Clarke Schmidt of the New York Yankees made an impressive performance by pitching seven innings for the first time in his MLB career. He reached a career-high of 94 pitches and received praise from teammate Marcus Stroman. Schmidt showcased his skills with an 85mph knuckle curve and recorded 8 strikeouts during the game.
And Schmidt not done yet. Back out for the eighth at 94 pitches. Career-high in pitches is 102. https://t.co/RAiSanGcUA
Schmidt has done it. Completes seven innings for the first time in his career. First player to greet him outside the dugout as he came off the mound: Marcus Stroman (the two became close almost from the start of spring training), who gave him a quick hug.
Clarke Schmidt finishes the 7th inning for the first time in his MLB career A lot of question marks coming into this season are being answered beautifully.
Clarke Schmidt has completed 7 innings for the 1st time in his career! https://t.co/YJYxR5PyY8
Clarke Schmidt has completed 7 inning for the 1st time in his career! https://t.co/TcLOafsVBP
Clarke Schmidt, Wicked 85mph Knuckle Curve. 🤢 8th K https://t.co/p3uJVPHeVp
These Aaron Judge doubles are boring 🥱
For those of you watching the Yankees-Twins, here’s that Clarke Schmidt piece by @MichaelBaumann that was just mentioned on the Twins broadcast: https://t.co/srjBT9V4Fq