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Cam Schlittler outdueled by Trey Yesavage as Yankees get blanked by Blue Jays

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21 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Toronto beat the Yankees 2-1 in The Bronx”
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While one search result mentions the Blue Jays beating the Yanks 2-1, it refers to a game from May 4, 2022, in Toronto, not the Bronx. Other results refer to different dates or games. There is no corroboration for a 2-1 win specifically in the Bronx for the event described.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees. MLB. Match Finished. VS.Toronto Blue Jays. Updates will be available 30 minutes before the scheduled start time. Kindly check back later.
https://buffstreamz.us/soccer/new-york-yankees-vs-toronto-bl…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Toronto Blue Jays celebrate after defeating the New York Yankees in a baseball game Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Toronto. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP).
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4528361
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees' Ben Rice reacts at home plate after hitting a two-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in New York.
https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/yankees-get-…
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“Trey Yesavage pitched six shutout innings”
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One source mentions Yesavage's effort of six innings with two runs allowed, while another mentions he pitched 5 1/3 innings of no-hit baseball in a postseason debut. These contradict the 'six shutout innings' claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — A New York Yankees Community. Pinstripe Alley.That scare aside, Detroit’s Johnny Wholestaff strategy worked out, exactly matching Yesavage’s effort of six innings with four hits and two runs allowed.
https://www.pinstripealley.com/mlb-news/188320/yankees-rival…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yesavage pitched 5 1/3 innings of no-hit baseball in his postseason debut, striking out 11 Yankees in a blowout Blue Jays win. A few days later, the Jays managed to take down Schlittler in Game 4 (alt…
https://www.mlb.com/news/kyle-bradish-allows-1-hit-in-6-inni…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cam Schlittler and Trey Yesavage — the two fresh-faced pitchers who spun double-digit strikeout gems last October — will duel for the first time in their careers when the Yankees host the Blue Jays.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/sports/yankees-cam-schlittler-…
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“the Yankees — who were unable to even get a hit against Yesavage the last time they saw him in October”
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The evidence mentions Yesavage pitching in the postseason against the Yankees in October 2025, but does not explicitly confirm that the Yankees failed to get a hit against him in that specific matchup.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the O’s six previous matchups vs. the Yankees, they scored only two total runs during the first three innings of those games.Last October, the Yankees and Blue Jays weren't afraid to give the ball …
https://www.mlb.com/news/kyle-bradish-allows-1-hit-in-6-inni…
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web search NEUTRAL — BEHIND THE NY – Episode 4 – How the Yankees Built Their New Scoreboard | NEW YORK YANKEES 2026. New York Yankees. 47K views • 1 month ago.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAQ_4ELJodnKuNqviK86Dg
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web search NEUTRAL — Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage looks to the stands after being pulled during the sixth inning of Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees, in Toronto, on Oct. 5, 202…
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/blue-jays-rookie-pitcher-trey…
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“A pair of runs allowed by Schlittler in the seventh was enough”
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Search results discuss Cam Schlittler's general career and other games (Red Sox, Royals), but do not provide a box score or play-by-play for a game where he allowed two runs in the seventh against the Blue Jays.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cameron John Schlittler is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball for the Northeastern Huskies, and was selected by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Schlittler
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web search NEUTRAL — Yankees pitcher and Walpole native Cam Schlittler allowed one run in eight innings in his Fenway Park debut on Thursday.After the Yankees gained the lead with a three-run top of the seventh, he faced …
https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/2026/04/23/sp…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the seventh, Schlittler faced two hitters and allowed both to reach: Carter Jensen walked and Lane Thomas hit a ground-ball single through the right side. Schlittler exited to a warm ovation after …
https://www.mlb.com/news/cam-schlittler-pitches-six-plus-str…
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“Schlittler gave up a soft leadoff infield single to Ernie Clement to open the inning”
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One Yahoo Sports result explicitly mentions 'the pesky Ernie Clement led off with a single' in the seventh inning during a game where Schlittler was taken out. No other independent sources corroborate this specific play.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cam Schlittler reacts in the dugout during the seventh inning after being taken out of the game in the Yankees’ season-ending loss to the Blue Jays. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post.After the pesky …
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cam-schlittler-second-posts…
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web search NEUTRAL — Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement was a huge reason the Toronto Blue Jays almost won the World Series. But who can the gritty infielder be compared to?
