Cam Schlittler Debuts For New York Yankees In Game 2 Against Seattle Mariners

Cam Schlittler debuts for the New York Yankees in game 2 against the Seattle Mariners. The Yankees are coming off a resounding victory and could use a big performance from Schlittler. Schlittler has pitched great in the minor leagues. He was 2-1 with a 3.80 earned run average.

Before being promoted to AAA, Schlittler was 4-5 with a 2.38 earned run average for the Yankees’ AA  affiliate at Somerset. Yankee fans are hoping the youngster’s minor league success this season translates to the majors. Do you think Schlittler’s success in the minor leagues will translate to the majors?

Preview Of the Pitching Matchup and Schlittler’s Debut

It is interesting and exciting that Schlittler is making his major League debut for the Yankees tonight. He has no Major League statistics, but has done fairly well in the minor leagues this season. The Yankees need a spark; maybe he can provide it. There is precedent for new pitchers to spellbind opponents with never-before-seen pitches.

He is facing the Seattle Mariners’ Logan Evans. Evans is 3-2 with a sterling 2.96 earned run average. He has only 33 strikeouts in 45.2 innings. So, he is not a strikeout pitcher. This bodes well for the Yankees, who are the swing-and-miss type of hitters.

Go From There

The Yankees won last night 10-3 and scored five runs in the sixth inning and four more runs in the seventh inning. The offensive onslaught was punctuated by home runs from Austin Wells, Giancarlo Stanton, and Aaron Judge. Also featured in this game was a strong performance from rookie pitcher Will Warren, who came back after a 35-minute rain delay and pitched effectively. That was not the case for his opposite number, Logan Gilbert, who was shelled by the Yankees when he came back after the rain delay.

The game last night was such a joyous occasion for the Yankees, who have now won two games in a row, that the momentum might just carry over. Schlittler could be the beneficiary. It is hitting that is more likely to travel from one game to the next, so it may happen. Because they won, we will not have a baseball fundamentals section in this article. But one is ready to go if they lose this game.

The Yankees did make a big roster move last night before the game. They announced that Jazz Chisholm Jr., who has a sore shoulder, would be moving to second base. Chisholm Jr. is a Gold Glove quality second baseman, who practiced there in Spring Training. The Yankees also announced that Oswald Peraza, who is a good fielder but cannot hit, will play third base. Veteran DJ LeMahieu, who was playing second base, will be benched. This movement in the starting lineup, long overdue according to Yankees fans, seemed to spark the Yankees’ offense.

Conclusion

If the Yankees score 10 runs again, Schlittler will have a successful debut. Yankee Stadium was joyous and rocking last night as the Yankees ran up the score on the Seattle Mariners. It was amazing. It was like they were a different team after the rain delay.

The Yankees, because they won last night, are sort of playing with house money, though this would be a good game to win. It would guarantee the Yankees a series victory at home over the Mariners. A three-game series with the Chicago Cubs, who lead the major leagues in runs scored, looms.