It’s hard to pick an adjective -- or, in our case, a research nugget -- that best captures the brilliance of Cam Schlittler in his postseason debut.

Last Thursday, facing elimination in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series against the Red Sox, the Yankees handed the ball to Schlittler, a 24-year-old with 14 career starts. The stage was not too bright: Schlittler blanked Boston across eight scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts and no walks. He’s the first pitcher in postseason history with that statline. His 12 strikeouts are the most by a Yankees pitcher in his playoff debut, breaking Dave Righetti’s 44-year record. In fact, no pitcher has ever recorded more strikeouts in a winner-take-all postseason game.

Schlittler’s encore is lined up for Game 4 of the ALDS on Wednesday night in the B

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