The Yankees are relying on Clarke Schmidt to bolster their banged up rotation and the veteran righty is starting to round into form.

Fans only see what the Yankees pitcher does when he takes the mound. He gives The Athletic a window into his other four days of work.

Clarke Schmidt got off to a shaky start Wednesday against the Guardians, and it wound up being the difference in the Yankees loss.

The pinstripers mustered just three hits off Cleveland starter Luis L. Ortiz, who put 5.2 innings worth of zeros on the board.

The New York Yankees are leading the American League East, but could be in the market for starting pitchers around the trade deadline.

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Stanton will bat fifth as the designated hitter behind left fielder Cody Bellinger and in front of third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. However, Yankees manager Aaron Boone is sitting first baseman Paul Goldschmidt for the first time this season. Boone explained his decision before the game on Monday, via The New York Daily News' Gary Phillips.