Cam Schlittler Sparks Yankees In Game 4

Cam Schlittler keeps getting important starts for the Yankees. Today, he started the fourth game against the Baltimore Orioles, with the Yankees leading the four-game series 2-1. The Yankees need to keep winning to keep pace in the American League playoff race, and they were relying upon young Cam Schlittler to lead them. Cam Schlittler pitched well in five and a third innings, striking out six and only allowing 1 home run. Cam Schlittler made a good case to start a playoff game. Now, we will have to see what Luis Gill does in his next start. Who do you think should be the Yankees’ third starter in the playoffs: Luis Gil, Will Warren, or Cam Schlittler?

Lineups: Supporting Cam Schlittler

The Baltimore Orioles had Jackson Holiday leading off, and he was the second baseman. Dylan Beavers was the right fielder and batted second. Gunnar Henderson was the shortstop and batted third. Ryan Mountcastle was the designated hitter and batted fourth.  Samuel Basallo was the catcher and batted fifth. Jeremiah Jackson was the right fielder and batted sixth. He was pinch-run for by Luis Vázquez in the seventh inning. Colton Cowser was the center fielder and batted seventh. Coby Mayo was the first baseman and batted eighth. Dylan Carlson was the left fielder and batted ninth.

For the Yankees, Trent Grisham played center field and led off. Aaron Judge was the designated hitter and batted second. Cody Bellinger was the right fielder and batted third. He moved to left field in the tenth inning.  Ben Rice was the first baseman and batted fourth. He moved to catcher in the seventh inning. Jasson Dominguez was the left fielder and batted fifth. Austin Slater pintch-hit for him in the tenth inning, and stayed in the game to play right field. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was the second baseman and batted sixth.

José Caballero was the shortstop and batted in the seventh spot.  He moved to third base in the seventh inning. Austin Wells was the catcher and batted eighth. He was pintch-hit for in the seventh inning by Paul Goldschmidt, who stayed in to play first base. Ryan McMahon was the third baseman and batted ninth. He was pintch-hit for by Giancarlo Stanton, who was pinch-run for, after walking, by Anthony Volpe, who stayed in to play shortstop.

News and Notes

Judge and Stanton, who were both in the game last night, hit home runs in the same game for the 57th time. Stanton was not in the lineup today.

Stanton’s home run was the 450th of his career. A milestone blast for the slugger who has been hampered by injuries in his career. It used to be that hitting 500 home runs guaranteed a player admission to the Hall of Fame. However, there are so many home runs hit in baseball now that the number is cheapened a bit.

This was the final game of the season at Camden Yards.

Game Reaction

This was a well-pitched game by both Cam Schlittler and Kyle Bradish, tied at 1 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Now, the Baltimore Orioles have an advantage as the home team. They now know how many runs they need to score to win the game.

Cam Schlittler did his job today; however, fans have to wonder where the Yankees’ runs will come from. This game went to extra innings. Given the rules, the home team has a big advantage in extra innings.

This game was the Ben Rice show. He drove in the Yankees’ first five runs and had four hits.

Scoring Summary

In the fifth inning, Basallo hit a solo home run. The Orioles led 1-0.

In the sixth inning, Rice singled and Grisham scored. The game was tied at 1.3

In the tenth inning, Rice hit a grand slam home run. He drove in 5 runs for the Yankees today. Grisham, Judge, and Bellinger all scored. The Yankees led 5-1. Then Chisholm Jr. hit a solo home run. It was 6-1 Yankees. Then Volpe singled, and Cabaerollo scored. It was 7-1 Yankees. That is how the game ended.

Conclusion

Cam Schlittler pitched well for the Yankees today, striking out 6 in five and a third innings. He may have done enough to secure himself a playoff start. As the possible starter in game three of a potential wild-card series, Cam Schlittler could be starting at home with the Yankees’ season on the line. Look forward to that. The Yankees are off tomorrow as they head back to New York to start a series with the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.