New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone says he knew as early as the fifth inning of Clarke Schmidt's Saturday no-hitter that he would be pulling the pitcher before the end of the game.

Clarke Schmidt threw seven hitless innings on a warm day but his pitch count was 103, leaving little doubt it would be a combined no-hitter attempt for the Yankees.

Clarke Schmidt threw seven no-hit innings on Saturday. The New York Yankees didn't let him continue further due to his pitch count, but upon his exit, he made history never done before in the entire existence of this storied franchise. In his last three starts, Schmidt has thrown 20.2 innings, allowed six total hits and not allowed a run.