TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cam Schlittler was throwing a perfect game through six innings Wednesday night, the longest bid by a New York Yankees rookie in nearly 60 years.

The 24-year-old right-hander retired the first 18 Rays he faced before Chandler Simpson led off the seventh with a single to right. Schlittler finished with 6 2/3 scoreless, one-hit innings in just his seventh major league start. He struck out eight, all swinging, and walked two.

Even after losing the bid, Schlittler stayed composed.

“I wasn’t really thinking about it too much, but even when he got the hit, I didn’t really care that much,” Schlittler said. “The biggest thing is that we won, and I put the team in a position to win. And I got past that five-inning mark that I have been struggling to get through my last six star

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