Overview

• The 24-year-old right-hander threw eight scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts and no walks in a winner-take-all Wild Card Game, a first in postseason history.
• His 12 strikeouts set a Yankees record for a playoff debut and matched the most ever recorded in a postseason elimination game.
• Schlittler leaned on fastballs for 89.7% of his 107 pitches, pairing a 98.0 mph four-seamer, a 97.5 mph sinker, and a 91.9 mph cutter to overwhelm hitters.
• MLB tracking credited him with 64 pitches at 98 mph or higher, the heaviest such load in a playoff outing since 2008, sustained into the eighth inning.
• He is lined up to start a potential ALDS Game 4 in the Bronx, a matchup drawing interest after Toronto previously handled elevated velocity better and exposed possible tipping in a Sept. 5 meeting.