Cam Schlittler grew up a Red Sox fan, but the Walpole native ended Boston's season Thursday night with a dominant playoff debut for the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the Wild Card round.

The Boston bats had no chance against Schlittler and his four-seam fastball, which was in the high 90s when it wasn't touching 100 mph on the radar gun. The 24-year-old struck out 12 as he scattered five hits and walked none over eight shutout innings in New York's 4-0 win at Yankee Stadium .

"I woke up, and I was locked in. I knew exactly what I needed to do and go out there, especially against my hometown team," Schlittler said after his gem. "I wasn't going to let them beat me. I was just overconfident in that fact. Making sure I wasn't getting too carried away with it."

"We needed to be perfect

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