Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt allowed three first-inning runs and nothing else in his 5 2/3-inning outing. He struck out eight.

It didn’t happen as lefty Max Fried and three relievers shut out the Guardians, 4-0, at Yankee Stadium. Fried (8-1, 1.78) threw six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. This was a case of answering one shutout with another. The Guardians blanked the Yankees, 4-0, on Wednesday night.

The Yankees were shut out for just the second time this year on Tuesday night, but there were a handful of positives.