Cam Schlittler recorded 10 strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless innings in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox.
Schlittler authored another dominant performance against his hometown team, retiring 13 consecutive batters following a one-out single from Adley Rutschman in the opening frame. The hard-throwing 25-year-old rising superstar hit triple digits on six occasions and generated an eye-popping 24 swinging strikes, including 14 on his fastball alone. He also leaned heavily on his curveball in this one, throwing it a career-high 32 times. He was lifted from the contest after surrendering a one-out single to Wilyer Abreu in the seventh inning on his career-high 117th pitch of the night. Schlittler has been nearly untouchable on the postseason stage, allowing just two earned runs with a 24/1 K/BB ratio across 20 2/3 innings over three starts in the last two years.
