Cam Schlittler knows what he is pitching for down the stretch.
Cam Schlittler knows what he is pitching for down the stretch.
The Yankees still have to clinch a playoff berth, which is likely to be a wild-card spot at this point, but then they can begin to think more about what their rotation will look like for that opening postseason series.
Max Fried and Carlos Rodón are the obvious first two starters, but if and when they need someone for Game 3, Schlittler has certainly put himself in the mix.
But pitching the way he did to close out his outing Tuesday — unable to make it out of the fifth inning after being staked to a nine-run lead — will not help his case.
“That’s obviously the goal [to pitch in the playoffs],” Schlittler said after the Yankees held on for a 10-9 win. “You’re not going to get those opportunities when you walk five against a team that’s not even in the race.
