Yankees' Clarke Schmidt is scratched from start against Rays and replaced by Ryan Yarbrough
- Clarke Schmidt of the Yankees was removed from his scheduled start on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays due to soreness on the left side.
- After Schmidt felt increased soreness, he underwent an MRI on Friday that showed no injury, leading manager Aaron Boone to give him extra rest.
- Left-Handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough, who spent several seasons with Tampa Bay before joining the Yankees, took over for Schmidt and delivered four innings, giving up one run while issuing three walks and recording two strikeouts.
- Boone noted Schmidt had been behind due to prior right rotator cuff tendinitis and described the scratch as a relief, expecting Schmidt to be okay moving forward.
- The Yankees lost the game 3-2, but Schmidt is expected to start on Tuesday with an extra day of rest granted by Thursday's off day.
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Schmidt scratched from start; Yankees fall to Rays
NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt was scratched from Saturday’s start against the Tampa Bays Rays because of soreness in his left side and was replaced by Ryan Yarbrough. Schmidt said the injury was unrelated to the right rotator cuff tendinitis that sidelined him between his only spring training outing on March 11 and his season debut on April 16. An MRI on Friday did not show any injury, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he made the…


Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt is scratched from start against Rays and replaced by Ryan Yarbrough
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt was scratched from Saturday’s start against the Tampa Bays Rays because of soreness in his left side and was replaced by Ryan Yarbrough.
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