If Friday night’s series-opener against the Blue Jays represented a test, neither Cam Schlittler nor the Yankees passed.

The start of the highly-anticipated three-game set resulted in a 7-1 loss for the Yankees in the Bronx. That gave Toronto a four-game lead over the Bombers in the American League East, as well as an 8-3 record in head-to-head play this year.

r5What was supposed to be the biggest start of Schlittler’s young career — a trial run ahead of potential postseason rotation consideration — ended up being his worst and shortest, as the rookie totaled five hits, four earned runs, two walks and two strikeouts over 66 pitches. Forty of those were thrown in the first frame.

Meanwhile, the pesky Blue Jays fouled off 24 of those pitches.

Schlittler’s night actually got off to a

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