After a dominant Opening Day performance and early rest day, the Yankees are back at it again this afternoon for the second game of their series with the Giants in San Francisco. Cam Schlittler will get the ball for the Yankees against veteran left-hander Robbie Ray as the Bombers look to keep the momentum going from the Wednesday night victory.

With Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón still on the mend, Schlittler is the Yankees’ de facto second starter behind Max Fried—an incredible step up for the young man considering the fact that he was in Somerset this time last season. Cam looked good in three spring starts, allowing just one run in 9.2 combined innings, and now he’ll give a multifaceted Giants lineup their first taste of his high-octane repertoire.

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Robbie Ray revived his career with the Giants last season, putting up vintage numbers across an All-Star campaign. The 2021 AL Cy Young winner pitched to a 3.65 ERA across 182.1 innings, with his trademark high-strikeout, high-walk profile. He’s always been vulnerable to letting a village get aboard against him—and we’ll see how his command is out of the gate. But when he attacks the zone he’s among the hardest pitchers to square up. Even with a multitude of left-handed bats, the Yankees typically hit southpaws well last season. Will that trend continue in 2026?

With that in mind, lefty smasher Paul Goldschmidt enters the lineup as the leadoff man ahead of Aaron Judge, who seeks to rebound from a rare four-strikeout night on Wednesday. Cody Bellinger, who was the best left-on-left hitter in the league last year, bats third with Giancarlo Stanton cleaning up. Another platoon man bats fifth: Amed Rosario makes his season debut at third. Jazz Chisholm Jr. will hit sixth followed by José Caballero and left fielder Randal Grichuk, making his first appearance in Yankee drapery. Austin Wells will do the catching and hit ninth.

How to watch

Location: Oracle Park — San Francisco, CA

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First pitch: 4:35 pm ET

TV broadcast: YES Network, NBC Sports Bay Area

Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280

Online stream: Gotham Sports App, MLB TV (out-of-market)

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