Rookie pitcher Cam Schlittler threw a stellar game through eight innings as the Yankees beat the Red Sox in a decisive Wild Card Game 3 matchup.
Two rookie starters made their postseason debut in the Bronx on Thursday night, but only one made MLB history in the end.
New York Yankees flamethrower Cam Schlittler didn’t just deliver the performance the home team needed to reach the ALDS, but one Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora called „perfect.“
Schlittler threw eight scoreless innings, striking out 12 hitters without any walks in the Yankees’ 4-0 victory to secure Game 3 to win the Wild Card series.
Schlitter, who let up five scattered hits, is the first player in MLB Postseason history to go eight scoreless innings with 12-plus strikeouts and no walks. He threw 107 pitches after manager Aaron Boone allowed him to go in the eighth inning after throwing his 100th pitch to end the seventh inning.
