Overview
- Cam Schlittler threw seven innings, allowed one run on three hits with no walks and struck out 10 in a 5-3 Yankees win Tuesday night, extending his streak of dominant starts.
- His performance on Tuesday pushed his season ERA to 2.01 and kept him among the American League leaders in strikeouts and WHIP, while giving him a Major League-high 20 starts this year of one run or fewer.
- Schlittler’s approach centers on a 100+ mph four-seam fastball that generated many early-count strikeouts and double-digit swings-and-misses in the outing.
- Teammates and manager Aaron Boone publicly praised Schlittler after the game, and the club now treats him as its clear rotation ace and a leading option for the top postseason starting spot.
- His season-long numbers draw franchise comparisons to Ron Guidry and will shape the AL Cy Young discussion as voters weigh his full-season statistics and supporting metrics; his next scheduled start is the Subway Series finale this weekend.