Cam Schlittler continues Yankees’ dominant stretch with second nearly unhittable start

Cam Schlittler was outstanding again taking the ball on Wednesday against the Mariners. After allowing just one hit in his season debut last week in San Francisco, the young right-hander was nearly unhittable again as he continued the Yankees ' dominant stretch of pitching. Schlittler found himself in trouble from the first pitch he threw, as Brendan Donovan led off the game with a double, but he was quickly able to escape the threat with help from two strikeouts.

He allowed a one out knock to Luke Raley in the bottom of the second, but that also proved to be no bother, as he set down the next two he faced on just seven pitches. The righty was in complete control from there, going on a stretch of 15 straight retired before  Aaron Boone came to pull him with one out in the bottom of the seventh. “It was exciting to see just how dominant his stuff is,” the skipper said, via YES Network .

“He was ahead in counts, got early outs which allowed him to get deep in the game with a pitch count -- he’s just throwing the ball incredibly well. ” Schlittler finished the day with just the two hits while striking out seven on an efficient 79 pitches over 6. 1 innings.

He’s the first pitcher in Yankee history with zero walks, zero runs, and 15+ K's in any two-game span. “It was just like last start,” Schlittler said . “Just being in the zone making good pitches, defense was great behind me, so just having the confidence to go out there attack and do what I can to get as far as I can with a limited amount of pitches.