New York Yankees vs. The Athletics: Cam Schlittler vs. Aaron Civale
Cam Schlittler looks to keep his strong start to the season rolling against the (Sacramento) A’s.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Will Warren #98 of the New York Yankees in action against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on September 09, 2025 in New York City. The Tigers defeated the Yankees 12-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) | Getty Images A baseball season is long and arduous, so individually, 7-10 day stretches don’t define seasons.
Every year, teams that will go on to contend for a World Series will look ghastly for a time, while teams in the cellar will mysteriously get hot. Baseball is unique in this way, as the season is long enough to absorb such body blows in either direction, while they can define seasons in other sports (except if you’re the Knicks, who randomly had a 2-9 stretch before getting back on the horse). While many in the AL East are scuffling, the Yankees enter their fourth series of the season with a strong 7-2 record and open up a series against the (Sacramento) Athletics at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.
Cam Schlittler will get the ball in his third game of the season, looking to continue a hot start. The 25-year-old has been almost untouchable through two starts, tossing 11. 2 shutout innings without a walk and 15 strikeouts with his unorthodox fastball-heavy approach.
After mixing in his sweeper, curveball, and slider more in his debut season, Schlittler is now throwing one of his three fastballs a baffling 89 percent of the time and has thrown a grand total of two sliders and zero sweepers so far. Will it bite him at some point? I’ll have to see it to believe it.