Schlittler struck out Simpson, the Rays' leadoff man, looking at a 97-mph fastball on the inside corner to start a 1-2-3, 11-pitch bottom half and he made it six-up, six-down with an 11-pitch second, striking out Feduccia swinging at a 99-mph fastball to end the inning. Schlittler was at just 66 pitches through six.

As injuries decimated the Yankees’ rotation this spring, Cam Schlittler seized an opportunity to impress. With a handful of strong starts at George M. Steinbrenner Field and other spring training sites,