Cam Schlittler struck out 13 in six overpowering innings for his first double-digit strikeout game in the regular season, and the New York Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Friday night.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homer and Ben Rice launched a three-run shot in the second against Rhett Lowder as the Yankees won for the 10th time in 15 games since losing Aaron Judge to a fractured right rib. Anthony Volpe added a late RBI single.
Schlittler notched five strikeouts on his four-seam fastball that averaged 97.9 mph. He had four strikeouts apiece on cutters and sinkers. The right-hander threw first-pitch strikes to 15 of 23 hitters and eclipsed the 12 strikeouts he had over eight innings in the deciding Game 3 of last year’s AL Wild Card Series against rival Boston.
At 25 years, 134 days, Schlittler became the youngest Yankees pitcher with 13 strikeouts since Al Downing also fanned 13 against the Chicago White Sox on June 21, 1964. Schlittler also became the youngest Yankees pitcher to strike out 13 without issuing a walk.
Original reporting: WLWT Cincinnati — read the source article.
