 I asked Aaron Boone about your cutter in there and he said it's like it was like Steve Carlton slider Just how would you describe that pitch for you today? Yeah, it was on today. I was able to locate her to the both parts of the plate Got some you know funny swings Soft contact and I think that's what helped me, you know get through the day today He said he felt like early on he knew that you had that no hit stuff Was there a point in time during this game that you thought you know what I think I might have this stuff I felt like like early on I was attacking the zone real well You know, I feel like you never know how long you can go without giving up a hit You know after the fifth inning it felt kind of special and you know I was just trying to maintain it. When does it dawn on you that you had not allowed a hit yet? What point time the game fifth inning sixth inning kind of like faith going into six I kept looking up at the scoreboard. I see where my pitch count was and stuff like that So I knew I was in a good spot and and you know noticed that I hadn't get up a hit. So You know it was special. What were the emotions like in that seventh as they made you work a little bit? Yeah, I gave up two walks and and you know, I was just hoping for a ground-bottle play and we almost got it You know, and I was I was lucky enough to get out of the inning That's your career. I number pitches I think was 103 going into today How long could you have kept going if your pitch count kept going up and you it's still working in there? Honestly, I felt pretty good at going for it back after the eighth. I thought I threw like seven pitches six for strikes. I want to say Body felt good. Obviously when you know when the emotions and the adrenaline is rushing everything feels great But now I feel like I got hit by a truck They didn't have scored any runs You know, obviously going like I said fifth and sixth inning, you know, I didn't give up here So I knew there were big I didn't give up a run. So Oh ours ours You know, I think about that no You know, my goal is always to keep my team in the game And as far and as long as I can do it And honestly, I don't I don't concentrate on their on their park because I know it's very hard and and you know, if if they're battling and we're battling I will we'll come out with a positive with a positive outcome I thought I made a good pitch, you know He filed off a couple good pitches Away and you know, I thought I I was able to take my shot in Be one to count You know, I probably could have made a better pitch but Jam shot you can't do anything about that Did Aaron tell you that once you gave up that be it or did you were you gonna like crossing your fingers? You might say I knew I knew my pitch count was over a hundred You know, it was over a matter of time where I gave up the head and I knew I was coming out. So About the cutter that felt different today, when do you start to feel that is it in the bullpen or you have to take that in the game It was more like in the game feel for me. I thought in the bullpen I throw well But you know, I you never know how good it's gonna be until you actually face hitters And once they started, you know having soft contact and getting strings and misses I knew it was it was gonna be special to her looking back at all the years It took you to get to this point. Do you think there any one or two turning points that got you to where you are today? You know for for the past three the three years 18 19 and 20 we're pretty rough on me And after 20, you know, I discovered some stuff on my pitches And you know, I knew what I had to be and what I had to do to to maintain that level and you know Last year it you know, I broke out with it and I'm gonna run with it Just a fastball and cutter those those has been the two weapons for me And I feel like the location has been big and obviously the bump in the Velo has has helped me out, too Yeah, it was in Syracuse. I remember 19 before I got caught up Yeah, I mean it's it's something that I feel like a pitcher as a pitcher you you want to do that, but at the end of the day It's very hard to do obviously and you know I feel like when you're in that point of the game you gave it your your your team a shot to win And that's the most important thing how much confidence is this kind of start to the season and to carry over from last year giving you going into Going forward. Yeah, I mean, I feel like I belong It feels good to to to go out there every five days as a starter You know, but coming into a year I was gonna accept any role and and I was just happy to be here and I'm gonna continue to do that Why he thinks you're such a great competitor because it's been quite a tough road Was there any point in which you were maybe wavering about continuing and going on and Or did you feel like you were gonna make it at some point? How do you feel now? I mean do you pinch yourself and say say I mean right now you're one of the better pitchers in the league You know from where you came that's quite a step. Yeah, I've always told myself, you know, I've been playing baseball since I was four I feel like that's the only thing I know how to do I came out of high school I don't have anything to fall back on so I was gonna, you know, write this as long as I could and You know, thankfully it started clicking last year and hopefully I can continue to do it