A 24-year-old right-hander who debuted July 9, Schlitter grew up a Red Sox fan in Walpole, Massachusetts, but said he wanted to play for the Yankees. He had pitched against the Red Sox only once before — as a freshman at Northeastern in a 2020 spring training exhibition game. David Bednar worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth as the Red Sox failed to advance a runner past second. The Red Sox cost themselves with a defense that committed a big league-high 116 errors during the regular season. It was also the first postseason hit and RBI for the Tigers catcher.