Yankees win 4-2 and Sweep the Series with the Boston Red Sox as Cam Schlitter Shoves it Down Their Throats

The Yankees swept a series today in Boston with a 4-2 win. The Yankees’ young ace is from Boston and got death threats, but he shrugged them off and instead dealt. The Yankees had won the first two games of this series, surrendering only one run. Schlittler kept the good times going. He has been fantastic this season so far.

Brayan Bello was supposed to start this game for the Boston Red Sox against the Yankees, but he was scratched in favor of youngster Payton Tolle. Tolle is a left-handed pitcher, so the Yankees deployed a lineup designed to counter left-handed pitchers. He is the 15th overall prospect in Major League Baseball. Why do the Yanks always seem to struggle against pitchers they have not seen before?

Yankees and Red Sox Game Summary April 23

Ahmed Rosario led off in this game after driving in all four of the Yankees’ runs in their 4-1 victory yesterday. The Red Sox did start a left-handed pitcher, but clearly, Rosario was being rewarded for his awesome game yesterday. Tolle grunts when he pitches, but he pitched well. He struck out the first five batters he faced. He was matched in this game by Schlittler.

In the second inning, the Red Sox scored an unearned run on a throwing error by third baseman Ahmed Rosario. That was the only run scored in the first four innings. Red Sox young left-hander, Payton Tolle, struck out eight Yankees in their first four innings. Then Jazz Chisolm Jr. hit his first home run of the year, right around the pesky pole. The game was tied 1-1. Carlos Narvaez tied the game with a home run over the green monster in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Tolle was removed after 6 innings pitched. The Yankees were glad to see him go. The Yankees loaded the bases in the next inning, and Cody Bellinger hit a big pinch-hit two-run single. The Yankees led 2-1.

Shoving it Down Their Throats

Cam Schlittler is from the Boston area. He attended Northeastern University and pitched on the Fenway mound in high school. He received death threats before the game. He said the negativity fuels him. Obviously, it did. Schlittler pitched seven strong innings, he stuck out eight more batters, walked two, and surrendered only 3 hits. He came into this game with 36 strikeouts and only three walks. Given the negativity surrounding this start, Schlittler shoved the ball down the Red Sox’s throats.

Schlitter pitched on this mound at Fenway Park when the Red Sox prospects played the Yankee prospects. He was a fan of the Boston Bruins growing up and was named after the legendary Bruin forward Cam Neely. He is from Weymouth, Massachusetts. His father is currently the Chief of Police in Needham, Massachusetts.

Get Hitting, or Get Out

The Boston Red Sox are having trouble hitting fast pitching. They have a low batting average against pitchers above 95 miles per hour. However, they have several hitters who do well against off-speed pitches. They changed their batting order in this game in an effort to score more runs. It worked, as the Red Sox scored a run in the second inning. That said, the Red Sox are having trouble scoring runs.

Why?

The Yankees always seem to struggle with young pitchers they have not seen before. Payton Tolle pitched great in this game, but the thinking is that because they have not seen these pitchers, they have trouble picking up the ball. That may be so, but another reason could be that the fans in center field, in the batter’s eye, wear white clothes and the ball blends in with them. The Red Sox do not sell tickets in those seats for day games for that reason. However, that does not explain why the Yankees struggle against other pitchers they have not seen in other places. The novelty is most likely the reason.