NEW YORK -- The Yankees were so confident in rookie righty Cam Schlittler that not only did they not add a starting pitcher at the trade deadline, they subtracted one. New York released veteran Marcus Stroman the day after the deadline and went all-in on Schlittler as their No. 5 starter the rest of the season and, potentially, into October.

Thursday night at Yankee Stadium, Schlittler rewarded the team's faith and then some.

Thanks to Schlittler's eight shutout innings , the Yankees are heading to Toronto for the ALDS after beating the Red Sox in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series ( NYY 4, BOS 0 ). The Yankees are the first team since the 12-team postseason format was implemented in 2022 to come back to win the best-of-three Wild Card Series after dropping Game 1.

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