New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt has held the Baltimore Orioles hitless through six innings Saturday. Schmidt threw 29 pitches in the first inning, when he issued consecutive walks to Jordan Westburg and Gunnar Henderson.

Clarke Schmidt walked off the mound after getting through his seventh hitless inning and exchanged a glance with New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone in the dugout

Clarke Schmidt threw seven hitless innings on a warm day but his pitch count was 103, leaving little doubt it would be a combined no-hitter attempt for the Yankees.