Cam Schlittler has worst start of season in Yankees' 9-4 loss to Guardians

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Cam Schlittler had his worst start of the season and the bullpen was not much better in the Yankees' 9-4 loss to the Guardians on Tuesday night.

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Here are the takeaways...

-Without Aaron Judge in the lineup due to rib/shoulder soreness, others in the lineup had to step up and Paul Goldschmidt did his part. The former MVP went 3-for-4 as the DH on Tuesday with a double and a two-run shot in the third inning to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. 

In the fourth, with the Yankees down 3-2, Goldschmidt came through again with a two-out, two-run single to put New York ahead again. He accounted for all four Yankees runs.

-The rest of the Yankees lineup was not consistent enough. Aside from Cody Bellinger, who got two hits, and Goldschmidt, the rest of the Yankees lineup had just three hits. They also couldn't come up in the clutch as they went 1-for-8 with RISP and left eight runners on base.

In contrast, the Guardians were 7-for-16 with RISP and left just five runners on base. 

-The Guardians bats were all over Schlittler's pitches in the first inning, as it took two great catches by Trent Grisham to get through the inning 1-2-3. However, the Guardians would scratch out a run in the third and Kyle Manzardo launched a two-run shot in the fourth.

Given the lead again, Schlittler could not hold it. In the fifth, Schlittler allowed a single before Amed Rosario booted a grounder at third. Schlittler hit a batter to load the bases and Travis Bazzana tied the game with a sac fly. Jose Ramirez doubled to push across another run and knock Schlittler out of the game. Brent Headrick picked up the final two outs of the inning to close the book on Schlittler.

Schlittler allowed a career-high five runs (four earned), on five hits while striking out three batters across 4.1 innings (76 pitches/50 strikes). His ERA rose to 1.89 after the loss. 

-The Yankees bullpen could not keep the deficit close. After Headrick, Tim Hill allowed a run on three hits in his inning of play. Hill has now allowed five runs in his last two appearances.

Camilo Doval came in for the eighth and after some tough luck grounders loaded the bases with no outs, the right-hander struck out the next two batters. He was ahead of Bazzana in the count, 1-2, before the rookie dropped a double down the right field line to clear the bases. 

Game MVP: Jose Ramirez

The longstanding Guardian had three doubles and drove in two runs.

Highlights

What's next

The Yankees and Guardians continue their three-game series on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

Gerrit Cole (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will look to continue this dominance against Gavin Williams (8-3, 3.07 ERA). 

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