Overview
- Schlittler struck out 13 batters over six scoreless innings Friday night as the Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0.
- The outing cut his AL-leading ERA to 1.71 and improved his record to 8-3 after he walked none and threw 66 of 96 pitches for strikes.
- At 25 years and 134 days he became the youngest Yankee to record at least 13 strikeouts with no walks in a game and logged his first regular-season double-digit strikeout game.
- He generated most of the whiffs with high-velocity fastballs and sinkers, including multiple pitches near 99–100 mph that finished key batters looking or swinging.
- The win came with run support from a Jazz Chisholm Jr. solo homer and a three-run shot by Ben Rice, and it deepens Schlittler’s role in the rotation while boosting All-Star and marquee-start consideration as the Yankees sustain strong form since Aaron Judge’s injury.