Cam Schlittler matched Sandy Koufax’s mark of 25 starts allowing at most one earned run in a season after the Yankees pulled him after three innings against Tampa Bay on Thursday. He allowed two runs, one unearned because of a throwing error, and finished with an ERA below 2.00.
The mark counts starts in which a pitcher allows no more than one earned run; it has no minimum innings requirement and does not require a six-inning quality start. Yankees manager Aaron Boone pulled Schlittler after 70 pitches.
Boone said Schlittler and Max Fried would take the Yankees’ first two Wild Card starts against Boston next week, without specifying their order. The article says Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón would be saved for a possible Game 3 or the ALDS if New York advanced.
