Clarke Schmidt pulled in third inning in Yankees World Series disaster

Clarke Schmidt had a chance to thief transportation nan Yankees backmost into nan World Series.

Instead, nan right-hander only added to their woes, incapable to get retired of nan 3rd inning of Game 3 astatine Yankee Stadium.

Schmidt was done successful by a two-run blast by Freddie Freeman and 4 walks successful conscionable 2 ⅔ innings earlier he was pulled pinch nan bases loaded.

Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt (36) hands nan shot to head Aaron Boone arsenic he’s pulled successful nan 3rd inning successful Game 3 of nan World Series astatine Yankee Stadium connected Oct. 28, 2024. AP

Mark Leiter Jr. entered and sewage Will Smith connected a comebacker to support nan people 3-0, but Schmidt’s capacity was precisely what nan Yankees didn’t request from nan 28-year-old, who had sounded good capable successful nan ALDS and ALCS, but delivered his shortest commencement of 2024.

Follow The Post’s unrecorded updates from Game 3 of nan Yankees-Dodgers World Series.

Schmidt started poorly erstwhile he walked Shohei Ohtani connected 4 pitches to lead disconnected nan game, contempt Ohtani intelligibly being hindered by the enarthrosis wounded he suffered sliding into 2nd base successful Game 2 connected Saturday.

After getting Mookie Betts to alert to left, Schmidt gave up a two-run changeable to correct to Freeman, who has homered successful each 3 games successful this bid — and each of his past 5 World Series games, making love backmost to his days pinch Atlanta.

Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt reacts during nan 2nd inning successful Game 3 of nan World Series astatine Yankee Stadium connected Oct. 28, 2024. AP

Schmidt recovered to discontinue nan adjacent 5 batters earlier a leadoff locomotion to No. 9 hitter Tommy Edman successful nan third.

Ohtani grounded retired to nonstop Edman to 2nd and Betts flared a azygous to correct to people Edman and make it 3-0.

A locomotion to Freeman followed and Schmidt appeared fresh to past nan inning erstwhile he sewage Teoscar Hernandez to popular to short, but a locomotion to Max Muncy ended his nighttime aft 68 pitches.

It near nan Yankees pinch 6 ⅓ innings to capable and successful dire request of a win.