Yankees send Cam Schlittler to the mound in Game 2 looking to even the Division Series with the Rays
The New York Yankees made light work of the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card round, but this was going to be a different task.Being at home, especially in the playoffs, is typically a bit easier.
The Yankees have been a good team on the road this season, but in Game 1, they looked lost.Was it because it was their first road game in a week, or was it because the Rays pitched a gem of a game? Probably mostly the ladder, but it is still worth considering that perhaps there could be some road woes for the Yankees.
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This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Cam Schlittler (31) of the New York Yankees looks on while pitching in the seventh inning during Game Three of the American League Wild Card Series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York, on Oct.2, 2025.
(Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)The Yankees get a great chance to even up the series tonight as they send Cam Schlittler to the mound.He was fantastic in his first postseason start against the Red Sox.
He went 6.1 innings and allowed just two hits and one walk.He didn't allow a run and struck out 10 hitters.
It was a bit concerning that he threw 117 pitches in the game; that was 11 more pitches than he threw in any game this season.Actually, it is the most he has thrown in any game of his career.CAM SCHLITTLER AND BEN RICE, YANKEES’ OWN MASSACHUSETTS NATIVES, CRUSH RED SOX IN GAME 1 BLOWOUTThe Tampa Bay Rays were the best team in the American League this season, and they are looking to make that regular-season success into some postseason magic.
In Game 1, the team didn't exactly break out the bats, but they didn't need to.Thanks to Drew Rasmussen, they didn't need much help.
Rasmussen went 7.2 innings without allowing a hit.He allowed...