Clarke Schmidt had work to get in Sunday, but some brutal conditions at Yankee Stadium made that difficult. After the Yankees regular-season finale was delayed 91 minutes by rain, it continued as Schmidt took the mound and mustered his way through four-plus innings in a . We were very surprised we were trying to grind that one Jabril Robinson Jersey out, Schmidt said. We have playoffs coming up, and its a high injury risk. Even guys running to first base were falling over. But happy to make it through healthy, and everyone else made it through healthy, and we came away with the win. Clarke Schmidt said he pulled back on the throttle to keep from injuring himself in the rain during his Sept. 29 start. Bill Kostroun/New York Post The Yankees grounds crew puts down dry dirt in between innings of a rainy regular-season finale on Sept. 29. Bill Kostroun/New York Post Schmidt said Pirates starter Bailey Falter came up to him in the outfield as the two were starting to warm up in the rain and asked what they were doing. Once the game started, the grounds crew had to reapply dry dirt to the mound, infield and home plate area in between almost every half-inning. Explore More The tarp covers the field during a rain delay at Yankee Stadium. Bill Kostroun/New York Post Vying with Luis Gil for a start in the ALDS, Schmidt said he held back from his highest gear Sunday to make sure he did not injure himself in the wet conditions. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! At times, you couldnt really find the rubber from all the dirt that was covering the mound, Schmidt said. The cleats werent gripping. And it was hard to grip the ball because the rosin was so wet, so if you touched the rosin, it actually got worse. Obviously, brutal conditions, but I didnt have great execution regardle s, so I didnt put myself in a good spot. Cameron DeGeorge Jersey