Rookie Cam Schlittler’s historic outing carried the New York Yankees past the Boston Red Sox 4-0 in the decisive Game 3 of the AL Wild Card series on Thursday night, sending New York straight to the American League Division Series.

In his postseason debut, Schlittler struck out 12 batters across eight shutout innings , allowing just five hits and no walks on 107 pitches, 75 of which were strikes. The feat made him the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw eight innings in a playoff game with at least 12 strikeouts and zero walks.

The 24-year-old also set a Yankees rookie postseason record for strikeouts, surpassing all previous debut performances, and joined Roger Clemens (15 in 2000), Gerrit Cole (13 in 2020), and Orlando Hernandez (12 in 2000) as the only New

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