Game 3’s clear player of the night has to be Cam Schlittler. And why not? In a rookie showdown against Boston’s Connelly Early, Schlittler didn’t just hold his own, but he dominated. Accordingly, in making his playoff debut, he silenced the Red Sox with 100 mph heat. That’s enough to rack up 12 SOs over 107 pitches. Well, to put it in perspective, MLB insider Bryan Hoch pointed out that Schlittler threw six pitches over 100 mph in the first inning alone.

“Cam Schlittler in the first inning tonight: 6 100+ mph pitches. Every other Yankees SP in the playoffs in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008): 5 100+ mph pitches.” As per Hoch, that’s more than any other Yankees starter has managed in the entire postseason since pitch tracking began in 2008!

Now, with New York moving on to the ALDS and

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