 with the Yankees pitching staff hit hard by injuries. Clark Schmidt got the call from the minors to help out on the mound. And tonight was his first major league appearance in almost a full calendar year. Here he is on his start. Clark, obviously the game didn't turn out the way you would have hoped, but how did you feel about the performance you were able to give tonight? Yeah, I think coming into the game, my goal was to go deep in the game just to help the deepest I can go to help the bullpen. I think a little bit in the first two innings, I kind of let the adrenaline and kind of, you know, sometimes I got to channel it a little bit better. I wasn't executing the pitches that I wanted to execute early on. Then I kind of found my groove and started rolling. And then a little bit there in the fifth inning, I kind of got out of kind of got out of whack a little bit. But overall, as a product, I mean, I wanted to get in the fifth inning at least and help that bullpen. I know it's kind of been a grind recently with all the guys being used. And so my goal was to keep the team in it. And it was one of those days where it's just like, you don't have your best stuff, but I was just trying to grind through the outing and keep my team in the game. And I felt like I did a pretty good job at that. I know you got your feet wet a little bit last year, but this was your first time actually pitching in front of fans in a big league park. What did you think of the environment here tonight? Yeah, I think obviously it was a playoff atmosphere tonight. I think everybody would say that. And it was one that, you know, moments like that, I kind of, I like to, you know, embrace, and I don't really like to run from. And like I said, I think if I channeled that adrenaline just throttled a little bit better in the beginning of the game, I think there's a different outcome there. And but overall, you know, it's one of those, yeah, it was very good to be in that moment. And I was very thankful to have my family here. And for the first time, being able to see me pitch in the major leagues and some friends and stuff. And so overall, I thought it was, it was, I had a lot of fun regardless of the outcome. I think it was, it was tough, you know, we had a chance to win that ball game and it was very back and forth. And it was kind of like, like you see in the playoffs. And so it was a high tension game and it was, it was very enjoyable. Thank you. You're next to Tom Marron. Clark, what's it like to come up in the middle of a playoff race and be trusted with such a big game? Yeah, I think, you know, I, like I said, I embrace those moments and kind of enjoy that. I like to be that guy that, you know, in big game moments. And like I said, it's something that I don't, you know, run from. And so it was good to have my name called and being able to throw it in the mix and try to, you know, help save this team some innings and go deep into a game and help this bullpen and help this team win. And obviously that didn't, wasn't the outcome tonight, but I think, you know, it's games like this. It's kind of, it will put a little spark in you and where you can rattle off some wins and we're on to the next one. And so, yeah, I was thankful to be in that moment and glad my name was called. You're next to Bob Clapis. Bob, we've known had quite a night tonight with the three home runs. Can you talk about the one he hit off you and what transpired in that? I bet what you were trying to do with him. Yeah, I was, I knew he sees spin pretty well. And obviously I left the pitch up. I gave him too much plate. I think, you know, my breaking ball was good all night. There was times where, you know, I would do too much with it. And one of those, you know, a moment like that, I think, you know, if I'm trying, where I'm trying to go with that breaking ball is either back door or back foot. And I left it up a little bit too much and he put a good swing on it. And I gave him pitch to drive, which you can't do within a position like that. But yeah, I mean, he credit to him. He put a good swing on it. And he obviously had himself a night. And so nothing, you got to tip your cap sometimes, but I got to execute a better pitch there in that situation.