 offense once again jumped on twins pitching early what did you think of the plate discipline in that first inning in particular to set nine of the play yeah I mean that was the difference in that inning you know you know we didn't really hit the ball all that hard in that inning other than Luke's but DJ with a great at bat to start it judgy you know Stanton gets on there Guardi slaps one the other way Velazquez with a big walk there so you know that got us off on a great great note and and Nestor took it from there and gave us you know seven really strong innings when you put up six runs in the first two innings just how much momentum does that give the team as a whole throughout the game um I mean it's I mean it's what you want to do obviously want to build a lead if you can and and hopefully allows the pitcher to you know go out there and be be even more aggressive more on the attack and you know fortunately we're able to keep batting on just enough to to uh you know keep them keep them out of reach for the most part but but a really good job by Nestor getting us deep into it what stood out to you about the way he threw tonight the longest that you've used him or I should say the hardest you pushed him so far this season yeah I thought he started out really strong I thought his stuff was really crisp um you know a couple innings there I thought he you know lost a little bit of command but was able to make big pitches that they had the one inning where they loaded the bases you know where I thought he got a little out of whack a little bit but but made a big pitch to get out of that inning um and then it seemed like he was tiring a little bit late and you know was kind of go batter to batter with him there in the seventh inning and he went out and finished really strong and had a real strong seventh inning which which was huge you know to to give a seven tonight and you know give some guys down there some more rest that was big avoid clearly a productive night offensively he had mentioned that he had made some changes maybe worked on some things prior to the game did he look different in the batter's box tonight um I thought he had really good at bats you know while we've you know while he's been the last week or whatever where he's gotten some big hits for us obviously and have productive at bats tonight I thought his bats were really consistent I thought his swing decisions were really good I thought the home run ball that he hit was a really good at bat where he fell behind in the count bear cloth threw him some good breaking balls but he worked himself back into the count and put a good swing on one the other way for the homer um so it was just good to see him in strong hitting positions for the most part all night mark fine sand go ahead Aaron would you saw of Cortez a couple years ago which saw him the first part of this season did you think he had this in him to be an effective starter like he did oh man I mean he's been great you know so you know I I don't know if I necessarily envisioned him being a cornerstone right now in our rotation the way he's pitching but you know we we kind of fell in love with him in 19 just with just with who he is and the way he competes and um you know the the kind of different look he gives you than than most of the people you see but I think what the difference between 19 and now is you know he's a better pitcher man he's he's just a better delivery better command crisper stuff you know um and he's been good for us all year I mean when when he got called up you know whether it was giving us length whether it was finding themselves occasionally in some high leverage spots and then having to go into the rotation out of need he's been great every step of the way and um you know hard to imagine where we'd be without him not to say that you're not hoping for the return of some of the other guys who were on the il but given the uncertainty with kluber and vermont sabrino how much has it helped having him step up and give you a gift to stabilize one of those spots it's been it's been ever it's been huge I mean really um and I know moving forward you know whatever whether it's continuing to start whether it's different roles you know he's been there done it all comfortable in all of it um and ultimately just likes to pitch and compete um so it's just a luxury you feel really good having him part of the staff and any which way because you know you can give him the ball in any spot and he's you know he's going to go out there and give you a good a good effort thank you yeah great joys please unmute erin how is bret garner doing uh pretty it's stiffened up on him just that one that sticks you right there i'm kind of right above the elbow um so it's stiffened up on him pretty good so you know we'll see we'll see how he's doing uh overnight in the morning will he get any type of testing done on it no it's one of those that's just it's going to get swollen stiff and you know I think you play this game long enough everyone's gotten that one but makes it tough to swing and I think it really stiffened up on them there you know over that inning so just wanted to get him out of there get get some treatment get some ice going and you know hopefully it's you know something that he's back quickly randy miller you have the next question erin do you think it's coincidence that luke gets hot after being frustrated anger or I know he's healthy but do you think there's something to be said for an emotional guy like him that uh maybe is extra motivated to show people he's a good player I mean and a good hitter so you know and it's it's been you know he's he's lost a lot of it bats dealing with different injuries this year so I know that part's been frustrating for him but you know when he's in the lineup he's a really good hitter in this league so you know whether it's I'm sure everyone's going to draw every conclusion like everyone always does that it's because of this it's not because of that it he's a good hit good hitter he's a good player and you know he's gotten some big hits for us here over the last week and and a big night tonight