That was really fun to watch. The command was an 80 tonight (top grade). ... There weren't many balls hit hard, (Luis) Robert hit that ball really well to line out to (shortstop Miguel) Rojas (in the fourth inning). But outside of that, there wasn't a whole lot of hard contact. Seven punch (strikeouts), no walk and just in complete control, just a dominant performance.
It's the same stuff he's been doing, really. Sinking the ball. It's just really uncomfortable (an at-bat). He's throwing the ball hard, it's boring in on their hands. Then the slider makes you respect the other side of the plate and he has the ability to throw the four-seamer on the other side of the plate. His changeup, he threw some good ones in there. But I think it was just his sinker and slider today that was really helping us throughout the lineup. ... He's got a great little mix. He's really confident right now. He made it real easy today.
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