That was more the team I'm used to facing. They weren't as aggressive tonight. That's what they normally do. They try to get your pitch count up quickly then get into your bullpen. |
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. |