Yankees eliminate Red Sox in Game 3 behind Schlittler's gem

On Oct. 2, 2025 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, Cam Schlittler delivered eight shutout innings, allowing five hits and recording 12 strikeouts as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-0 in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series. New York's offense produced a decisive four-run fourth inning. The 24-year-old rookie completed his first eight-inning outing in his MLB career and his first since joining the Yankees organization in 2023, after making 14 regular-season starts. The victory erased a streak of three consecutive postseason losses to Boston and made the Yankees the first team under the current format to recover from a 1-0 Wild Card Series deficit. New York advances to face the top-seeded Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS.

"Cam Schlittler has officially arrived, and the New York Yankees are headed to the American League Divisional Series. Combined with a decisive four-run fourth inning from the offense, the 24-year-old rookie right-hander shut down the Boston Red Sox in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the AL Wild Card Series on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium, posting eight shutout innings while allowing just five hits with 12 strikeouts in New York's 4-0 victory over their hated rivals."

"It was not just the first time in Schlittler's MLB career (14 regular-season starts) that he completed eight innings, but the first time he went that far into a start since joining the Yankees' organization in 2023. I don't think I've ever pitched eight innings, Schlittler told amNewYork. As a starter, you're trying to go six, seven innings. If you can get past that, that's where you get paid. So for me, I was just trying to go out there and put this team in a position to win."

"They had lost each of their previous three postseason meetings to the Red Sox — their last win coming in the 2003 ALCS when now-manager Aaron Boone hit a walk-off home run in Game 7. The Yankees became the first team in the current postseason format to overturn a 1-0 Wild Card Series deficit to come back and win it."

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