Clarke Schmidt (elbow) struggled in his first minor league rehab outing at Double-A Somerset on Saturday, allowing two runs on two hits in 2/3 of an inning.

Schmidt allowed a leadoff single to Jaison Chourio to open the ballgame, then after a strike out, he served up a two-run homer to Aaron Walton. The 30-year-old righty rebounded to strike out the next hitter before turning the ball over to the bullpen. He threw 16 of his 20 pitches for strikes in the contest and felt good after the game, which is all that really matters at this stage. He’s expected to work out of the Yankees’ bullpen at some point in September once he’s deemed ready to go.