Fireballers Cam Schlittler and Shane Smith Square Off In Game 3

Fireballers Cam Schlittler and Shane Smith squared off as the Yankees went for their season-high seventh win in a row. Both Schlittler and Smith throw the baseball greater than 95 miles per hour, and both hurlers are right-handed. Schlittler, in particular, has thrown pitches this season over 100 miles per hour. Schlittler is also coming off back-to-back starts where he pitched six scoreless innings.

The young fireballer seemed to get tired for the Yankees in his last two starts. Smith has pitched well for White Sox, with a 3.87 earned run average. Do you think the Yankees would be crazy enough to put Schlittler at the head of the playoff rotation for the Yankees?

Lineups For Yanks As Fireballers Schlittler and Smith Battle

In a battle of fireballers, the White Sox and Yankees had these lineups. The White Sox had Mike Tauchman leading off and playing right field. Michael Taylor replaced him in the tenth inning. Kyle Teel was the catcher and batted second. Lenyn Sosa batted third and was the second baseman. Colson Montgomery batted fourth and was the shortstop. Andrew Benintendi was the designated hitter and batted fifth.

Will Robertson was the left fielder and batted sixth. Curtis Mead was the third baseman and batted seventh. Edgar Quero pinch-hit for him in the eleventh inning. Brooks Baldwin was the center fielder and batted eighth. Chase Meidroth was the second baseman and batted ninth. 

For the Yankees, Trent Grisham played center field and led off. Ben Rice was the first baseman and batted second. Paul Goldschmidt pinch-hit for him in the eleventh and then stayed in to play first base. Aaron Judge was the designated hitter and batted third. Cody Bellinger was the right fielder and batted fourth. He moved to left field in the seventh inning.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. was the second baseman and batted fifth. Austin Wells was the second baseman and batted sixth. Anthony Volpe was the catcher and batted seventh. Ryan McMahon was the third baseman and batted eighth. Jasson Dominguez was the left fielder and batted ninth. Giancarlo Stanton pinch-hit for him in the seventh inning. Jose Caballero came in to play right field.

News and Notes

The Yankees have won a season-high six games in a row. They have gotten good pitching and have killed weak opponents, the Washington Nationals and the Chicago White Sox. They have scored 10 runs or more in four of those games, and they have been hitting home runs at a phenomenal pace. They came into this game with 230 home runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are second with 201 home runs. Nevertheless, they are susceptible to fireballers.

The Yankees won the game last night 10-2 behind a strong start from Carlos Rodon. Rodon was returning to Chicago after seven seasons with them that ended in 2021. He and Max Fried are fireballers and aces for the Yankees’ rotation. The Yankees are continuing to feast on sub-.500 teams. They came into today in the first wild card position in the American League and only 2.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East.

Game Reaction

Young fireballers Schittler and Smith pitched well for the Yankees and White Sox. They both allowed only one run through five innings. The run given up by Schlittler in the fifth inning was the first he allowed in 17.2 innings. This was shaping up to be a different game than the previous two. Both teams struggled to score runs on the you fireballers Schlittler and Smith.

Scoring Summary

In the fourth inning, Judge hit a solo home run. The Yankees led 1-0. In the fifth inning, Tauchman singled and Mead scored. That tied the game at 1. In the seventh inning, Wells hit a solo home run. The Yankees led 2-1. In the seventh inning, Meidroth singled, and Mead scored. That tied the game at 2.

In the eleventh inning, Bellinger singled and Grisham scored. The Yankees led 3-2. Then Chisholm Jr. doubled, and Bellinger scored. The Yankees led 4-2. Then Volpe doubled, and Chisholm Jr. scored. The Yankees led 5-2. In the eleventh inning, Robertson grounded out and Montgomery scored. That made it 5-3 Yankees. That is how the game ended.

Conclusion

The win gives New York a season-high seven-game winning streak. The game went so long that it did not matter that it was started by fireballers. True, the Yankees swept the Nationals and have gotten fat against the White Sox, two poor teams. However, a win is a win, and it does not matter against whom.

The Yankees have one more game against the White Sox, and then they travel to Houston to take on the Astros, which starts four consecutive series against playoff teams. It is important that they take advantage of these games and continue to get great performances from their young fireballers, Warren and Schlittler.