Rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler becoming the "It" guy opens a door for the New York Yankees that Gerrit Cole's season-ending elbow injury appeared to have shut.

They can win the World Series with Schlittler performing like he did in the AL Wild Card clincher against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. With his team facing elimination, Schlittler struck out 12 over eight scoreless (and walk-less) innings, allowing just five singles. Eight innings -- in a playoff game, something Cole did one time (for the Astros in 2019) over 22 career postseason starts.

When the Yankees lost Cole in Spring Training to a UCL tear and Tommy John surgery, it wasn't like a third or fourth starter went down. Cole was an ace, someone building Hall of Fame credentials since his rookie season in 2013. An

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