Cam Schlittler Just Dropped 13 K's and Nobody Else In Baseball Is Ready For It

Alright, you gotta see this, folks. While we're out here grinding, Cam Schlittler just threw a gem that should have every single team in MLB taking notes. The dude struck out a ridiculous 13 batters over six absolute nightmare innings for the Cincinnati Reds last night. We're talking his first double-digit K game in the regular season, blanking the Reds 5-0. I'm telling you, this is the kind of lights-out pitching that changes entire seasons, and it makes you sit up and pay attention to what's brewing on the East Coast.

Schlittler's Filthy Stuff Is A Problem For Everyone

Let's just break down the pure filth Schlittler was throwing. He got five strikeouts on his four-seam fastball alone, averaging a blistering 97.9 mph. Then he mixed in four strikeouts apiece with his cutter and his sinker. A 99.1 mph sinker got Eugenio Suárez swinging to end the fourth, and he topped it off by catching Matt McLain looking at a 100 mph fastball in the fifth! He got his final K with a 98 mph fastball against JJ Bleday in the sixth. This isn't just a good outing, this is historic. Schlittler threw first-pitch strikes to 15 of 23 hitters, allowing only four hits and not a single walk. At 25 years, 134 days old, he's the youngest Yankees pitcher with 13 strikeouts since Al Downing back in 1964, and the youngest to do it without issuing a walk. He even eclipsed his 12 K's from

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last year's AL Wild Card Game 3. His ERA? A stunning 1.71 through 16 starts, the lowest for a Yankees pitcher at this point since Whitey Ford in 1964. Man, what I wouldn't give to see that kind of consistent dominance on our mound at T-Mobile Park.

Yankees Get It Done, Reds Are In A Hole

While Schlittler was busy making Reds hitters look foolish, the Yankees offense did their part, scoring five runs to back him up. Jazz Chisholm Jr. launched a solo homer and Ben Rice crushed a three-run shot off Rhett Lowder early on. Anthony Volpe added a late RBI single to seal it. The Yankees have now won 10 of their last 15 games, which is huge momentum especially after losing Aaron Judge to a fractured right rib. Meanwhile, the Reds are in a rough spot, losing 11 of their last 16. Their lineup struck out 17 times against the Yankees pitching staff, and they're still reeling from losing Elly De La Cruz to a strained right hamstring. Even with De La Cruz hitting a 441-foot homer in a Triple-A rehab game, they're clearly missing his bat. So, what's next? The Reds are sending LHP Andrew Abbott to the mound tomorrow afternoon to face New York RHP Will Warren. It's going to be another battle, but after a performance like Schlittler's, the bar has been set ridiculously high. This kind of pitching is what every team dreams of, and it makes you wonder who else around the league is going to step up and deliver this kind of monster performance. We'll be watching!

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