Schlittler Twirls 12 Strikeouts to Beat Red Sox, Guide Yankees to ALDS
Rookie Cam Schlittler struck out 12 batters over eight scoreless innings with no walks, clinching the AL Wild Card Series and setting a MLB postseason record.
- On October 2, 2025, rookie pitcher Cam Schlittler led the New York Yankees to a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium.
- The Yankees overcame a series deficit after Schlittler, a 24-year-old from a Red Sox family, dominated as he and Boston rookie Connelly Early both started in the winner-take-all game.
- Schlittler threw eight shutout innings with 12 strikeouts, allowed five hits and no walks, while the Yankees capitalized on a four-run fourth inning aided by Boston fielding errors and timely hits.
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, "Every time he’s taken the ball, I feel so good about him," while teammate Anthony Volpe said, "He makes it look so easy, it's crazy."
- The win advanced the Yankees to face the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Division Series starting Saturday at Rogers Centre, marking the first time they have advanced after losing a Wild Card opener.
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Yankees move on to face Blue Jays in American League Division Series
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 to win their AL Wild Card Series in a deciding third game. New York advances to a best-of-five Division Series against AL East champion Toronto Blue Jays beginning Saturday.
New York., Newbie Cam Schlittler tamed the Boston offensive with his 100-mile-an-hour pitches (160.9 kilometers per hour) and the New York Yankees capitalized on a couple of oversights within a four-run cluster in the fourth inning to defeat 4-0 the Red Sox, take off their American League wildcard match and date Toronto in a divisional duel.
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