That's always been my tendency the first inning of spring. |
That's what makes their lineup so tough. It's such a fine line between being aggressive with them and not letting them burn you. |
The bullpen did a good job, came in and settled things down. And we came away with another good victory. |
There's a little sense of urgency coming towards the end of the season, with everything up in the air contract-wise, ... I think with the importance of every start going in, trying to be a little more focused, I've picked up on a few things that can be helpful. |
Three pitches got up and they made me pay. They score runs in bunches and took advantage of my mistakes. |
Tonight, I felt pretty good, |
We have a young team and a lot to prove. It's a good test for us to play the best teams in the American League. |
We have everybody working today, around the clock. |
We need to do what we can to spoil people's October plans. |
We were debating whether to go three [innings on Thursday], but I think it was good to just go two. I'll bump it up to four next outing. ... I think it will be OK. |
[The first inning was] probably a good situation to be in, at least in one point during the spring. A situation like that could come up during the season. |