The inning just didn't go our way. A lot of things happened I wished that didn't happen. It's one where you have to bite your lip and do as much as you can. |
The second at-bat, on the home run, I was trying to go in, and the ball ran out over the inner half of the plate. That's his power zone. Give him credit. He's fast, and he's out there trying to get on base, but he can hit for power. |
They came out swinging from the get-go. I didn't execute my pitches, plain and simple. I didn't have it today. I tried to battle. |
Those are three of the toughest outs in baseball. |
We had a very efficient spring. We came in, we took care of business, we got our work done and we got out of there. It makes you want to work harder to get it right from the get-go. If we get it right, we're going to be done with our work and get out of there. |
With the offense we have, all you have to worry about is (making) your pitches. We know the offense is going to score. |
You can never tell if you're going to have a good game like this. I felt like I was able to execute my pitches. |
You're always trying to one-up the guy that threw the night before. It's great to be able to sit back and watch the guys do their thing - get outs and throw well. It's something we've struggled with the past couple years, and we just have to go out and keep attacking the opposing hitters. |