 thoughts from the skipper Aaron Boone on Luis Severino. Our Meredith Maracovits talked about the starting pitcher in our opening question. Did you continue to see improvement in Severino? I did. It's the best fastball he's had. That's first half of the year dominant fastball. You know the slider was still a little inconsistent for him but I thought stuff-wise and being able to pitch with his fastball it was electric. You know and so hopefully another step forward for him. When you say best fastball you've seen in a while what's different about it that you weren't seeing the past couple of starts? Well the velocity was there but the life the ability to pitch both at the bottom of the zone and the top of the zone you saw guys really having to cheat to catch up with it they were able to foul a lot of pitches off so so driving his pitch count up but and you know he was a little in and out with a slider which which I thought came around a little bit for him late but the fastball all night just from the side it just had that life we've been looking for I thought he had a better one last time out tonight was even better. Last two leave you encouraged when it comes to him? It does hopefully another big step forward for him and building momentum. I like this demeanor and attack mode kind of on the mound there was a there was a pace and intensity to what he was doing so you know hopefully another one to build on. It's gone I believe just six or more one out of his last nine starts where you're hoping to get him through that six inning before that error there. Yeah but that's you know that's the next step you know hopefully as he continues to build momentum builds more and more confidence you know he'll get back to that point to where he can get a steeper in the games. What did you see in that six inning glaber error? Just a really slow developing play and you know it's one of those you got to really fight to get around and and and kind of get on balance enough to where you can make an after throw and it just kind of tailbone. Have you learned anything about Luke Voight this road trip? He's yeah he can hit and he's you know obviously more real quality of bats tonight obviously the home run to get us going so you know definitely earn his key period and having an impact on us winning some games. Look this was this was really nice and I thought tonight honestly I thought we were dragging a little bit a little bit you know just just with the road trip and the doubleheader yesterday so for us to be able to grind that wind out wanting to stay away from a couple guys in the pen I thought guys really really grinded to hang on there and and you know hopefully we can get some guys and rest and and start a big big series tomorrow against a really hot pitcher for the White Sox. How much difference can that make in a hitter? Well I mean that's what that's what you're all that's what you're working for that's as a as a baseball players position player you know you you want to get consistent at bats and and you know there's there's no question that you can build a little bit of a rhythm and and and have a better opportunity to keep your timing and you know when he's gotten his opportunities he's making the most of them. You think he can if you're all known that birdie struggling yeah you think Voight can be it can help him at all knowing that birdie struggling there's an opportunity there and if he does well he can get consistent the bats rather than just playing once a week or so. Look he's he's got a little confidence and a little swagger to the step so I think he he comes in with an anticipation that he's going to be successful so you know regardless of the situation you know I think he's a guy that believes he can hit I think he believes he can hit in this league and you know with his opportunities with us so far he's shown that. Carlos had a rough week or so is that just a rough week or do you think he might be paying the price for having to play every day you know in the absence of judge and other guys. Yeah I don't know you know in checking with him after the game today because that's something I do just as we've gone through with this kind of nursing this leg thing tonight you know he kind of said no how was good I was just didn't get it done tonight and came out of this you know being the first one he was back in right field again and he actually came out of it well you know there's no doubt this is a tough stretch but you know hopefully we can continue to protect him through that DH spot and I think in a way when we give him a lot of those it kind of works itself as not so much the everyday grind to going out in the outfield. Do you think 300 is weighing on him at all? I don't think so I thought he was going to get it tonight I thought he got some pitches to hit but I don't think so he's you know he's so he's shown me all year he's so mentally tough and just able to compartmentalize and focus really well and just really disciplined to his routine so who's to say I don't think so but you know naturally that you know as you know as it as the days pass for a pretty good milestone you know I understand the question. We're staying away from Dillon today it would have been his third in a row you know I was I would have potentially used him to clean up the eighth if Britain's pitch count got up or maybe even in the ninth there but we're gonna do our best to kind of stay away from Dillon you know had we run him out there a third time in a row we probably would have had him down a couple of days in a row so as best we could tonight we were gonna stay away from him. Laver has four errors in six games this short will you consider playing Torreos third oh probably not I mean if I give if I were to give Laver a day off I might I would put toe out there but if they're both in the lineup I would I would keep Laver at short for now. Has it seen us the right way but just with Robertson matched up with the lar again and you know that he did it the home run off and right did am I I know I know there's no hesitation with him versus but no that's David Robertson.