Yankees' Rotation Shines, Leading AL

0:00On April 24th Yankees fans, hold up. Your squad is straight fire early this season, kicking off with a three-game sweep over the rival Red Sox, capping it with a four-to-two win Thursday night. Cam Schlittler, the kid who grew up loving Boston, shut him down with four hits over eight innings and just one earned run. That six straight victories now, giving New York a two-and-a-half game lead atop the American League East. Pitching's the real story here, flipping the script from last year's disasters. Schlittler leaves the league and starts and walks, plus hits per inning pitched at 0.729, striking out over 10 guys per free pass. Max frees 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA, proving that big, free agent splash was gold. Last October, though, starters got torched in the playoffs against Toronto. 17 runs and 14 innings for a 10.93 ERA. Games 1 and 2 were blowouts, and even forcing a fourth didn't save them as the offense vanished.

1:01Fans built that sting hard, especially after the World Series flop against the Dodgers. Now the rotation's the best in baseball at 2.59 ERA, way ahead of everyone. Will Warren's 2 and 0 with 2.49, Ryan Weathers 1 and 2 at 3.18, they're all dealing quality starts during this. Streak with a silly 0.63 ERA. This 16 and 9 starts the AL's best, locking in that top seed and home by they crave after last fall's road woes. With Fred and Schlittler primed for Yankee Stadium crowds, October could rhyme different this time. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI.