 game. Mike your solo shot in the fifth broke the tie in the Yankees offense never looked back. What was your approach at the plate against your former teammate in Justice Sheffield? Just uh I know I know him pretty well. I've gotten to see him a lot. I had a feeling he wanted to put me away with the fastball so I just kind of sat on it. How different did his stuff look today as opposed to when you were teammates in the minors? Oh it was just as good. I mean you know I've played with him for three years so I've seen him at his best and you know he's looking really good. Do you have a chance to catch up with him an old prior to this start? Yeah yeah yeah I saw him a few times throughout the series so uh it's good to see him and uh hoping the best. Mike you now have nine home runs on the season seven against left-handed pitchers. What is it about left-handers that make you so comfortable in that batter's box? Just seeing the ball really well from the left side uh hopefully it translates to the right side. It'll even out soon I'm sure. This team started off a little shaky on this west coast ring dropping three to Oakland. You came back and now have a winning road trip. What does it say about this team's perseverance? We don't like playing in Oakland and uh I think that you know we're just a really talented team. The guys that contribute up and down the lineup so uh you know the big guys are we're there last two series and we got some contributions from you know some other people so it was great. Mike thanks for saying. No problem thank you.