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05/15 22:56 CDT Schlittler, Rice and Chisholm lead Yankees past Mets 5-2 in
Subway Series opener
Schlittler, Rice and Chisholm lead Yankees past Mets 5-2 in Subway Series opener
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Cam Schlittler overpowered the New York Mets in his Subway
Series debut, carrying a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning as the New
York Yankees breezed to a 5-2 victory Friday night at Citi Field.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. laced a two-run double in a three-run third against former
Yankees closer Clay Holmes, who got drilled just above the right foot by a 111
mph line drive off the bat of Yankees rookie Spencer Jones in the fourth.
The right-hander remained in the game until the fifth, but afterward Mets
manager Carlos Mendoza said X-rays showed a fractured fibula and Holmes (4-4)
will be sidelined for a long time.
Ben Rice added his 14th homer in the ninth for the Yankees, who improved to 2-5
on their nine-game trip. Cody Bellinger had an RBI double and Jones provided a
run-scoring single.
In the opener of a three-game series, Schlittler (6-1) struck out nine and
walked two over 6 2/3 innings --- keeping his AL-best ERA at 1.35 in his second
major league season. He threw 106 pitches, his most in a regular-season game,
and 71 were strikes.
The 25-year-old right-hander was in complete command until ex-Yankees slugger
Juan Soto launched his 250th career homer on an 0-2 fastball leading off the
seventh.
Fernando Cruz retired rookie A.J. Ewing with runners at second and third to end
the inning, then worked a 1-2-3 eighth. David Bednar allowed an RBI single to
Brett Baty in the ninth.
Other than Soto's drive and Baty's two-out single in the second, the
light-hitting Mets, who have struggled against high velocity all season, were
no match for Schlittler's 96-99 mph heat.
About the only trouble Schlittler encountered came in the form of a couple of
sharp comebackers that dinged him on his left foot and calf before being
converted into groundouts by his infielders.
Chisholm finished with three hits, a walk and a stolen base. Rice also had
three hits and scored twice. Jones added an RBI single off reliever Austin
Warren in the fifth.
Up next Yankees LHP Carlos Rodn (0-0, 6.23 ERA) pitches Saturday night, his second start this season after recovering from elbow surgery last October. He walked five over 4 1/3 innings Sunday at Milwaukee, allowing three runs and two hits. RHP Huascar Brazobn (2-1, 2.14 ERA) will be the Mets' opener, with LHP David Peterson (1-4, 5.49) expected to appear in bulk relief. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb |
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