Yankees Ace Schlittler Shuts Down Lifeless Angels Lineup in 6-3 Victory

The Yankees took care of business in Anaheim, riding Cam Schlittler's dominance to a 6-3 win that cashed our Yankees ML pick without breaking a sweat. Schlittler was every bit the elite arm we projected—his 2.09 ERA and ridiculous strikeout rate weren't flukes. He carved up an Angels offense that's been stumbling around at 3.5 runs per game lately, keeping them off-balance all night. The final score flatters the home side; this one felt decided early.

New York's bats delivered exactly what the numbers promised. At 5.5 runs per game over their last ten, this lineup has been cooking, and they showed up when it mattered. Six runs against Reid Detmers and the Angels' shaky bullpen was more than enough cushion. Detmers wasn't awful—his 3.54 ERA suggested he'd keep it respectable—but the offensive gap between these clubs was real and it showed.

The Angels tacked on three runs, probably late, to make the box score less embarrassing. Doesn't matter. We hammered the pitching mismatch and the run-production trends, and both played out exactly as forecasted. The Yankees' 3.26 team ERA versus Anaheim's 4.25 told you everything you needed to know about who controls games in the late innings. Easy money. That's three wins in a row for The Stable on Yankees plays.