Cam Schlittler's Arm Is Ridiculous Right Now and the Rangers Had No Answer

The New York Yankees are rolling, and it's because their starting pitcher won't let anyone hit him. Cam Schlittler threw six scoreless innings on Tuesday night in Arlington as the Yankees held off the Texas Rangers 3-2, pushing their win streak to 10 victories in their last 11 games. This is what dominance looks like in April.

Schlittler Is Putting Together Something Special

Schlittler (4-1) was absolutely nasty. He allowed just three hits, struck out eight, and walked two while throwing 64 of his 92 pitches for strikes. What makes this even more impressive? This is his fourth consecutive start without allowing an earned run. Through 30 games, the Yankees have gotten 11 scoreless outings from their starting rotation, and Schlittler is a huge reason why.

The numbers back up the eye test. He's got 49 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings on the season. He struck out shortstop Corey Seager twice in one night, and Seager saw Max Fried fan him three times in Monday's 4-2 win. That's the kind of pitcher dominance that makes lineup cards look useless.

Offense Did Enough When It Mattered

Austin Wells went deep in the seventh off Jalen Beeks to push the Yankees' lead to 2-0. Aaron Judge added a 424-foot bomb in the ninth, his third straight game going yard, tying Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami for the major league lead with 12 homers.

Cody Bellinger contributed an RBI double in the first inning off the top of the right-center field fence, coming after Judge's two-strike single. That early run would matter by night's end.

Rangers Couldn't Crack It Until Too Late

Jacob deGrom (2-1) kept the Rangers in it, allowing just one run on three hits over six innings while striking out five with no walks. The two-time Cy Young award winner took his first loss of the season despite pitching well enough. That's baseball sometimes.

Texas finally scratched across runs in the ninth when David Bednar gave up an RBI triple to Danny Jansen and an RBI single to Josh Jung. Too little, too late. Bednar locked it down by getting Seager to bounce into a double play for his ninth save.

The Yankees are 10 wins in 11 games right now. That's sustainable baseball, built on an ace who keeps throwing up zeroes. This team is built different.

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