Moosic, Pa. ? Roger Clemens appears ready to rejoin the New York Yankees’ starting rotation.

Clemens pitched six shutout innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a 2-0 victory over Toledo on Monday, leaving to a standing ovation from an overflow crowd in what was likely his final minor-league tuneup.

“My arm feels great,” the seven-time Cy Young Award winner said. “I’ll have, hopefully, normal soreness tomorrow and just go from there. I don’t know what to tell you guys. I have to wait and hear from the guys who were watching, how they assess it.”

Yankees vice president Billy Connors, who has been monitoring Clemens throughout his minor-league tour, talked to general manager Brian Cashman after the game and pronounced Clemens ready for the major league rotation.

“This was the step that he needed,” Connors said. “He’s ready to go.”

Clemens struck out six and gave up two hits and two walks, showing improved command from last Wednesday’s outing at Double-A Trenton. The 44-year-old right-hander is on track to pitch for the Yankees this weekend at Boston or next week at Chicago.

New York dropped 131â2 games behind Boston in the AL East following a 7-2 loss at Toronto, its fourth straight defeat and eighth in 11 games.

“My guess is we’ll know something possibly tomorrow or wait for his throw day on Wednesday,” Yankees manager Joe Torre said.