Rookie pitcher Cam Schlittler put the Yankees on his back on Thursday night, pitching eight shutout innings against the rival—and his hometown—Red Sox to help New York advance to the American League Division Series for a second consecutive season.
Over eight frames, the 24-year-old allowed just five hits, no walks, and struck out 12 Boston batters on 107 pitches—and also made some pretty impressive MLB history in the process.
As relayed by ESPN's Jeff Passan on X (formerly Twitter), Schlittler is the first pitcher in baseball history to go eight innings with no walks and 12 strikeouts in a postseason game.
Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler's night is over. He went eight shutout, allowed five hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out 12. He is the first pitcher in baseball history to go eight innings, walk none and punch out 12 in a postseason game.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 3, 2025
Factor in that it was the rookie's first-ever postseason appearance, against the team he grew up rooting for—Schlittler is a Walpole, Mass. native—and it made the night that much more special.
MLB World Reacts to Cam Schlittler's Dominant Performance vs. Red Sox
The MLB reacted justly to Schlittler's incredible performance against the Red Sox on Thursday night. Here's a look at some of the best posts across X (formerly Twitter):
First career #Postseason start in a winner-take-all Game 3
— MLB (@MLB) October 3, 2025
Cam Schlittler was not fazed in the slightest 🥶 pic.twitter.com/R6R3NMcYne
"Spectacular, scintillating, superb, silencing... Schlittler." - @JackCurryYES pic.twitter.com/oETY6e1i1j
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) October 3, 2025
That’s impressive. Big boy performance by Schlittler. Wow.
— Michael Kay (@RealMichaelKay) October 3, 2025
Cam Schlittler today pic.twitter.com/srjVP1VCxW
— Fuzzy (@fuzzyfromyt) October 3, 2025
That’s big time Schlittler!!
— CC Sabathia (@CC_Sabathia) October 3, 2025
Cam Schlittler tonight:
— x - YankeesMuse (@YankeesMuse) October 3, 2025
— 8.0 IP
— 5 H
— 0 ER
— 12 Ks
— 0 BB
Quite literally a generational performance. pic.twitter.com/VBgSD0uqXQ
gerrit cole was actually out for the season bc he gave birth to cam schlittler
— caity (@ktmob_) October 3, 2025
Cam Schlittler with 1 of the most dominant postseason starts in Yankee history
— Coach SA (@CoachSA_) October 3, 2025
8 IP 12 K 0 R 5 H 0 BB
-12 K’s, the most by a Yankees pitcher making his postseason debut in franchise history
-U knew a fastball was on the way, still couldn’t hit him.
pic.twitter.com/i2sXJNEznD
The Yankees will now take on the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS. Game 1 from Rogers Centre is set for Saturday, Oct. 4 at 4:08 p.m. ET.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Yankees' Cam Schlittler Makes History With Unforgettable Outing to Eliminate Red Sox.
