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Cam Schlittler outduels Jacob deGrom as Yankees fend off Rangers

New York Post·Greg Joyce·about 1 month ago
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ARLINGTON, Texas — A young, hard-throwing right-hander who calls New York home, emerging as one of the game’s best pitchers? That was once Jacob deGrom. It is now Cam Schlittler. And on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field, the two squared off, with Schlittler outdueling deGrom to lead the Yankees past the Rangers for a 3-2 win. Schlittler tossed six shutout innings, scattering three hits and two walks while striking out eight and lowering his ERA to 1.51 on the way to the Yankees’ 10th win in their last 11 games. The Yankees (20-10) had their hands full with deGrom, the former Mets ace, but got to him for a run in the top of the first before he completed six strong innings of his own, striking out five. Once deGrom was out of the game, Austin Wells crushed a left-on-left homer against reliever Jalen Beeks to give the Yankees some extra breathing room with a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning.…

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