting of his family went too far. The 24-year-old harnessed that anger and delivered an extraordinary postseason start. In his playoff debut and 15th major league start, he recorded at least eight scoreless innings with 12-plus strikeouts and zero walks, threw a career-high 107 pitches, and topped 98 mph on 64 pitches.
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