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Cam Schlittler Sets Record: 13 K, No Walks

6/21/2026

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Summary

Schlittler Sets Record

Cam Schlittler threw 13 strikeouts with no walks in a six-inning game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.
He allowed four hits, no runs and set a record as the youngest pitcher with 13 strikeouts and zero walks.
The outing expands his rotation role as Max Fried remains injured and Gerrit Cole returns.
MLB.com’s Sarah Langs noted Schlittler’s 12-strikeout Game 3 in the AL Wild Card Series versus Boston.

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Schlittler Dominates

Schlittler posted a 1.71 ERA after 16 starts, the lowest Yankees season ERA since Whitey Ford’s 1.47 in 1964.
He recorded at least 13 strikeouts with no walks, joining ten Yankees and becoming the sixth pitcher in the divisional era to log 10 strikeouts in the first four innings without a walk.
The Reds hit .194 with a .305 slugging percentage against 95 mph-plus pitches, one of the league’s poorest rates against high-velocity arms.

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Hart Backs Schlittler

Knicks guard Josh Hart posted on X that Schlittler is the “Cy Young winner hands down.”
Schlittler entered the game with an 8-3 win-loss record in his first 16 starts of 2026.
He logged 109 strikeouts, 18 walks and a .195 opponent batting average over 95 innings.
The Yankees topped the AL East with a 46-28 record at that time.
Hart’s endorsement linked his basketball perspective to admiration of baseball performance.

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Schlittler Shines

Schlittler is the only pitcher with a start of 12 strikeouts and zero walks in the regular season and postseason.
He allowed one run or fewer in 12 of his 16 starts, posted his multi-run outing on June 2 versus Cleveland, and gave up 18 walks in 95 innings.
Promoted from Triple-A in July 2025, the rise helped Yankees rotation hit by injuries stay atop the AL East while Max Fried was sidelined.

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Historical Context

Don Larsen’s 1956 World Series perfect game—27 straight outs on 97 pitches—remains the only solo postseason perfect until Halladay’s 2010 no-hitter and the Yankees’ fourth perfect game in 2023. Today, 23-year-old Cam Schlittler matched that dominance with a 13-strikeout, walk-free outing against the Reds, becoming the youngest Yankee to do so.

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Schlittler Sets Record

Cam Schlittler threw 13 strikeouts with no walks in a six-inning game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.
He allowed four hits, no runs and set a record as the youngest pitcher with 13 strikeouts and zero walks.
The outing expands his rotation role as Max Fried remains injured and Gerrit Cole returns.
MLB.com’s Sarah Langs noted Schlittler’s 12-strikeout Game 3 in the AL Wild Card Series versus Boston.

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