Deadspin | Yankees hope Cam Schlittler’s white-hot start continues vs. A’s Apr 1, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Cam Schlittler (31) pitches to the Seattle Mariners during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images Cam Schlittler emerged as a possible mainstay for the New York Yankees during the final two months of the regular season when he replaced an injured Clarke Schmidt. His star received a boost when he tossed eight innings and 12 strikeouts in a shutout over the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the wild-card series. Schlittler’s first full season is off to a strong start, and the 25-year-old makes his home debut Tuesday night when the Yankees open a three-game series against the Athletics. The Yankees are off to a 7-2 start for the second time in three seasons. Schlittler’s contributions were 11 2/3 scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners. Schlittler (2-0, 0.00 ERA) is still being fully built up after missing some time in spring training with a minor back injury and has thrown 68 and 79 pitches, respectively, in his first two outings. In San Francisco, he allowed one hit and struck out eight in a 3-0 win on March 27. On Wednesday in Seattle, the right-hander permitted two hits and struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings of a 5-3 win. He has yet to issue a walk against 38 batters faced. “It’s exciting to see how dominant his stuff is, just filling up the strike zone,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He got some early outs and that allowed him to get pretty deep into the game with a pitch count. He’s throwing the ball incredibly well. He set the tone for us.” Schlittler is the first Yankee to begin a season by turning in consecutive starts of at least five scoreless innings and seven strikeouts. Schlittler is facing the A’s for the first time after the Yankees produced their worst pitching performances so far in a pair of games that lasted for a combined seven hours and 13 minutes. The Yankees survived a short outing by Ryan Weathers and some struggles by their bullpen when they hung on for a 9-7 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. They allowed four runs in the eighth inning of their 7-6 loss a day later. The A’s took two of three at home from the Houston Astros and have won three of five after getting off to a 0-4 start. The A’s scored 23 runs in their two wins and earned a 12-10 win on Sunday when Brent Rooker hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and a game-ending three-run homer in the 10th. Rooker homered after starting the season 4-for-30 with 14 strikeouts. Nick Kurtz also had his first multi-hit game after starting the season 2-for-24 with 13 strikeouts. “It was good to finally do something to help us win or do something good in any fashion,” Rooker said after the A’s finished with 16 hits and went 7-for-17 with runners in scoring position. “I’m proud of our guys (Sunday) as a whole. We saw some good arms, and they put together good at-bats and made some unbelievable plays, yet we were able to battle through all that.” Aaron Civale (1-0, 3.60), who is on his sixth team since spending five seasons with the Cleveland Guardians, starts for the A’s. Civale made his debut for the A’s last Tuesday when he allowed two runs on four hits in five innings while getting nine groundball outs in a 5-2 win at Atlanta. The right-hander is 1-5 with a 6.35 ERA in seven career regular-season starts against the Yankees, who hit .299 in those games. He last faced them on March 30, 2025, for Milwaukee when he allowed three homers and five runs in three innings. –Field Level Media #Deadspin #Yankees #hope #Cam #Schlittlers #whitehot #start #continues

Napoli is still in the hunt to retain its Serie A title after it beat Scudetto rival AC Milan 1-0 on Monday.

Matteo Politano lashed home the only goal of the game with 11 minutes remaining in front of delighted fans in Naples as the host racked up a fifth straight win.

Napoli leapfrogged Milan into second place but still has a battle on its hands to deny Inter a 21st league crown as it sits seven points off the pace with seven matches remaining.

But Antonio Conte’s team was superior at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, where Politano’s second goal of the season decided a largely stodgy contest.

Milan now trails local rival Inter by nine points and will, in all likelihood, have to content itself with a return to the Champions League.

Napoli’s win came without Romelu Lukaku, who has incurred the wrath of the club hierarchy after staying in Belgium for treatment for a hip injury.

And Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund was then ruled out with a stomach bug, ending a run of 29 consecutive appearances, leaving winter signing Giovane to lead the line for the host.

Napoli fans’ pre-match display encouraged its team to go “all-in” on the title, but it was a poor game, not helped by Milan only being able to select star attackers Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic.

