Schlittler fans 12 as Yankees KO Red Sox, earn American League Division Series bid

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM GAME THREE OF THE MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES BETWEEN THE NEW YORK YANKEES AND THE BOSTON RED SOX AT YANKEE STADIUM / SOUNDBITES YANKEES’ STARTER CAM SCHLITTLER SHOWS: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 2, 2025) (MLB – See restrictions) TOP 1ST 1. NEW YORK YANKEES’ STARTER CAM SCHLITTLER STRIKES OUT BOSTON RED SOX’S ALEX BREGMAN AND WALKING BACK 2. CROWD CHEERING BOTTOM 4TH 3. AMED ROSARIO SINGLES ON A SHARP GROUND BALL TO LEFT FIELDER JARREN DURAN. CODY BELLINGER SCORES TO PUT YANKEES 1-0 UP / CROWD CHEERING / YANKEES DUGOUT CHEERING 4. ANTHONY VOLPE SINGLES ON A GROUND BALL TO RIGHT FIELDER WILYER ABREU / GIANCARLO STANTON SCORES TO MAKE IT 2-0 FOR YANKEES 5. RED SOX STARTER CONNELLY EARLY REACTS 6. CROWD CHEERING 7. CUTAWAYS OF VOLPE AND EARLY 8. AUSTIN WELLS REACHES ON A FIELDER'S CHOICE, FIELDED BY FIRST BASEMAN NATHANIEL LOWE /  AMED ROSARIO AND JAZZ CHISHOLM JR. SCORE TO MAKE IT 4-0 FOR YANKEES 9. YANKEES CELEBRATING / CROWD CHEERING  TOP 6TH  10. SCHLITTLER STRIKES OUT CEDDANNE RAFAELA AND WALKING BACK TOP 8TH 11. RED SOX’S JARREN DURAN POPS OUT SOFTLY TO THIRD BASEMAN RYAN MCMAHON IN FOUL TERRITORY WHICH IS CAUGHT IN RED SOX DUGOUT 12. MCMAHON COMING OUT OF RED SOX DUGOUT AFTER TUMBLING CATCH OVER RAILING   13. MCMAHON SMILING / DURAN WALKING BACK / MCMAHON WALKING 14. REPLAYS X 2 OF MCMAHON'S TAKING THE CATCH OVER RAILING 15. MCMAHON GESTURING WITH THUMBS UP  16. SCHLITTLER STRIKES OUT ROMY GONZALEZ / CROWD CHEERING 17. CUTAWAYS OF SCHLITTLER AND GONZALEZ  18. REPLAYS X 2   TOP 9TH 19. NATHANIEL LOWE POPS OUT TO THIRD BASEMAN RYAN MCMAHON IN FOUL TERRITORY AS YANKEES WIN 4-0 20. JUDGE CELEBRATING 21. VARIOUS OF YANKEES CELEBRATING / CROWD CHEERING 22. REPORTER ASKING (OVERLAYS OF CROWD CHEERING): “Cam Schlittler. How are you feeling?” 23. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) NEW YORK YANKEES’ STARTER CAM SCHLITTLER, SAYING:  24. “Feeling good. I mean, winner go home situation. Just happy to be able to help the team and get the win and go to Toronto.”  25.  REPORTER ASKING (NOT IN VISION): “Tell me what it felt like to come off the field after that eighth inning. The crowd going crazy.” 26.  (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) NEW YORK YANKEES’ STARTER CAM SCHLITTLER, SAYING:  “Yeah, it was great. I mean, I wasn't sure I was going to get back out there for the eighth. (OVERLAYS OF CROWD) So for Booney to let me take that chance, it felt great. So obviously the crowd was electric and yeah, taking it to the next series.” 27. VARIOUS OF YANKEES CELEBRATING WITH AARON JUDGE LEADING THE WAY 28. CROWD CHEERING 29. MORE OF YANKEES CELEBRATING INCLUDING SLOW-MOTION OF AARON JUDGE CELEBRATING STORY: Rookie Cam Schlittler struck out 12 in eight innings during a stellar postseason debut as the New York Yankees eliminated the Boston Red Sox with a 4-0 victory in Game Three of the American League wild-card series on Thursday (October 2). The Yankees, who won the final two games of the best-of-three set, advance to the AL Division Series to face the Blue Jays. Game one of the best-of-five series is scheduled for Saturday in Toronto. New York capitalized on shaky Boston defense in a four-run fourth inning. That was more than enough for Schlittler, who allowed five hits and no walks while throwing consistently in the upper 90s. The 24-year-old right-hander fired 75 of his career-high 107 pitches for strikes. Schlittler joined Roger Clemens (15 in 2000), Gerrit Cole (13 in 2020) and Orlando Hernandez (12 in 2000) as the fourth player in Yankees history with at least 12 strikeouts in a postseason game. He is the only rookie in that group. Schlittler ended the seventh by fanning Wilyer Abreu on his 100th pitch as Fernando Cruz warmed up. He needed seven more pitches to finish the eighth, which was aided by third baseman Ryan McMahon falling into the Boston dugout to catch a foul pop by Jarren Duran. Amed Rosario hit an RBI single and Anthony Volpe added a bases-loaded single off Boston rookie Connelly Early (0-1). The last two runs scored when first baseman Nathaniel Lowe misplayed Austin Wells' grounder. In the postseason for the first time since 2021, the Red Sox got short starts from Brayan Bello and Early after Garrett Crochet's 117-pitch masterpiece on Tuesday. Early allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits in 3 2/3 innings. The left-hander struck out six and walked one. Cody Bellinger started the fourth-inning rally by hustling for a double when Abreu could not make a diving catch in right field. Giancarlo Stanton followed with a walk. One out later, Rosario drove in Bellinger with a single to left, Jazz Chisholm Jr. loaded the bases with a hit, and Volpe stroked a single to right for a 2-0 lead. Wells fell behind 0-2 in the count but capped a nine-pitch at-bat by hitting a grounder off Lowe's glove that trickled into right field and allowed Rosario and Chisholm to score. New York closer David Bednar pitched around a walk in the ninth inning. (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo) More MLB content is available on Reuters Connect here: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?sources=mlbimagen

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