I felt like I was in control. I made some pitches and he kept getting a little piece of them. I tried to battle and they just beat me today. |
I just didn't make good pitches. My cutter was running back over the plate and they made me pay. |
I know everybody is hoping that Harden will be OK. To me, he's our stopper. We need him to get healthy as quickly as possible. |
I thought he rang him up. I asked if it was a strike or ball and he didn't say anything. |
I was a little more focused. Today I was intent on getting the first hitter out. It's good to go out and get that first save. I know I can do it, but I didn't get it done last time. |
It's great because we battled and stayed in there. This is a tough park to pitch in. |
Last year we got ragged on quite a bit, but I thought we were pretty good. The difference is this year we have a lot of different looks. You've got guys who can do more than one thing. |
To me, he's our stopper. He's a huge part of our team. |
Two years ago the A's brought in their first-round picks to the Coliseum and he was smiling and telling everybody, 'Yes, sir.' I told him, 'Don't call me sir.' I'm not much older than him. You can tell his parents brought him up well. |
Usually, when I get a guy down 0-2, I can put him away. But my cutter was running back over and they were hitting it. I just didn't make pitches when I needed to. |
You see the closer and the starter on ESPN, and that's it. The only time you see us is when we mess up. |