Giovane forced Maignan into the best save of the match in the 50th minute with a stinging drive from distance, and there was little more goalmouth action until Politano pounced on Koni De Winter’s weak-headed clearance with a powerful and decisive first-time finish.

Juve eyes Champions League

Juventus moved to within a point of Serie A’s Champions League places with a 2-0 win over Genoa, as the top four battle continued to heat up.

Taking advantage of fourth-placed Como’s goalless draw at Udinese earlier in the day, Juve notched the three points in Turin thanks to Gleison Bremer’s fourth-minute header and a 17th-minute strike from the ever-reliable Weston McKennie.

American McKennie’s fine finish took his Serie A tally to five, equalling his best-ever haul in a single league season back in his first campaign with Juve in 2020-21.

But he showed no interest in that personal statistic when speaking with DAZN after the match, saying, “the important thing is getting into the Champions League”.

Home fans had to thank goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio for a superb double save, which stopped spirited Genoa from getting back into the game, first pawing away Aaron Martin’s penalty and then keeping out Vitinha’s volley.

Di Gregorio has had a tough second season at Juve, dropped from the first team in February following a series of clangers and was only in goal on Monday due to Mattia Perin being substituted at half-time with a calf injury.

“He has some good moments and some tough moments, but we always knew that he was a quality goalkeeper. He knew that his moment would come,” said Bremer.

Di Gregorio’s stops helped put some distance between fifth-placed Juve and Roma, which trails Spalletti’s team by three points in sixth after being thumped 5-2 at Inter on Sunday.

Juve is also four points ahead of Atalanta, 3-0 winner at Lecce, ahead of Saturday’s clash between the pair in Bergamo, with Como hosting Inter the following day.

Genoa suffered no real damage to its bid to avoid relegation as Daniele De Rossi’s team sits six points above Lecce, which is in the bottom three after a heavy defeat.

Lecce was booed off by disgruntled fans after a defeat which left the team level on 27 points with Cremonese, which sits just outside the drop zone thanks to its superior head-to-head record.

Published on Apr 07, 2026

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Serie A: Defending champion Napoli’s beats AC Milan to mount pressure on Inter Napoli is still in the hunt to retain its Serie A title after it beat Scudetto rival AC Milan 1-0 on Monday.Matteo Politano lashed home the only goal of the game with 11 minutes remaining in front of delighted fans in Naples as the host racked up a fifth straight win.Napoli leapfrogged Milan into second place but still has a battle on its hands to deny Inter a 21st league crown as it sits seven points off the pace with seven matches remaining.But Antonio Conte’s team was superior at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, where Politano’s second goal of the season decided a largely stodgy contest.Milan now trails local rival Inter by nine points and will, in all likelihood, have to content itself with a return to the Champions League.Napoli’s win came without Romelu Lukaku, who has incurred the wrath of the club hierarchy after staying in Belgium for treatment for a hip injury.And Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund was then ruled out with a stomach bug, ending a run of 29 consecutive appearances, leaving winter signing Giovane to lead the line for the host.Napoli fans’ pre-match display encouraged its team to go “all-in” on the title, but it was a poor game, not helped by Milan only being able to select star attackers Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic.Giovane forced Maignan into the best save of the match in the 50th minute with a stinging drive from distance, and there was little more goalmouth action until Politano pounced on Koni De Winter’s weak-headed clearance with a powerful and decisive first-time finish.Juve eyes Champions LeagueJuventus moved to within a point of Serie A’s Champions League places with a 2-0 win over Genoa, as the top four battle continued to heat up.Taking advantage of fourth-placed Como’s goalless draw at Udinese earlier in the day, Juve notched the three points in Turin thanks to Gleison Bremer’s fourth-minute header and a 17th-minute strike from the ever-reliable Weston McKennie.American McKennie’s fine finish took his Serie A tally to five, equalling his best-ever haul in a single league season back in his first campaign with Juve in 2020-21.But he showed no interest in that personal statistic when speaking with DAZN after the match, saying, “the important thing is getting into the Champions League”.Home fans had to thank goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio for a superb double save, which stopped spirited Genoa from getting back into the game, first pawing away Aaron Martin’s penalty and then keeping out Vitinha’s volley.Di Gregorio has had a tough second season at Juve, dropped from the first team in February following a series of clangers and was only in goal on Monday due to Mattia Perin being substituted at half-time with a calf injury.“He has some good moments and some tough moments, but we always knew that he was a quality goalkeeper. He knew that his moment would come,” said Bremer.Di Gregorio’s stops helped put some distance between fifth-placed Juve and Roma, which trails Spalletti’s team by three points in sixth after being thumped 5-2 at Inter on Sunday.Juve is also four points ahead of Atalanta, 3-0 winner at Lecce, ahead of Saturday’s clash between the pair in Bergamo, with Como hosting Inter the following day.Genoa suffered no real damage to its bid to avoid relegation as Daniele De Rossi’s team sits six points above Lecce, which is in the bottom three after a heavy defeat.Lecce was booed off by disgruntled fans after a defeat which left the team level on 27 points with Cremonese, which sits just outside the drop zone thanks to its superior head-to-head record.Published on Apr 07, 2026 #Serie #Defending #champion #Napolis #beats #Milan #mount #pressure #Inter

