Schlittler to start Yankees' Wild Card Series opener vs. Red Sox, followed by Fried and Cole

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-27 · by Larry Fleisher The Associated Press

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Cam Schlittler will pitch for the New York Yankees in Game 1 of their Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. The Yankees made this announcement on Sunday, the last day of the regular season. Schlittler had a standout performance in last year's series, striking out 12 batters and allowing no earned runs. This season, he achieved an AL-best ERA of 1.95 with 239 strikeouts and has a strong record against Boston, including a 0.74 ERA in four starts this year.
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The articles you've shared highlight the highly anticipated baseball matchup between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in their AL Wild Card series for the MLB playoffs. Here's a summary of key points:

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📰 Yankees Red Sox Wild Card Series
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Who wrote this

Larry Fleisher The Associated Press
14 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Cam Schlittler will start Game 1 of the New York Yankees’ Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night and be followed in the rotation by Max Fried and Gerrit Cole in the best-of-three matchup.
2026-09-27 · assertive framing · Schlittler to start Yankees' Wild Card Series opener vs. Red Sox, followed by Fried and Cole
🔮 Baseball’s postseason will start with one of its classic rivalries: Red Sox vs. Yankees.
2026-09-26 · assertive framing · New York Yankees to meet Boston Red Sox in playoffs for 7th time
🔮 New York is 93-68 and with a win in its season finale would become the first team with the same record in three straight years, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
2026-09-26 · assertive framing · Volpe hits 2-run double in 6th inning and Yankees beat Orioles 6-3 for doubleheader split
🔮 CC Sabathia saw many ceremonies honoring former players during 11 seasons with the New York Yankees and never envisioned he would be an honoree.
2026-09-25 · assertive framing · Yankees retire Hall of Famer CC Sabathia's No. 52 and honor him with plaque in Monument Park
🔮 NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Volpe was set to make his first career big league appearance at third base for the New York Yankees in the opener of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.
2026-09-25 · assertive framing · Anthony Volpe makes debut at third base for Yankees in doubleheader opener vs. Orioles
🔮 Lombard started his trickery with a stutter step and wound up scoring on a slide that will long be replayed.
2026-09-25 · assertive framing · Rookie George Lombard Jr.'s acrobatic slide helps vault Yankees over Rays
🔮 NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt is back on the injured list and will miss the AL Wild Card Series, sidelined by right biceps neuritis that developed following his return from Tommy John surgery.
2026-09-25 · assertive framing · Schmidt goes on injured list, Stanton & Grisham hit on field., Yankees to play twin-bill Friday
🔮 Tampa Bay (96-61) opened a six-game lead over the second-place Yankees (90-67) with five to play and will be the No. 1 seed with home-field advantage in the American League playoffs.
2026-09-23 · assertive framing · Rays clinch 5th AL East title with 6-1 victory at Yankee Stadium in 2nd game of doubleheader
🔮 NEW YORK (AP) — Jonah Tong will return to the big leagues on Monday and the New York Mets intend to keep the right-hander in their rotation for the final weeks of the season.
2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Mets to call up RHP Jonah Tong to start Monday and keep him in rotation for remainder of season
🔮 Mets RHP Jonah Tong (1-1, 3.60 ERA) will be recalled from the minors to make his sixth major league start and first this season Monday in Miami.
2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Bo Bichette hits 3-run homer in 8th inning as Mets rally past Giants 4-2
Wire or desk byline, not an individual reporter.
Also by Larry Fleisher The Associated Press
New York Yankees to meet Boston Red Sox in playoffs for 7th time
2026-09-26 · Toronto Star
Volpe hits 2-run double in 6th inning and Yankees beat Orioles 6-3 for doubleheader split
2026-09-26 · Toronto Star
Pete Alonso homers twice to take over AL lead as Orioles rout Yanks 10-2 in doubleheader opener
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
Yankees retire Hall of Famer CC Sabathia's No. 52 and honor him with plaque in Monument Park
2026-09-25 · Toronto Star
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Game 1 NEW YORK Wild Card Series Yankees the New York Yankees’

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Schlittler PERSON · 6× Yankees ORG · 3× NEW YORK GPE · 2× Cam Schlittler PERSON · 1× Gerrit Cole PERSON · 1× Max Fried PERSON · 1× Whitey Ford PERSON · 1× the Boston Red Sox ORG · 1× the New York Yankees’ ORG · 1× the Red Sox ORG · 1×

Narrative

Cam Schlittler will start Game 1 of the New York Yankees’ Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night and be followed in the rotation by Max Fried and Gerrit Cole in the best-of-three matchup.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27
🔮 Cam Schlittler will start Game 1 of the New York Yankees’ Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night and be followed in the rotation by Max Fried and Gerrit Cole in the best-of-three matchup.
2026-09-27 · Toronto Star
Schlittler to start Yankees' Wild Card Series opener vs. Red Sox, followed by Fried and Cole · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

Cam Schlittler will start Game 1 of the New York Yankees’ Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night and be followed in the rotation by Max Fried and Gerrit Cole in the best-of-three matchup. asserted
Schlittler → start → matchup
New York made the announcement Sunday, the last day of the regular season. asserted
York → make → season
Schlittler struck out 12 over eight innings in the Yankees’ 4-0 win over the Red Sox in last year’s Wild Card Series. asserted
Schlittler → strike → Series
He allowed five hits, all singles, and walked none. asserted
He → allow → none
Schlittler threw 11 pitches 100 mph or faster, including six in the first inning. asserted
Schlittler → throw → inning
Schlittler also allowed one earned run or fewer in his final nine starts, matching Whitey Ford in 1963 for the longest streak in Yankees history. asserted
Schlittler → allow → history
A native of Walpole Massachusetts, Schlittler went 2-1 with an 0.74 ERA in four starts against Boston this year. asserted
Schlittler → go → Boston
He struck out 27 in 24 1/3 innings and held hitters to a .174 average. asserted
He → strike → average
If the Yankees advance to a best-of-five AL Division Series against Tampa Bay, Schlittler would be lined up to start Game 2 and, if necessary, Game 5. ___ asserted
Schlittler → advance → Game
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