In that third frame, Guardians star third baseman José Ramírez blasted a three-run home run with one man out. It came on a sweeper that Schmidt tugged down and in across the zone. It wasn’t a terrible spot, but Ramírez was all over it, sending the 0-1 pitch 390 feet to right. Schmidt said after the game that he got the pitch to where he wanted it.

The Yankees tried to add some late drama to this one, nearly coming all the way back from a six-run deficit before falling to the Guardians.

In his second start of 2025, Yankees' right-hander Clarke Schmidt lasted four innings in a 6-4 Guardians win at Cleveland.