Schlittler Sets MLB Playoff Record, Eliminates Red Sox

Rookie Cam Schlittler threw eight scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts and no walks in Game 3 to eliminate the Boston Red Sox and send the New York Yankees to the ALDS. The outing set a Yankees postseason debut record and was the first time in MLB playoff history a pitcher logged 8+ scoreless innings with 12+ strikeouts and zero walks. Schlittler, a 24-year-old Walpole, Massachusetts native who grew up a Red Sox fan, said the game felt “personal” after reporting harassment of his mother, who set her X account private, and he later taunted Red Sox supporters on X. The right-hander’s stuff was electric — triple-digit heaters with many pitches over 97 mph — in just his 15th career start after a July call-up. Teammates and former players praised the performance, and commentators said it strengthens a Yankees rotation that includes Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and Carlos Rodón and improves New York’s postseason outlook.