Cam Schlittler extends shutout streak to 11 2/3 innings as Yankees rotation remains stingy
SEATTLE (AP) — It wasn't until Tuesday, or perhaps even as late as Wednesday's series finale against the Seattle Mariners that Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt realized just how good New York's rotation has been to start the year. A day removed from Max Fried running his scoreless streak to 13 1/3 innings to begin the season, right-hander Cam Schlittler nearly matched the southpaw. Schlittler (2-0) yielded two hits in 6 1/3 innings and retired his last 16 batters, extending his season-opening shutout streak to 11 2/3 innings in New York's 5-3 win .
None of the Yankees' starters have given up more than one run during a 5-1 start, and the rotation has a 0. 53 ERA across 33 2/3 innings. “Hopefully we can keep that going," said Goldschmidt, who hit a three-run homer Wednesday.
"They’ve been doing a great job. Really pounding the zone. Obviously our guys have good stuff.
Haven’t walked too many guys, it seems like. ” Like Fried, Schlittler was simply sensational against Seattle, and he retired Mariners hitters in a variety of ways. The 25-year-old right-hander who also blanked the Giants over 5 1/3 innings last Friday relied nearly entirely on his three types of fastballs: a four-seamer, a cutter and a sinker.
“Early on, it was the four-seam. Middle of the game, it was the two-seam. And then later on, it was the cutter," Schlittler said.