Cam Schlittler dazzles in Fenway homecoming as Yankees break out brooms

Schlittler, meanwhile, totaled four hits, two runs (one earned), one walk and five strikeouts over 96 pitches. His velocity maxed out at 99.4 mph, and he registered 11 whiffs while using a five-pitch mix. Five of those came off his cutter.

The only major mistakes Schlittler made came on a second-inning double from Marcelo Mayer, which followed a throwing error from Amed Rosario, and a fifth-inning, bases-empty blast from Carlos Narváez. That was the first home run Schlittler, who now has a 1.77 ERA, allowed this season.

Adding to the hype on Thursday was Schlittler’s prior history with the Red Sox and a fanbase he was once part of.

Last October, he sent the Sox home with a dominant performance in Game 3 of the wild-card series. He and his family were harassed by the Boston faithful before and after that game. With Schlittler adding some trash talk of his own in the hours, days and weeks that followed, the vitriol hasn’t stopped in the months since. Schlittler even said this past week that he’s received death threats online.

However, Schlittler never seemed bothered by the off-field noise, and the Yankees had plenty of reason to think he’d keep his composure on the field Thursday.

“There were plenty of distractions to be had before his playoff start last year,” Aaron Boone said pregame, “and he obviously handled that really well.”

But what was expected to be an antagonistic crowd seemed rather tame on Thursday with the Red Sox having already lost the first two games of the series in uncompetitive fashion. Schlittler appeared to get through his warmups in the bullpen, where fans can be on top of players, without incident, and Judge received louder boos during pregame introductions.

Schlittler even heard some cheers in a building that he used to frequent as a kid.

Even though the atmosphere wasn’t as rowdy as anticipated, Thursday still marked a dream come true for Schlittler, who once fantasized about a career in Boston. Of course, that’s not the way things shook out.

Schlittler and the Yankees can thank Hyde, among others, for that.

“It’s a rewarding part of the job when you watch a guy progress from an amateur player to a professional and then onto the biggest stage,” the scout said. “So to get to see him do this here tonight, basically in his backyard, it’s a lot of fun.”