Max Fried has stepped up and dominated in the ace role. Carlos Rodon might finally be giving the Yankees what they expected. Still, Will Warren and Carlos Carrasco are as inconsistent as should be expected from a rookie and a 38-year-old former fireballer whose lost his fastball.

Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt was scratched from Saturday's start against the Tampa Bays Rays because of soreness in his left side and was replaced by Ryan Yarbrough.