Yankees brass feels Clemens' 'ready to go' after solid outing

"In Trenton, the walks might have been there, but I was trying to do things I might not normally do," Clemens said. "I don't know what the experts are saying, but it is what it is. I'm just happy to have one more phase under my belt."

His outing drew a crowd of 11,310 to PNC Field, 1,000 over capacity.

Clemens pitched to Raul Chavez, who also caught him with the Houston Astros in 2004.

In the opening inning, Clemens got two weak grounders and struck out Perez on a split-finger fastball.

Clemens needed just 12 pitches to get through the first but the second started with a 10-pitch at-bat by Ryan Raburn. With two outs, Mike Hessman got the Mud Hens' first hit of the game, lining a 1-2 pitch into left field for a single. Ramon Santiago then struck out.

In the sixth, the Mud Hens got their second hit on a grounder that first baseman Eric Duncan knocked down but couldn't turn into an out. Raburn hit an inning-ending groundout, sending Clemens off the field to a loud ovation.