US EditionRed Sox Starting Rookie, Yankees Turning to Mass. Native in Do-or-Die Game 3 of Wild Card Series
Rookie pitchers Cam Schlittler and Connelly Early, with ERAs of 2.96 and 2.33 respectively, start in a winner-take-all AL Wild Card Game 3 for playoff advancement.
- On Oct. 2, a winner-take-all Game 3 at Yankee Stadium starts at 8:08 p.m. ET with rookie starters Connelly Early and Cam Schlittler on the mound.
- With the series tied 1-1, Yankees manager Aaron Boone shifted to rookie Cam Schlittler, citing rotation choices and roster uncertainty involving Will Warren and Luis Gil.
- By the numbers, Cam Schlittler posted a 2.96 ERA in 14 starts with 84 strikeouts, while Connelly Early owns a 2.33 ERA after debuting Sept. 9 and striking out 11 in five innings.
- The winner will fly to Toronto for a Friday workout at Rogers Centre before Game 1 against the Blue Jays on Saturday, with a 1:08 p.m. start if the Red Sox advance.
- With the rivalry at center stage, this second winner-take-all meeting in five seasons recalls the 2021 Wild Card Game and could define season trajectories and player legacies.
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Cam Schlittler strikes out 12 as New York Yankees blank Boston Red Sox 4-0 to win AL wild-card series
NEW YORK — Rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in eight dominant innings and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-0 on Thursday night to win their American League wild-card series in a deciding third game. Taking his place in Yankees-Red Sox rivalry lore, the 24-year-old Schlittler overpowered the visitors with 100-mph heat in his 15th major-league start and pitched the Yankees into a best-of-five division series against t…
The Killeen Daily Herald
Yankees advance to ALDS with 4-0 win over Red Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — 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…
The Press of Atlantic City
Ben Rice in Yankees' lineup against Red Sox rookie left-hander Connelly Early
Ben Rice is in the New York Yankees’ lineup for Thursday’s decisive Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series against Boston Red Sox rookie left-hander Connelly Early. Rice did not start the series opener against lefty Garrett Crochet, who…
Red Sox, Yankees lineups: Win or go home
NEW YORK – For all the marbles. Put up or shut up. Go big or go home. Do or die. Choose your favorite idiom, but the meaning is the same: Game 3 will decide which side of one of the greatest rivalries in sports will advance to the ALDS, where the Toronto Blue Jays await. Befitting the term ‘Wild Card,’ this deciding game will feature two rookie starting pitchers with very little big-league experience and zero postseason experience. Right-hander …
Gut Check Time: Both The Yankees and Red Sox Turn To Rookie Starting Pitchers In Tonight's Win or Go Home Game 3
Here we go, Thursday night in the Bronx winner heads to Toronto for the ALDS, loser goes home and sees their season end. The pitching matchup? Two rookies, New York's Cam Schlittler and Boston's Conne...
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