Yankees Ace's Fireball Performance: 7.1 Innings, 12 Ks Set Historic Record; MVP Slugger Achieves Team Feat

New York Yankees ace Cam Schlittler etched his name in the record books on Friday, delivering a masterful performance against the Philadelphia Phillies. Schlittler pitched 7.1 innings, allowing only three hits and no runs while striking out 12 batters. He issued no walks and threw 99 pitches, with 68 strikes, securing his 10th win of the season and lowering his ERA to 2.07. The Yankees ultimately won the game 1-0.

Schlittler's outing was historic. According to OptaSTATS, he is the only pitcher since 1988, when pitch counts began to be tracked, to pitch at least 7.1 innings on the road, allow a maximum of three hits, give up no runs or walks, and record 12 strikeouts on fewer than 100 pitches. Furthermore, his 99 strikeouts in 13 road starts this season, with a 1.08 ERA, make him the first pitcher since 1913, when earned runs were officially recorded, to achieve such numbers on the road.

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Schlittler became the first pitcher since 1988 to achieve such a feat on the road with limited hits and no walks within 100 pitches.

He currently leads the American League in strikeouts and ERA. Adding to the Yankees' victory, 38-year-old former MVP Paul Goldschmidt hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, which proved to be the game's only scoring. Goldschmidt's blast at 38 years and 317 days old made him the oldest player in Yankees history to hit a game-winning solo home run in a 1-0 victory, according to MLB expert Sarah Langs.

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Goldschmidt, at 38 years and 317 days old, became the oldest player in Yankees history to hit a game-winning solo home run in a 1-0 victory.