https://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/canadian-baseball-ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — TORONTO (AP) — Ernie Clement hit a game-winning single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Saturday. Jeff Hoffman (4-2) …
https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/ernie-clemen…
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“walked Jesús Sánchez before Brandon Valenzuela reached on a bunt to load the bases with no one out”
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The provided web results for this claim are irrelevant (dictionary and webcam tests) and provide no information about the game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanings and definitions of words with pronunciations and translations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Press “Test my cam” to check the functionality and supported properties of your camera.
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“Andrés Giménez then walked after an 11-pitch plate appearance to force in the game’s first run”
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The evidence mentions Andrés Giménez in other contexts (Rays game, walk-off hit), but does not confirm an 11-pitch walk to force in a run against Schlittler.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cameron John Schlittler is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball for the Northeastern Huskies, and was selected by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Schlittler
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web search NEUTRAL — After a sharp Chandler Simpson grounder to a drawn in Vlad Jr, Vladdy was able to make an excellent throw home to get Walls just in time to save a run. However, that trade off meant Chandler was now o…
https://www.draysbay.com/tampa-bay-rays-scores/88717/all-the…
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web search NEUTRAL — Andrés Giménez singles on a ground ball to center field, plating Kazuma Okamoto to walk it off for the Blue Jays in the 9th.
https://sports.yahoo.com/videos/andr-gim-nez-walks-off-02345…
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“a sacrifice fly from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored Valenzuela to make it 2-0”
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Evidence mentions Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting a home run or other sacrifice flies in different games, but does not confirm a sacrifice fly scoring Valenzuela to make it 2-0 in this specific game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first homer of the season, a two-run shot in the top of the sixth to give Toronto (4-4) a 2-1 lead. Pinch hitter Nathan Lukes drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/murakami-montgomery-homers-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit 48 HRs in 2021, the most by a player in his age-22 or younger season. Who held the record before Vlad Jr. broke it?Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 43 hits this season and has 1,120…
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guerrvl02.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — Even a super prospect like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. needs time to adjust to the majors.Back on April 27, 2010, Smoak’s first career RBI came on a sacrifice fly that scored — you guessed it — Vladimir Gue…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/964083/2019/05/06/blue-jays…
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“The Yankees forced Yesavage to throw 95 pitches in his six scoreless innings”
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“Cody Bellinger doubled off Louis Varland”
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“Jazz Chisholm Jr. reached when Varland dropped a comebacker”
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“Paul Goldschmidt hit another one back to Varland to score Bellinger and make it a one-run game”
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“The start of the game was delayed more than two hours by rain”
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“Schlittler entered the game with an MLB-best 1.35 ERA”
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“Yesavage had allowed just three earned runs in 19 ¹/₃ innings over his first four starts this season”
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“Yesavage pitched 5 ¹/₃ hitless innings in Game 2 of the ALDS last October in an 11-strikeout performance”
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“Chisholm and Goldschmidt reached on bloop singles with one out in the seventh”
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“Rosario to hit for Spencer Jones — who’d replaced the injured Trent Grisham in the fifth”
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“Hoffman got Rosario to fly out to right and McMahon to ground out in front of the plate”
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“Schlittler was helped in the second by a great running catch by Bellinger in deep left to rob Yohendrick Piñango of an extra-base hit”
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“The first two hits of the game were an infield single by George Springer off Schlittler to lead off the first and a popup down the left field line that fell in for a double for Grisham against Yesavage with two outs in the second”
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