{"id":258329,"date":"2026-06-07T17:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/258329\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T17:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T17:37:09","slug":"new-york-yankees-vs-boston-red-sox-cam-schlittler-vs-ranger-suarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/258329\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox: Cam Schlittler vs. Ranger Su\u00e1rez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite not actually playing a game yesterday, there was still a flurry of activity around the Yankees, with catcher Austin Wells<\/a> moved to the IL<\/a> and recent Triple-A optionee J.C. Escarra<\/a> brought back up as his replacement. The intrigue continues in today\u2019s contest with the Red Sox<\/a>, as we\u2019ll see if Cam Schlittler is able to make some adjustments after two pretty underwhelming starts.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday against Cleveland, Cam didn\u2019t make it out of the fifth inning for the first time all season, tagged for four earned runs and just three strikeouts in 4.1 innings. The previous start down in Kansas City<\/a> was fine from a line perspective\u2014six innings and one earned run against\u2014but his stuff, particularly that all-important four-seam fastball, has looked a little off for a bit. I am not going to use the I-word because boy this team is going through it, so let\u2019s just all hope that the problem was mechanical or maybe some kind of focus issue.<\/p>\n

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I do think\u2014and may delve into this further in a full post\u2014Cam\u2019s fastball-heavy, in-zone approach is a little less effective against contact-heavy teams, and both KC and the Guardians are in the bottom third in baseball in strikeout rate. Two occurrences raises an eyebrow, three is a trend, and the Red Sox are almost exactly the major-league median in strikeout rate. If Cam\u2019s back to his regular, best-in-the-AL self today, maybe that says something about this pet theory. To the rest of the staff, I hold dibs on this as a research note.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, free agent signee Ranger Su\u00e1rez<\/a> goes for the Red Sox, and while they might not be ecstatic about their five-year, $130 million signing so far, he hasn\u2019t been a dud. A 3.38 ERA and 3.13 FIP places him comfortably in the very good but not elite tier of starters, although his 2-3 record and average of less than 5.1 innings a start kinda makes you want a little more from the guy brought in to be your No. 2.<\/p>\n

Ali S\u00e1nchez<\/a> makes his Yankee debut behind the plate today, Amed Rosario<\/a> hits cleanup, and Spencer Jones is once again on the bench with the lefty Su\u00e1rez on the bump.<\/p>\n

We are blessed with a matinee, and although it\u2019s been a while since the indeterminable 17-hour long Sunday Night Baseball affairs, I\u2019m still glad we don\u2019t have the possibility of one today.<\/p>\n

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