He was better early than he was late. He kind of lost his release point towards the end. He kept us right there, though. That's an excellent job against that lineup. |
He was electric. His ball had some serious giddy-up on it. He gave us a 1-2-3 [inning] and we were able to shut the door. |
He was fine. He had a five-run lead, so he was just going after guys. |
He was good. I?ve said all along, he?s been taking steps. Each time, he?s been able to add a little bit and make adjustments. |
He was pinpoint with his heater and his changeup. He didn't leave very many pitches over the middle of the plate. |
He was sick with some kind of virus, he was coughing, he had thrown up, his eyes looked terrible, he had lousy stuff, and yet he kept the Royals from scoring, |
He's been battling, trying to do what he can do. He found something in his side sessions that allowed him to do what he wants to do and he's used to doing. |
He's done such a good job trying to make the organization better and the team better at the big-league level. It's going to be very tough to see a guy like him go, especially at a time like this. |
He's dong an excellent job. Do I expect him to be perfect all year? No. but he's doing an excellent job. |
He's got electric stuff that is downright filthy. |
He's got electric stuff that is downright filthy. His ball has some serious giddy-up out there. |
He's got some exceptional late life. |
He's had to deal with it an awful lot. Sometimes you can't really tell because he's gone out there and pitched so well. Today he maintained his focus. It didn't matter how he felt. |
He's ready. No question. He's ready. |
He's throwing three pitches instead of four pitches, but how he's throwing those three pitches isn't different from when he was starting. |