 I mean that was just we had a few more lefties so space in our lefties outward line-up wise we You know we switch a lot based on who we have in there with Hicks being in there and having a third lefty Just kind of getting some spacing within our lineup is all I Think I actually think labor hit six the first game if I'm not mistaken And I thought Seve was good, you know I mean obviously really had to labor there in that first inning You know 36 pitches then had to work really hard in the second inning and I actually thought he settled in You know as the night went on. I thought he got stronger And then you know decision to send him back out there for the fifth I thought he was at a point where he was still strong and throwing the ball well You know, maybe the delay hurt him a little bit where he gives up the Gets the lead it gets out to a to lead things off and then the base hit in the walk So but I thought overall he competed really well obviously got himself into some trouble there a couple of solo homers But but overall I thought he thought he was pretty good the center with that bill I don't really know continues to have problems on the mound. What's been the problem and You know where you continue to use them. Mm-hmm Yeah, we'll continue to use them, you know, I thought he was in the midst of a pretty good at Opening it bat there with Springer and then loses them and that's you know You know, obviously difficult when you come in from the pen and you have a lead-off walk Especially there at the top of the lineup, you know, he's we've put him in some some tough spots obviously in the lineup and then you know, they're running and How two days first pitch hitting and the night's over there. So Just got to be a little sharper with his command a little sharper with his stuff and and you know We're gonna need to moving forward. All right, Joe Erin I wonder what you're seeing from Sanchez on both sides of the ball specifically Offensively and would you consider going to real mine in this series as a starter? No I'm seeing Gary miss some pitches I felt like and he got another good one to hit today and put it on the net again You know, he's got to take advantage of you know, especially when you're you know facing A team like this with pitching like they have when you do get a ball that you can handle You've got to make sure it gets in play with authority and not not on the net Defensively, I think he's been great, you know, I think he's From a game plan game calling receiving You know had the the the block get by but that's you know anytime a heaters in the fastballs in the dirt That's that's kind of a tough one for a catcher But defensively, I feel like he's been really good Fresh roll and a couple times you had relievers who looked like they were close to ready once everybody knows in the game Did he kind of earn his way past some of those matchups by you seeing that his stuff was improving Did you get close to taking him out and then decide not to yeah, I mean, yeah I mean that 36 pitches there in the first inning. He's he's a hitter away Um, you know, obviously we're not gonna let him go Much more than that And then there was another time that you know, he was probably a hitter away and um But yeah, just kept making some pitches when he needed to and and again Then then I felt like he's got a little bit sharper and you know as he got into his outing I thought he got a lot a lot better and stronger Yeah Over on the right mark Aaron you haven't gotten a lot of length in your starters the last couple games with the prospect of the weather tomorrow And maybe needing to win three games in four days after that. Do you need more length in your starters? Can you get by with four innings from a starter despite how good your bullpen is given what the schedule could look like? I mean No, we're gonna need some some length and you know, sevy did get us into the fifth today and and masa six the first game So really it's it's you know one short outing that we had ahead of an off day and But confident that that you know our starters can give us that obviously one of these days will We'll kind of bullpen it and and have to go that way but Um, you know, I'm confident that they can get us deeper into the game Down here the front job Aaron as good as call was did you think he was vulnerable at all with the five walks? And did you think you raised his game when the big spots there with guys on base? Yeah, I mean You know, it's it's obviously a little frustrating. We weren't able to break through with them, but I think You know up and down we gave ourselves a chance and any time you're facing a guy like that You know, you want that kind of traffic and and we had that in several innings. He made big pitches when he had to Um, you know, I thought dj had a really good swing on a ball. He hit the center Um with a couple guys out there and then dd gets under it just a hair Um So anytime, you know, I think we ended up with probably about nine base runners against him I mean you kind of sign up for that. We didn't we weren't able to break through. We weren't able to get that hit tonight um You know to to really allow us to to be in that game or even grab a lead at some point. So, you know frustrating but But overall I thought from a plan standpoint and and giving yourselves a really good chance I thought I thought our guys were able to do that Stay on the left in the middle. All right on that same note We see we saw guys tonight like Edwin and dd trying to uh attack Cole early in the camp was that part of the game plan trying not to get to two strikes. Well, um I mean certainly you don't want to allow you know A lot of pitchers, but certainly great pitchers to just Get ahead with ease. So I think guys were up there being aggressive Um, that said, you know, I think we made him work pretty hard too I think he was up over a hundred pitches or flirting with that even in that sick that fifth inning where we got I'm up to about 90. So I thought our guys did a good job of kind of Being aggressive looking for a pitch early But also, you know getting in working some counts In the back jay Yeah on on the dd drive Did you and the guys in your dugout think that was out? I wasn't sure. I knew he got it good, but I also knew he got under it and hit it high. So Um, I was kind of just hoping a little bit Okay, and do you put any stock in the idea that the ball that's being used in the playoffs is different from the one that You guys have used during the regular season? I don't I don't know. I don't think Hard for me to say at this point. I mean, I've heard a couple of things about that Um, I don't know Ron in front here If you do play tomorrow who was your opener and where do you go from there? And do you have any sense if they'd make a decision tonight on tomorrow? I don't I haven't seen anyone since I came in so Um, I'm not sure that we'll go talk through, you know, how we want to Um go with it tomorrow You know in the case that we do play and uh, if they do call it early, would it be then to knock on for Good chance of that. That's something we'll talk through also, but a good chance of that. Yes Okay, take a few more barry Uh to the point of going deep into the counts, would you have preferred to say Didi take a few more pitches and swing at so many first pitches or no I mean No, I mean you I want our guys being a great We do a great job as a whole, you know, obviously of of working counts and making pitchers work But I always think it's important to go out in there on the hunt Especially when you're up against a good pitcher, you can't just give great pitchers strike one Um I always expect us to go up there looking to be aggressive and you know So if there's going to be some first pitch outs that that's part of it Okay, joe far right Aaron considering how much time he missed what you think of hicks is at bats And did you if they were good enough for you? Can you see him moving up from ninth to someplace more towards the middle or top of the lineup? Well I mean, I don't know. I mean we'll balance it out kind of Looking and how I want to go forward from here, but um, I thought his at bats were really good. I mean Two pretty big time at bats against Cole on his walks, you know A lot of long at bats some good good swings and three two, you know It was a classic case of him being I thought he was really aggressive, but Kind of that hicks signature patients. Um So, I mean, I I think with what we've seen and and where he came in the other day and then is at bats today um I think we're all very encouraged by that last one in the back Uh, Aaron, uh, you mentioned uh splitting up the lefties and importance of that in the lineup But I know know that Houston doesn't really utilize a lot of lefties in their, you know Uh, rotation leads down to LCS. Um, is there any picture in particular that that you are worried about neutralizing left-handed batter specifically? well, I mean They don't have lefties, but they have guys that are better at getting lefties out. So In a lot of ways, it's the same difference. So you're still trying to When we do have two or three lefties in there splitting them up because you don't want to give their guys that are really good righties righty on righty Long lanes same can be said for you know splitting up their guys that are you know more their lefty assassins, so I mean you got to not get caught up in what there are right right left-handed and what they get out So when when we can we'll space them out. Obviously, we don't have that luxury because we're very right-handed usually but I'll space them out when I can Aaron, thanks a lot. Okay