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Napoli is still in the hunt to retain its Serie A title after it beat Scudetto rival AC Milan 1-0 on Monday.
Matteo Politano lashed home the only goal of the game with 11 minutes remaining in front of delighted fans in Naples as the host racked up a fifth straight win.
Napoli leapfrogged Milan into second place but still has a battle on its hands to deny Inter a 21st league crown as it sits seven points off the pace with seven matches remaining.
But Antonio Conte’s team was superior at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, where Politano’s second goal of the season decided a largely stodgy contest.
Milan now trails local rival Inter by nine points and will, in all likelihood, have to content itself with a return to the Champions League.
Napoli’s win came without Romelu Lukaku, who has incurred the wrath of the club hierarchy after staying in Belgium for treatment for a hip injury.
And Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund was then ruled out with a stomach bug, ending a run of 29 consecutive appearances, leaving winter signing Giovane to lead the line for the host.
Napoli fans’ pre-match display encouraged its team to go “all-in” on the title, but it was a poor game, not helped by Milan only being able to select star attackers Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic.
Giovane forced Maignan into the best save of the match in the 50th minute with a stinging drive from distance, and there was little more goalmouth action until Politano pounced on Koni De Winter’s weak-headed clearance with a powerful and decisive first-time finish.
Juve eyes Champions League
Juventus moved to within a point of Serie A’s Champions League places with a 2-0 win over Genoa, as the top four battle continued to heat up.
Taking advantage of fourth-placed Como’s goalless draw at Udinese earlier in the day, Juve notched the three points in Turin thanks to Gleison Bremer’s fourth-minute header and a 17th-minute strike from the ever-reliable Weston McKennie.
American McKennie’s fine finish took his Serie A tally to five, equalling his best-ever haul in a single league season back in his first campaign with Juve in 2020-21.
But he showed no interest in that personal statistic when speaking with DAZN after the match, saying, “the important thing is getting into the Champions League”.
Home fans had to thank goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio for a superb double save, which stopped spirited Genoa from getting back into the game, first pawing away Aaron Martin’s penalty and then keeping out Vitinha’s volley.
Di Gregorio has had a tough second season at Juve, dropped from the first team in February following a series of clangers and was only in goal on Monday due to Mattia Perin being substituted at half-time with a calf injury.
“He has some good moments and some tough moments, but we always knew that he was a quality goalkeeper. He knew that his moment would come,” said Bremer.
Di Gregorio’s stops helped put some distance between fifth-placed Juve and Roma, which trails Spalletti’s team by three points in sixth after being thumped 5-2 at Inter on Sunday.
Juve is also four points ahead of Atalanta, 3-0 winner at Lecce, ahead of Saturday’s clash between the pair in Bergamo, with Como hosting Inter the following day.
Genoa suffered no real damage to its bid to avoid relegation as Daniele De Rossi’s team sits six points above Lecce, which is in the bottom three after a heavy defeat.
Lecce was booed off by disgruntled fans after a defeat which left the team level on 27 points with Cremonese, which sits just outside the drop zone thanks to its superior head-to-head record.
Published on Apr 07, 2026

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