Cam Schlittler, Jasson Dominguez continue their strong springs in Yankees' loss to Tigers
Cam Schlittler pitched into the fourth inning without allowing a run, but the Yankees bats went cold in their 3-1 loss to the Tigers on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Yankees are 17-11 in Grapefruit League play. Here are the takeaways...
-In his final spring start before the regular season, Schlittler continued his dominant March. He didn't allow a runner into scoring position until the third, after Javier Baez led off with a single and made it to third base on a sac bunt and sac fly. However, Schlittler stranded Baez at third to keep the scoreless tie.
To the Tigers' credit, they made Schlittler work the second time through the order. They were patient and forced the young right-hander to throw 5-6 pitches per at-bat. With two outs and a runner on first, manager Aaron Boone pulled Schlittler after 3.
2 scoreless innings (62 pitches/40 strikes). He allowed just two hits and one walk, while striking out one. Over his three spring starts, Schlittler has allowed just one run on six hits and two walks across 9.
2 IP while striking out 11 batters. -On the offensive side, the Yankees had opportunities against Framber Valdez but could not break through until the third. Amed Rosario , starting at third base, led off with a double and Jasson Dominguez hit a one-out bloop single to put runners on the corners for Austin Wells .