Cam Schlittler subdues Red Sox yet again in dominant playoff performance

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Ever since he made his major league debut, New York Yankees ace Cam Schlittler has been one of the best pitchers in baseball, especially against the Boston Red Sox. On Tuesday night, he continued that trend.

Schlittler got the ball in the Bronx and backed up his trash talk by setting down the Red Sox lineup with easy, leaving Game 1 of the Wild Card series with the lead. With New York looking to get off to a strong start, the favorite to win the AL Cy Young award delivered with another shutout performance.

As both these teams are built on pitching, it was crucial for Schlittler to show up against the Yankees' biggest rivals. The young ace lived up to the hype once again, adding this game to his list of strong performances against Boston.

Here's a look at how Schlittler mowed down the Red Sox again.

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Cam Schlittler stats in Game 1 vs. Red Sox

  • Innings: 6.1
  • Runs: 0
  • Strikeouts: 10
  • Hits: 2
  • Walks: 1
  • Pitches: 117

Schlittler dazzled on Tuesday night, throwing six shutout innings while striking out 10 batters and allowing just three baserunners. It didn't quite match his performance from Game 3 of last year's Wild Card series, when he tossed eight shutout innings, but he still silenced the Red Sox on 117 pitches.

Schlittler's night ended midway through the seventh inning after Wilyer Abreu singled off him for Boston's second hit of the night. His 117 pitches were a career high, surpassing the 107 pitches that he threw last year in the playoffs against the Red Sox, and the most pitches by a Yankees pitcher in the playoffs since CC Sabathia in 2012.

The Yankees ace has become known for talking trash to Boston fans online all while being able to dominate the team. When manager Aaron Boone pulled him from the game, fans at Yankee stadium serenaded him with MVP chants.

This concluded Schlittler's final start of the season against the Red Sox, failing to allow more than one earned run in any of those five performances.

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