He kept the ball down and got a lot of ground balls early. The reputation is he's a fly-ball guy and he kept the ball down and got ground balls, especially early in the game. He's the type of guy, when he gets a lead, he's not going to hurt himself. |
He kept the ball down real well and changed speeds. He did a good job throwing strikes. |
He likes being here. He enjoys every second and wants to be out there. A lot of guys like the [big-league] life but don't like the between-the-lines part of it. He does. |
He looked fine. He can play anywhere. |
He looked like an out. |
He looked like he had pretty good movement. I don't know if they were sliders or cutters away from right-handed hitters. I'm sure when we're making outs early in the count like that, our guys are thinking they're getting good pitches to hit, and they were just missing them. |
He looks close. I don't know if he feels close, but he looks close. |
He looks good. He's says he's ready to play. He's going to say that he's ready to go tomorrow. I know him. |
He might be the only guy we've got who hits Doug Davis. |
He needs to face a hitter before he gets in the game. |
He pitched one of his better games. He's given us some really good games, but I don't think even he can explain the struggles he's had. It's definitely there. Everybody knows he's going to be around the plate and challenge guys. I'm sure tonight's performance will leave him in a positive frame of mind, no matter what he does in his last start. |
He pitched well. He got a big out when he struck out Craig Wilson with the bases loaded. |
He pitched with a lot of confidence. He throws strikes, and quality strikes. He doesn't throw cookies up there. |
He plays hard, he plays all-out. When you play like that, you've got a chance to get hurt. If he takes care of himself, he's got a chance to stay healthy, too. |
He ran a lot today and felt pretty good. He's just not 100 percent yet. |