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Cam Schlittler Keeps Making History as Yankees Shut Down Mets

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Cam Schlittler Keeps Making History as Yankees Shut Down Mets

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Cam Schlittler allowed one hit over six scoreless innings as the Yankees beat the Mets 2-0 Sunday at Yankee Stadium, taking two of three in the Subway Series and improving to 86-63. He struck out eight, lowered his MLB-best ERA to 1.945 and exited after a 111.5 mph comebacker hit his right hamstring. Ben Rice and Austin Wells homered, while David Bednar recorded his 34th save.

Cam Schlittler did it again.

And at this point, the Yankees are not just watching a great young pitcher develop. They are watching one of the best pitchers in baseball take over games.

Schlittler allowed just 1 hit over 6 scoreless innings Sunday as the Yankees shut out the Mets, 2-0, at Yankee Stadium to take 2 of 3 in the Subway Series and improve to 86-63.

Oh, and Schlittler now owns the lowest ERA in Major League Baseball.

Cam Schlittler Keeps Raising the Bar

Schlittler finished with 8 strikeouts, 2 walks and 1 hit allowed over 94 pitches, lowering his ERA to 1.945 and moving ahead of Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski for the MLB lead.

This was also Schlittler’s 21st start this season allowing 1 run or fewer. Among pitchers age 25 or younger over the last 110 years, only Dean Chance had more, with 22 in 1964.

What are we supposed to call this anymore?

A breakout season? That description feels about 3 months outdated.

Schlittler is pitching like an ace every 5 days, and once again, his fastball was giving hitters problems. The Mets went 0-for-11 against it.

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Francisco Lindor struck out twice. Juan Soto went down swinging on a 98 mph fastball in the 6th. Schlittler carried a no-hitter into the 5th before Brett Baty doubled off the right-field wall.

That was basically it.

The only real scare came on his final batter when Bo Bichette smoked a 111.5 mph comebacker that hit Schlittler in the back of his right hamstring before deflecting toward Austin Wells. Schlittler finished the play and headed directly to the clubhouse after the inning.

2 Swings Were Enough

The Yankees offense didn’t exactly light up the scoreboard, but Schlittler didn’t need much.

Ben Rice led off the bottom of the 1st inning by launching his 38th home run of the season to right field, immediately giving New York a 1-0 lead.

Then Austin Wells finally broke through.

Wells entered the game stuck in an 0-for-20 slump and ended it with one swing in the 3rd, driving a Christian Scott pitch into the second deck in right field for his 11th homer of the season.

That made it 2-0.

That was all the Yankees scored.

That was all Schlittler and the bullpen needed.

The Bullpen Finished It

Brent Headrick worked a perfect 7th. Paul Blackburn handled the 8th without allowing a run, and David Bednar closed it out in the 9th for his 34th save in 37 opportunities.

The Yankees pitching staff held the Mets to just 3 hits and recorded 10 strikeouts in the team’s 14th shutout of the season.

Aaron Judge had another difficult afternoon, striking out in all 3 of his at-bats. Judge is now 3-for-17 since returning from the injured list, so clearly the timing is still coming back.

Fortunately for the Yankees, Schlittler isn’t waiting for anybody.

New York leaves the Subway Series at 86-63, leading the American League Wild Card race and sitting 4 games behind Tampa Bay in the AL East.

The Yankees needed the series.

They got it.

And once again, Cam Schlittler was the biggest reason why.

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