The real take-away from the Yankees’ 9-0 flogging of the Orioles was Schmidt’s growing footprint. He’s thus far carved a spot in the middle of the rotation as a five-and-fly specialist. Schmidt has done little to impress or worry the team’s braintrust.

But the sellout crowd of 46,142 voiced its displeasure when ex-Yankee Gary Sánchez lined a single to center field off Brubaker to lead off the eighth inning — one pitch after a close check swing that was ruled a non-swing instead of strike three — ending a bid to become the 13th no-hitter or perfect game in Yankees regular-season history.