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Updated · Fox News · Oct 5Yankees Start Cam Schlittler in Game 2 to Chase 1-1 Split With Rays
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 5Summary
- Cam Schlittler gets the ball for New York in Game 2 as the Yankees try to level the Division Series after a 1-0 loss in Tampa.
- 6.1 scoreless innings in his first postseason start against Boston made Schlittler the Yankees' choice, though his 117 pitches were a career high.
- Tampa Bay counters with Freddy Peralta, who allowed three earned runs over 28 September innings and has won his last six starts with the Rays.
- 1-0 in Game 1, the Rays leaned on Drew Rasmussen's 7.2 no-hit innings and Jonathan Aranda's solo homer off Gerrit Cole.
- 2-5 in Tampa this season, the Yankees face a Rays club that finished as the AL's best team and is 30 games over .500 at home.
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Can Cam Schlittler overcome his massive 117-pitch workload to save the Yankees from a devastating 0-2 ALDS deficit tonight? After suffering their worst offensive postseason performance ever, how will the Yankees adjust against an undefeated Freddy Peralta? Will Tampa Bay's fully rested bullpen be the ultimate difference-maker if this high-stakes ALDS pitching duel goes into late innings?