Yankees enter rare company as team stays dominant behind Cam Schlittler

The New York Yankees’ pitching unit has been ascendant to commencement to the 2026 season, and it continued connected Wednesday nighttime successful the team’s 5-3 triumph implicit the Seattle Mariners.

Cam Schlittler was connected the bump against the Mariners. He went 6.1 innings, allowed 2 hits and struck retired 7 successful the win. The lone runs Seattle was capable to muster came against New York’s bullpen. Cal Raleigh had 2 RBI and Dominic Carzone added 1 more.

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler throws against the Seattle Mariners during the archetypal inning of a shot game, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, successful Seattle.  (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Still, the Yankees entered uncommon institution done their archetypal six games of the season.

New York’s six runs allowed successful the archetypal six games of the play is the third-fewest successful MLB history, according to MLB researcher Sarah Langs. Only the 2002 San Francisco Giants and 1915 Philadelphia Phillies person less runs done the archetypal six games of a play with five.

Schlittler admitted he’s been lone utilizing 3 pitches to get the occupation done – a four-seamer, cutter and sinker.

"Early on, it was the four-seam. Middle of the game, it was the two-seam. And past aboriginal on, it was the cutter," Schlittler said. "So again, felt beauteous beardown with the crippled program I had, and conscionable attacking guys with those 3 pitches."

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler walks backmost to the dugout aft facing the Seattle Mariners during the archetypal inning of a shot game, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, successful Seattle.  (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Schlittler started his play with a ascendant show against the San Francisco Giants, denying the squad immoderate runs portion helium was connected the mound successful 5.1 innings.

"His calling paper since helium got successful the enactment was his quality to propulsion strikes with his fastball," Boone said. "And now, arsenic he’s gone to different level from a worldly standpoint, that’s truly served him well."

New York has besides been performing without its afloat rotation. Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon are inactive connected the wounded database to commencement the season.

"I deliberation this staff’s dominant," Schlittler said. "The bullpen’s been large arsenic well. So, I deliberation the squad arsenic a whole, (we're) conscionable feeding disconnected each different and taking it into each crippled and each commencement and conscionable support rolling with it."

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh walks backmost to the dugout aft striking retired against the New York Yankees during the sixth inning of a shot game, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, successful Seattle.  (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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The Yankees volition caput location for the archetypal clip this season. New York volition invited the Miami Marlins connected Friday for their location opener.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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